REQUIRED READING

By Ella Tyler I have decided that the book “The Formation and Future of the Upper Texas Coast: A Geologist Answers Questions about Sand, Storms, and Living by the Sea” by Rice professor John B. Anderson is required reading for any one who cares about our coast.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, AUGUST 14 – 17

BIOFUELS INCENTIVE WITHERS IN TEXAS Houston Chronicle 8/14/07 The loss of a short-lived incentive for Texas biofuel producers is threatening to tip some producers into the red and may put Texas at a disadvantage with states that offer sweeteners to attract ethanol and biodiesel plants, biofuel producers said. PORT SLASHES ITS PROPOSED BOND ISSUE BY MORE THAN HALF Houston Chronicle…