ASTRONAUTS RECALL VIEW BEFORE EARTH DAY Environmental News Network 4/20/07 The rarest view in humanity — Earth from afar — moves many of the lucky few observers to tears and gives them a new appreciation of that blue marble we all call home. RHODIA ORDERED TO MAKE CHANGES AT EIGHT SULFUR PLANTS Houston Business Journal 4/26/07 Rhodia Inc. will pay…
CLIMATE PROTECTION Nan Hildreth of Houston Climate Protection Alliance reports, “There are a number of bills for a more sustainable Texas policies for energy in the Texas Legislature. The next two weeks are critical. Please call and write your Texas State Legislators about the bills listed. LEED CERTIFICATION The US Green building Council – Houston Chapter reports, “Great News! The…
TEXAS SENATE APPROVES $152.2 BILLION BUDGET Houston Chronicle 4/12/07 The Texas Senate approved a two-year, $152.2 billion state budget bill today despite criticism that ranged from a charge that it starves government to a lament that growing expenditures are choking the middle class without improving the state. METRO CEO SAYS PROPOSED BILLS WILL HURT BUSINESS Houston Chronicle 4/11/07 At a…