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Posted on Sunday 14 February 2010
Veteran forester Tom G. Boggus was named Friday as director of Texas Forest Service, the state agency at which he has worked for the past three decades.
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents selected Boggus as the sole finalist for the post last month. Today’s unanimous approval followed a 21-day waiting period required by state law.
Dr. Mark A. Hussey, vice chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said he was delighted to have Boggus leading Texas Forest Service. The agency is tasked with protecting and sustaining the state’s trees, forests and related natural resources
“Tom’s experience and passion for Texas forestry make him well-suited to lead our outstanding TFS employees across the state,” Hussey said. “I look forward to working with him to help Texas A&M AgriLife fulfill our land-grant mission of teaching, research, extension and service.”
Boggus spent the last three decades working for the agency, rising through the ranks. He was associate director for forest resource development and sustainable forestry when he was tapped in May 2008 to serve as interim director, replacing retiring director James Hull.
“I am extremely pleased that Tom Boggus is joining the A&M System’s top tier of leadership,” said Chancellor Michael D. McKinney. “He is an outstanding leader and a proven administrator. Tom also has a strong track record building working relationships across the state.”
TFS leads the South when it comes to developing the latest practices and programs related to forestry, wildfire prevention and incident response.
“That’s going to continue to be our standard,” Boggus said. “As part of our land-grant history, we’ve always had a clear mission to serve the people of Texas. That means getting good, real science out to the users.”
As the agency moves forward, Boggus said one of his priorities is to foster a family atmosphere in an organization known for its hard work, long hours, dedication and valor.
“I want everyone in the TFS and everyone we work with to know they’re not talking to ‘Mr. Boggus,’ they’re talking to Tom,” he said. “I think people can feel that.”
Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2009
- August 18
- Pedestrian-friendly Houston (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1250721380 - Elevated risk of wildfires exists in several counties across Texas (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=I-7zkAAuACIAAAajAAMU_Q - Attendance mandatory at ‘water summit’ (The Courier)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/08/18/conroe_courier/opinion/edtaug19.txt (more…)
Posted on Wednesday 12 August 2009
- 3 August
- LCRA prepares to impose restrictions as lake levels fall (KHOU)
http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou090803_mp_lake-travis-water-levels.a674a0ce.html (more…)
Posted on Wednesday 5 August 2009
- July
- New EPA Administrator Brings Hope to Texas (CLEAN)
http://www.cleanhouston.org/air/features/mtgwithepa.htm - In 2009 CLEAN Focuses on Environmental Justice (CLEAN)
http://www.cleanhouston.org/misc/clean2009.htm (more…)
Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2009
- 16 July
- Texas to receive up to $23 million for rebate program (The Citizen)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/07/27/pasadena_citizen/news/071709_applicance_rebates.txt
Posted on Wednesday 22 July 2009
- 8 July
- Study: Houston traffic ninth-worst in United States (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/07/06/daily30.html?surround=etf - (more…)
Posted on Wednesday 15 July 2009
- 7 July
- Whole Foods will test private label products for genetically engineered organisms (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/07/06/daily19.html?surround=lfn&ana=test
Posted on Wednesday 8 July 2009
- 29 June
- Heights woman is Honey Queen (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/heights/news/6503161.html - 30 June
- GLO awarded more than $5 million for coastal habitat recovery (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000018853 - 1 July
- The deadline nears for Small Business Administration disaster loans (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=124648212 - EPA takes action on gender-bending chemical (Sierra Club)
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=117424.0 - Order To End Pollution At BP Plant (Houston KPRC (NBC) 2)
- http://www.click2houston.com/news/19901756/detail.html
- City of League City Implements Mandatory Water Rationing (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000018890 - 2 July
- Is the sun killing your plants? (KUHF News)
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=1246573002 - CO2 concerns could aid a nuclear revival (Texas Climate News)
http://www.texasclimatenews.org/TCNJournal/7209WillCO2concernsaidanuclearrevival/tabid/1042/Default.aspx - Houston ends troubled waste firm’s contract (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6509416.html - Congressmen call energy bill ‘disastrous’ (Galveston County Daily News)
http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=76dccf3863de4759 - Hillary Clinton urged to stop dirty oil pipelines (Sierra Club)
