April 13, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-04-13: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Gov. Perry: Innovators Need Freedom to Solve Our Energy Challenges (Office of the Governor News, 04/08/2011) Despite disagreements with Washington, Rick Perry applauded Texas’ approach to diversifying its energy portfolio and cleaning its air. Perry reiterated his disapproval of the federal one-size-fits-all approach to improving the environment, which he believes results in job losses. http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/15945/ Port Arthur activist wins…

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April 6, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-03-30: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Green builders take root (David Kaplan – Houston Chronicle, 04/03/2011) The Houston home building community has started to embrace the green movement. Green homes can take into account energy efficiency, health and indoor air quality, use of recycled buildings, and more. These homes may initially cost more money to build, but they add up more than that through energy…

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March 25, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-03-30: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Al Armendariz: Regional administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (Texas Climate News, 03/29/2011) Al Armendariz, as the regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s five-state Region 6, is in the center of the controversy involving environmental initiatives. Texas, alone, has refused to implement the new climate rules or even cooperate with the EPA. Al Armendariz was interviewed about the situation. http://texasclimatenews.org/wp/?p=1528…

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