MOSQUITO FIGHT MAY MAKE THEM HARDER TO KILL Houston Chronicle 6/8/07 Harris County’s multi-pronged battle against mosquitoes – a main carrier of the West Nile Virus – could have the unintended consequence of building the insect’s immunity to pesticides. HARRIS COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT BIRD WITH WEST NILE DISTRICT GETTING EARLY START ON MOSQUITOES BIGGEST POLLUTERS DON’T BEAR BRUNT OF NEW…
NASA CHIEF DOUBTS URGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING Houston Chronicle 5/30/07 NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, whose agency’s observations of the Earth have helped to confirm a global rise in temperature, said he doubts that global warming is an issue mankind should address. EXXON INVESTORS PUT EXEC PAY ISSUE ABOVE CLIMATE Reuters 5/31/07 DALLAS – Exxon Mobil Corp. spent much of its…
To check the status of any bill or find out who your legislators are, see the legislature’s website. SO MANY BILLS, SO LITTLE TIME The legislative session will end May 28, so the pace of action is hard to keep up with. Here are reports from some of our member groups about bills that might benefit from phone calls or…