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=117802.0 - City of Houston Adds to Wind Energy Commitment (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000018920 - Local children go toe to toe for Hershey’s Track and Field Finals (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000018915 - Higher premature birth risks linked to vehicle emissions exposure (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/higher-premature-birth-risk-associated-with-exposure-to-car-exhaust/?utm_source=Houston+Tomorrow+Growth+News&utm_campaign=e31150b2ec-Houston_Tomorrow_Livability_News_0070609&utm_medium=email - Texas Department of Transportation to be extended two years without reforms (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/txdot-to-be-extended-two-years-reforms-unlikely/?utm_source=Houston+Tomorrow+Growth+News&utm_campaign=e31150b2ec-Houston_Tomorrow_Livability_News_0070609&utm_medium=email - 3 July
- Los Angeles and Houston expand use of renewable energy (TCN Journal)
http://www.texasclimatenews.org/TCNJournal/7309Renewabletaleoftwocities/tabid/1046/Default.aspx - Contingency projects emerge as transit bids come up short (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/07/06/story8.html?surround=etf - Turbine Air Systems turns up the funding heat (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/07/06/story5.html?surround=etf - Health care facilities among those working toward greener future (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/07/06/focus2.html?surround=etf - Characteristics of Mars (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000018927 - Celebrate greater energy independence this 4th of July (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000018934 - Secretary Clinton receives Pipeline Permit Protests (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000018926 - Bringing Recycling to April Sound (Conroe Courier)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/07/05/conroe_courier/lifestyles/0705_april_sound.txt - 6 July
- Contingency projects emerge as transit bids come up short (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/07/06/story8.html?surround=etf&b=1246852800%5E1855665 - Health care facilities among those working toward greener future (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/07/06/focus2.html?surround=etf&b=1246852800%5E1855516 - Park-and-ride service begins today (Galveston Daily News)
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=b75f7a9248100807 - Will urban population gains give cities more political power? (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/will-urban-population-gains-give-cities-more-political-power/ - Even while demand is reduced, US crude oil prices average above $60 for past six weeks (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/us-crude-oil-prices-average-above-60-for-past-six-weeks1/ - 7 July
- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee heard testimony running the gamut on clean energy and global warming (Sierra Club)
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=118601.0 - UH Team analyzes Hurricane Ike’s Effects on Waterways, Fish Contamination (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000018979
Posted on Wednesday 24 June 2009
- 17 June
- Perry takes aim at CO2 regulation (again) (Texas Climate News)
http://www.texasclimatenews.org/TCNJournal/61909PerrytakesaimatCO2regulation/tabid/929/Default.aspx - Houston-Galveston Area Council published notes from public meetings (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/initiatives/story/h-gac-tac-june-17-2009/?utm_source=Houston+Tomorrow+Growth+News&utm_campaign=612f30d8db-Houston_Tomorrow_Livability_News_0062209&utm_medium=email - Federal report predicts dire climate consequences (Houston Tomorrow)
http://www.houstontomorrow.org/livability/story/federal-report-predicts-dire-climate-change-consequences/?utm_source=Houston+Tomorrow+Growth+News&utm_campaign=612f30d8db-Houston_Tomorrow_Livability_News_0062209&utm_medium=email (more…)
Posted on Wednesday 17 June 2009
- 3 June
- The Gulf Restoration Network invites the public to tell Shell to take accountability for their wetlands destruction to protect us from any further natural disasters. (Healthygulf Blog)
http://action.healthygulf.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27336 (more…)
Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2009
- 15 May
- Engaging with climate change (Texas Climate News)
http://www.texasclimatenews.org/
- Clean up efforts get boost from annual event (Cleveland Advocate)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/05/29/cleveland_advocate/news/2109clean_up_cleveland.txt
Posted on Thursday 21 May 2009
- 5 May
- Hutchison Receives Center for Coastal Conservation’s Lifetime Achievement Award (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017459
- Contract awarded for Seabourne Creek drainage improvements (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/fortbend/news/6410340.html - Critics: Toxics bill a lot of hot air (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6411815.html - Keep Pearland Beautiful has entered into a 90-day ‘pilot program’ for an additional recycling (The Journal of Pearland)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/05/06/pearland_journal/news/5-7_trial_recycle.txt - Rice University Students Give Sneak Peak of Zero-Energy House (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017492 (more…)
Posted on Wednesday 6 May 2009
- 28 April
