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Environmental Headlines, April 29 – May 5, 2006

NO QUICK EXIT DURING DRY RUN Houston Chronicle 5/5/06 With predictions that the hurricane season starting next month might produce nearly double the storms usually seen, authorities staging a statewide mock evacuation this week acknowledge they cannot prevent lengthy evacuation times. HARRIS COUNTY OFFICIALS VOW THEY’RE MORE PREPARED FOR STORMS RESCUERS TREAT ‘EUNICE’ LIKE THE REAL THING HURRICANE DESTRUCTION POWERS…

Annual Galveston Bay Watershed Academic Partnership Youth Summit

Date: Friday, May 5, 2006 Time: All Day The Galveston Bay Watershed Academic Partnership puts students in leadership roles in the monitoring of local waterways, restoring habitats, and participating in other environmental service-action projects. At this summit, GBWAP partner campuses and guest classes will set up interactive learning/exhibit booths that highlight their studies and action projects conducted over the past…

VANITY FAIR MAGAZINE GOES GREEN

By Ella Tyler If you are not familiar with the contemporary Vanity Fair, don’t be put off by the name. Yes, there’s still plenty of celebrity gossip and glossy advertising, but the magazine also has a reputation for publishing serious articles. And it has outdone itself with its first green issue.