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December 8, 2010

ECONOTES 2010-12-08: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured New Plans In The Works For The Big Thicket (Wendy Siegle – KUHF News, 12/06/2010) http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1291611342) The Big Thicket National Preserve is located about ninety miles northeast of Houston. It is a biologically diverse space with over 180 bird species and 50 kinds of reptiles. The Sierra Club wants to safeguard the rare ecosystem and protecting the preserve’s biodiversity…

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December 1, 2010

ECONOTES 2010-12-01: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured New Bayou Tour Boat Replaces One Destroyed By Fire (Wendy Siegle – KUHF News, 11/30/2010) After losing their boat to a deliberately lit fire in July, the Buffalo Bayou Partnership is once again offering boat cruises. Their new vessel is called The Spirit of the Bayou. The partnership offers tours to see another side of Houston. http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1291155868 Houston’s bayous…

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November 17, 2010

ECONOTES 2010-11-17: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Activists Hope to Recycle Texas Bottle Bill (Laurie Johnson – KUHF News, 11/15/2010) Even with curbside recycling available to more people, the number of plastic bottles that are thrown into the trash is still increasing.  Texas is now considering a bill that will set up a deposit and refund system for these beverage containers. The bill would hopefully increase…

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