ECONOTES 2010-08-31: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Trinity River Refuge Hunt Opportunities (Laurie Lomas – Friends of Trinity River Refuge News) There is a new application procedure for the 2010 Archery Only hunt and Upland Game hunt on the Trinity River National Refuge website. New regulations are described in the application process. http://fotrr.com/ Councilman: Dredging bayou could improve water (Chris Paschenko – The Galveston County Daily…

ECONOTES [2010 08 24]: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Scare tactics cloud Houston preservation debate (Ramona Davis – Houston Chronicle) There is a debate over proposed changes to Houston’s historic preservation ordinance, and a large amount of information available to the public may be inaccurate. The Greater Houston Preservation Alliance would like to clear up any confusion in order to protect the city’s historical districts. It is important…

ECONOTES 2010-08-18: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Memorial Hermann switches to reusable containers (Allison Wollam – Houston Business Journal – August 16, 2010) Memorial Hermann has found a way to be more environmentally friendly. Disposable containers have been switched for reusable sharps containers. This prevents an average of 600 disposable sharps from going to a landfill. This has drastically reduced the hospital’s carbon footprint as well…