- Nature Center game is a fun way to learn about recycling (Pasadena Citizen)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/29/pasadena_citizen/lifestyles/042909_abnc_earth_day.txt (more…)
Posted on Wednesday 22 April 2009
- 13 April
- Wanted: 100,000 places to play (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-13-kaboom-play_N.htm - Pasadena’s Earth Day celebration will be first no-waste event in region (The Pasadena Citizen)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/13/pasadena_citizen/news/041409_earth_day.txt - Partners help keep Pearland beautiful (The Journal of Pearland)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/13/pearland_journal/news/4-16_pj_heb_recycling.txt - Keep Pearland Beautiful hosting after hours Thursday (The Journal of Pearland)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/13/pearland_journal/news/4-16_pj_kpb_after_hours.txt - Public input needed for coastal planning (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016838 - Texas continues to lead nation in wind power (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/13/daily8.html?surround=etf - 14 April
- District sets new rules for groundwater use in county (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/conroe/news/6373469.html - As Yale Street rehabilitated, trees are in trouble (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/heights/news/6372986.html - Longview plant unveils hybrid specialty truck (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6374047.html - SHSU staff council to sponsor Earth Day event (The Huntsville Item)
http://www.itemonline.com/local/local_story_104235124.html - Clute mulch site getting chippy again (The Facts of Brazoria County)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=35f959206d853a21 - 15 April
- Counters to take toll of dead trees in Galveston from Ike (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6375773.html - Pollution estimates for refineries, plants revisited (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6375013.html - It turns out that Ike isn’t through with Isle (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/bay/news/6375773.html - Sometimes it pays to own a clunker: Texans cash in during jalopies-for-new cars incentive program (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6375896.html - Pollution estimates for refineries, plants revisited (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6375013.html - Seabrook names Burditt Consultants to design Drusilla Carothers Coastal Gardens property (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016911 - League City Welcomes First ‘Green’ Building (Guidry News) http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016917
- Mayor Bill White Hails EPA’s Favorable Action on More Accurate Pollution Data (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016928 - 16 April
- Couple turn to green power for their home (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6377254.html - Celebrate planet with Earth Day events this weekend (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6377568.html - Prototype hybrid vehicle to be tested at Bayport Terminal (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/13/daily32.html?surround=etf - Texas Forest Expo 2009: Protect yourself from wildfires while managing and beautifying your land at the same time (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016968 - BIG THICKET GETS BIG GIFT OF LAND (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016946 - AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES $84.8 MILLION FOR VITAL WATERSHED PROJECTS (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016963 - Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016949 - A revolution in American eating began with one salad (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6377245.html - Sustainability with sex appeal (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/style/6377238.html - Taking pride in our native plants (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/arts/gray/6377242.html
- 17 April
- Architects make plans for a greener future (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6378606.html - HARC project to receive funding for Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program (Houston Business Journal)
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/13/daily47.html?surround=etf
- Getting Zenn on the roadways (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6378585.html - Earth Day Finders Keepers: Countertop composting (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6378884.html
- High-Speed Rail Lines (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016996 - New pollution limits seen for cars, big plants (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/national/6379530.html - New at spiffier Hermann Park: train station, dining plaza (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6379425.html - When it rains, they store (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6378961.html - Canoes threaten Hogg Bird Sanctuary (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6379646.html - 18 April
- Congress weighs environmental bill in wake of EPA ruling (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6380098.html - 19 April
- Vegetable oil may help fuel turbines at old power plant (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6380763.html - 20 April
