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April 9, 2013

ECONOTES 2013-04-08: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. Why More Bicycle Rental Stations Could Improve Houston’s Bike Friendliness (Florian Martin – KUHF News, 4/4/2013)
    Houston’s bike share program has added 18 new stations to the three initial locations that were set up last year. The expansion is another step in the city’s efforts to make Houston a bicycle city. Houston is one of 14 cities nationwide that are participating in the B-Cycle program.
    http://app1.kuhf.org/
  2. Galveston City Council Votes to Keep Kemp’s Ridley Eggs on the Island! (Guidry News, 4/3/13)
    The Galveston (Texas) City Council spoke up for retaining the eggs of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that are laid along the Upper Texas coast in Galveston. Since the endangered sea turtles began laying eggs on the Upper Texas Coast, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has required the eggs to be moved to the Padre Island National Seashore for incubation and release of the hatchlings. Not only does transferring the eggs some five hours in a vehicle jeopardize their well being and ability to hatch, but the movement may reduce the growth of a nesting population on the Upper Texas Coast.
    http://www.guidrynews.com/
  3. New Sea Grant Extension Director Has Goal To Reinvent Program For 21st Century Coast (Guidry News, 4/3/2013)
    The man chosen to lead the Texas Sea Grant College Program’s extension program says he wants to put the power of university research into the hands of Texas’ coastal citizens. Cooperative extension was created almost a century ago as a means of disseminating knowledge gained at land grant institutions, such as Texas A&M University, to the farmers, ranchers and homemakers who could best use the information.
    http://guidrynews.com/

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