March 23, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-03-23: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Historic Houston’s Salvage Warehouse may close (Marci Gilbert – Houston Tomorrow, 03/18/2011) Historic Houston’s Salvage Warehouse announced that it may close unless it can raise more funds. Historic Houston’s Salvage Program and Salvage Warehouse serve the community by reclaiming and reusing historic building materials in order to reduce construction waste and prevent it from entering the landfills. http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/historic-houstons-salvage-warehouse-closes New…

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March 16, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-03-16: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured A fear of fracking may slow natural gas trend (Jennifer A. Dlouhy – Houston Chronicle, 03/09/2011) Fracking has conservationists and environmentalists concerned about the water demand associated with the process as well as the possibility of natural gas escaping from the wells and chemicals tainting nearby water sources. These risks may hurt the industry as the opposition grows. Horizontal…

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March 9, 2011

ECONOTES 2011-03-09: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Study: ‘Prairie potholes’ fill need (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 03/06/2011) A study shows that at least 17% of the water in the inland ponds known as “prairie potholes” in wetlands reach a navigable waterway within four years. Over the last decade, Texas, and Harris County in particular, has lost thousands of acres of wetlands. These wetlands help filter…

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