- Houston Area Survey: Public Perceptions In Uncertain Times (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017009 - Trees of Houston donates trees to the City of Pasadena (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017036 - 21 April
- Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup set for April 25 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017075 - Lights Out Houston 2009 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017064 - A Celebration of the Life of Eleanor Tinsley (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017065 - Houston Children Write for the Earth: WITS Celebrates Earth Day at the Arboretum (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000017067 - Frontline: Poisoned Waters
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/
Posted on Wednesday 15 April 2009
- 30 March
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Conservation and Recreation Forum on April 23 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016510 - The Center for Houston’s Future will present Ned Holmes with the Eugene H. Vaughan Civic Award (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016511 - 31 March
- City of Friendswood’s “Spring Sparkle” citywide clean-up on Saturday (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016524 - 1 April
- The Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter joins coalition to prevent radioactive waste disposal in Texas (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016554 - The Sierra Club issued a statement regarding legislation to continue operating the Texas Department of Transportation (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/09March/09109SierraClub.pdf - Government Report, New Wave of Coal Plants Not Needed (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016549 - The Children’s Museum of Houston celebrates Earth Day Wonderweek April 16-22 (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016555 - The Artist Boat seeking students for internships to teach Eco-Art workshops (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016561 - 5 April
- Greater Houston Partnership supports Energy Efficiency Performance Standards (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016651 - 6 April
- Salazar: Eastern wind could equal coal for power (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/6361828.html - GLO’s Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup set for April 25 (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016685 - The Nature Conservancy of Texas released the results of poll on Texans’ support for protecting the environment (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016682 - Groups call for EPA action on toxic hydrogen sulfide gas (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016661 - Book details importance of school gardens (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016659 - Rosenberg Clean-up set for May 2 (Fort Bend Herald & Texas Coaster)
http://www.fbherald.com/articles/2009/04/06/opinion/editorials/doc49da3423e7f5d217204451.txt - Green ideas for the greater good (Greater Houston Weekly)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/07/greater_houston_weekly/top_of_the_week/0408_earth_sidebar.txt - Mobility programs increasing (The Woodlands Villager)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/07/woodlands_villager/news/wv-n_mobility_programs.txt - 7 April
- Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail dedication set for April 16 (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/memorial/news/6362735.html - GM and Segway unveil new two-wheeled urban vehicle (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/6362720.html - Thomas Friedman: Just 3 concerns with Obamas clean energy plans (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6363766.html - Armand Bayou Watershed Festival seeks volunteers (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016709 - Volunteers: Beaches will be cleaned on Bolivar Peninsula (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/bay/news/6362677.html - 8 April
- Wildlife Rehab & Education Center needs volunteers (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/memorial/news/6364425.html - Two sides debate drilling off U.S. shores (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6365515.html - Senate gives tentative OK to port factories pollution bill (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6365378.html - Rehab helps turtle with artificial fin (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6365642.html - Trees for Houston and KUHF partner to plant trees (KUHF Tuned In)
http://kuhf.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?em_id=3081.0&dlv_id=6401 - Oceanographer: ‘Ike Dike’ could repel most storm surges (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6363846.html - Water board to review requests to leave (The Facts of Brazoria County)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=dcc677954c7cbdc3 - Clean air bill would impact port factories (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6365378.html - Armand Bayou prepares for Watershed Festival 2009 (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/pasadena/news/6364487.html - Officials warn road funds are drying up (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6365376.html - Earth Day Houston (Houston Press)
