29 January: A sober optimist’s guide to sustainability (MIT Sloan Management Review) 5 February Sierra Club forms Climate Recovery Partnership (Guidry News) Popular Houston restaurant goes green (KTRK Channel 13) Help put a stop to illegal dumping in Galveston (Guidry News) Comptroller: water shortages threaten Texas’ way of life (Pasadena Citizen) Statewide drought conditions have gone from bad to worse…
28 January: Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve focuses on nature (Houston Chronicle) (Houston Chronicle) Friendswood Household Hazardous Waste Program (Houston Chronicle) Plan for network of trails starting to come together (Memorial Examiner) Recommended air monitor fight continues in Fort Bend County (KHOU) 29 January: Supporters want high-speed Texas rail by 2020 (Houston Chronicle) Cycling Notebook: Bike coordinator has desire to put out trail…
REPORT: IKE DAMAGED HALF THE HOMES IN HARRIS COUNTY Houston Chronicle 1/15/09 Hurricane Ike damaged almost half the homes in Harris County and left more than 18,000 dwellings uninhabitable, according to a detailed assessment by the Harris County Housing Authority. FEMA RELEASES IKE DAMAGE REPORT OFFICIALS: DIKES, FLOOD GATES COULD PROTECT AREA Galveston County Daily News 1/14/09 A multibillion dollar…