HOUSTON OKS ‘GREEN’ ENERGY CODE FOR NEW BUSINESSES Houston Chronicle 4/30/08 Starting Aug. 1, new commercial buildings will have to meet energy-efficiency benchmarks through the use of “green” design, under a new energy code approved Wednesday by the City Council. PERRY NAMES A FORMER AIDE TO STATE ROADS PANEL Houston Chronicle 4/30/08 Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday named his former…
JUSTICES TURN AWAY EXXON MOBIL APPEAL Houston Chronicle 4/22/08 Exxon Mobil suffered a defeat at the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices refused to consider an appeal by the oil giant of a $112 million damage award in an environmental lawsuit. US HIGH COURT WON’T HEAR EXXON LOUISIANA APPEAL http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=48082 PLASTIC FEARS LEAD TO PULLING OF NALGENE, SOME BABY…
HARRIS COUNTY RANKED AS NATION’S WORST CARBON DIOXIDE POLLUTER Houston Chronicle 4/18/08 When it comes to carbon dioxide, Harris County is king. FORT BEND COUNTY CAN’T MEASURE ITS DIRTY AIR CITY APPROVES DEAL THAT COULD REMOVE 831 BILLBOARDS Houston Chronicle 4/16/08 The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a settlement agreement with one of Houston’s largest billboard companies that is…