http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-04-09/calendar/earth-day-houston - Land Office program lets beach-goers know water quality levels at all of Texas’ top beaches (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016758 - Earth Day comes naturally at National Wildlife Refuges (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016739 - Building With Trees: Texas Forest Service hosts program (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016763 - 9 April
- Making green choices isnt as simple as it seems (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6366765.html - Diversion Briefs (The Woodlands Villager)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/10/woodlands_villager/lifestyles/wv-d_briefs_4_9.txt - HP Co. on target to meet recycling, reuse goals by 2010 (Waste & Recycling News)
http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/headlines2.html?id=1239292385&allowcomm=true - 10 April
- Waste Management hopes for waste-to-energy plants in China (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6367460.html - Water monitor eyes farm runoff in Gulf of Mexico (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/6367739.html - Hey, Houston: Are You Ready For A Three-Hour Commute? (Houston Press)
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2009/04/transit_planning_crossley.php - Green Project: Energy Center I and II (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/04/13/focus4.html?b=1239595200^1807860 - Valero to finance Houston company trying to convert waste to gas (Waste & Recycling News)
http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/headlines2.html?id=1239377874&allowcomm=true - 11 April
- Renewable energy ‘green bank’ idea takes root (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6368863.html - Ethanol producers fight slump with jobs in the balance (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6368899.html - 12 April
- Bills would break Harris away from H-GAC (The Baytown Sun)
http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=db737a11b08ba296 - Sugar Land to spend $500,000 to upgrade 15 miles of sidewalks (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/fortbend/news/6369656.html - Councilman proposes LNG truck alternative (The Facts of Brazoria County)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=804267c5ffd98447 - City proposes system of hike-and-bike trails (Galveston County Daily News)
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e0f18fd4bf40ce89 - Earth Day festival gives ways to help save planet (The Pasadena Citizen)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/12/pasadena_citizen/news/041209_earth_day.txt - 13 April
- Team seeks signs of at-risk turtles’ return to nesting sites (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6370569.html
Posted on Wednesday 8 April 2009
- 28 March
- Trash Bash To Take Place (KPRC)
http://www.click2houston.com/video/19064614/index.html
http://www.click2houston.com/video/19023057/index.html - 31 March
- Endangered Whooping Crane Numbers Drop For First Time Since 2001 — Public Asked to Report Bird Sightings During Northward Migration (TPWD)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20090331a - EPA to study air outside 4 Houston-area schools (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/cyfair/news/6351663.html - Funds approved for local energy efficiency improvements (The Pasadena Citizen)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/01/pasadena_citizen/news/040109_texas_energy.txt - Another way to move junk e-mail to the trash (The Brazoria County Facts)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f674306337704cb6 - EPA Recognizes Thirteen Texas Companies as Energy Star Partners (EPA)
http://www.energystar.gov/awards - 1 April
- Two Earthkind workshops set (The Bay City Tribune)
http://baycitytribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f2941f5199cb19cc - Newsprint recycler facing tough times (Bellaire Examiner)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/02/bellaire_examiner/news/be_recycling.txt - PGMUD surface water plant design progresses (Fort Bend Herald)
http://www.fbherald.com/articles/2009/04/01/news/doc49d3859e76373453857795.txt - Survey gives Houston low ranking for waste avoidance (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/03/30/daily31.html - Garbagemen may be crime spotters (The Journal of Pearland)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/02/pearland_journal/news/4-2_waste_management.txt - Households hide toxins (River Oaks Examiner)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/02/river_oaks_examiner/lifestyles/ro_green_scene_ban.txt - 2 April
- Neighbors come out for Trash Bash (The Copperfield Sun)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/02/copperfield_sun/news/040809_trash_off_cop.txt - Volunteers to clean up trash Saturday throughout Pearland (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/pearland/news/6355610.html - DA’s office planning to sue residents of Demi-John to identify source of sewage (The Facts of Brazoria County)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=c69a081eb050f047 - 3 April
- Prolonged Texas Drought Impacts Wildlife (TPWD)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20090403b - Hilton first Texas hotel to earn Green Seal (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/03/30/daily58.html - Waste Management, Tropicana create carton recycling program (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/03/30/daily57.html - Seaborne pollution: Houston will benefit from regulation of ships (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6358243.html - Recommended Recycling options in Galveston dwindle after Hurricane Ike (KHOU)
http://www.khou.com/news/local/galveston/stories/khou090403_tnt_recycling-ike.9af5a6a8.html - 4 April
- Pasadena Park & Ride service starts Monday (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/pasadena/news/6358042.html - 5 April
- Tax-or-trade the question in climate change debate (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6359498.html - Cities take part in e-waste cleanup (The Facts Brazoria County)
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=caeb9556340cb417 - Park & Ride 101: How to use the service (The Pasadena Citizen)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/05/pasadena_citizen/news/040509_how_to_ride.txt - Earth Day Houston: Were having an eco-party (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6359998.html - 6 April
- Education board’s ideas on warming raise tempers (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/6361845.html - Houston venture’s turbine taps the Mississippi (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6362021.html - Grow this idea: The Urban Gardening Program turns abandoned lots into veggie plots (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6361771.html - Local legislators struggling to pass injection well bills (The Courier of Montgomery County)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/06/conroe_courier/news/legislature0406.txt#comment - 7 April
- Thomas Friedman: Just 3 concerns with Obamas clean energy plans (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6363766.html
Posted on Wednesday 25 March 2009
- 12 March
- Hungry may find wild hogs on menu (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6308671.html - 13 March
- Spring Brings New Life, New Babies to Moody Gardens (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016133
- Help keep Katy beautiful, pick up trash (The Katy Sun)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/03/13/katy_sun/news/sws-_kt_trash_off.txt - Twelve prime places to see birds (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/travel/texas/features/6307529.html
- Spring Brings New Life, New Babies to Moody Gardens (Guidry News)
- 15 March
- H-GAC announces winners of the Parks and Natural Areas Awards (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016153 - League City’s Countryside Park is now open to visitors (Guidry News)
http://guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016173 - 16 March
- Turning Over a New Leaf: Galveston’s Push to Rebuild, Recover, and … Replant! (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016194 - Park projects honored as models of natural environment preservation, use (River Oaks Examiner News)
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/03/17/river_oaks_examiner/news/ex_park_awards_st._catherines_ro.txt - 17 March
- $341.6 million in Recovery Act funds through EPA available to Texas to provide clean and safe water (EPA news release)
http://www.epa.gov/region6/eparecovery/index.htm - The Invasion of the Rasberry Crazy Ant (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016226 - Brazoria County Water Protection Meetings (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016231 - Huntsville proceeds with recycling program (The Huntsville Item)
http://www.itemonline.com/local/local_story_077004416.html - Residents can dispose of waste at annual Trash Bash (The Huntsville Item)
http://www.itemonline.com/local/local_story_077004039.html - 18 March
- Spectacular Birds to See on National Wildlife Refuges (Guidry News)
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000016242 - 19 March
- Freedom Tree Park kick-off (Fort Bend Star)
http://www.fortbendstar.com/Archives/2009_1q/022509/o_Freedom%20Tree%20Park%20kick%20off.htm - Sugar Land hosts Environmental Week April 13-19 (Fort Bend Star)
http://www.fortbendstar.com/031809/h_Sugar%20Land%20hosts%20Environmental%20Week%20April%201319.htm - “S.O.S.”: timing trees and celebrating nature (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6322285.html - 22 March
- Stimulus Ideals Conflict on the Texas Prairie (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/us/23sprawl.html?hp - Despite storm damage, birds flock to High Island ‘oasis’ (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6332038.html - 23 March
- Baytown Nature Center Supporters seek donations (Baytown Sun)
http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ee873b0b0572c612 - Move It: Metro won’t be using stimulus funds for rail (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6331388.html - No need to build Grand Parkway (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6334947.html - 24 March
- Earth Hour: the big turnoff (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6338271.html - Little houses and big ideas (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6338274.html - EPA: Despite emissions drop, Texas still a big polluter (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6334669.html