Global Warming

By Ella Tyler

I am starting a trip to Fort Davis in the morning, and the e-mail from the Chronicle “Subject: Breaking News – Texas gasoline prices hit record high” made me really glad that I have rented a Prius for the trip.

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By Ella Tyler

Promoting green design, construction, renovation, and operation of buildings could cut greenhouse gas emissions more deeply, quickly and cheaply than other methods, according to a report issued yesterday by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. The commission was set up by the United States, Canada and Mexico to address environmental concerns raised by the North American Free Trade Agreement. (more…)

By Ella Tyler and Leslie Pennycock

Teach-ins are one idea from the anti-war movement of the ‘60s that, unlike tie dye, deserves a comeback. A teach-in is a day when an entire school puts aside business as usual and focuses on a single topic. (more…)

By Ella Tyler

The film, 11th Hour, produced and narrated by environmental activist and movie star Leonard DiCaprio, opens today at the Landmark River Oaks, 2009 West Gray. (more…)

By Karen Dezelle and Lauren Barth

To fill your lungs with the icy mist that rises over the small islands of the Arctic Circle and immerse yourself in the spectacular scenery presented in Paramount’s film Arctic Tale, premiering in Houston on August 17, you would have to jet to Ottawa, transfer planes, turbo-sled through sheets of thick snow, board dog sleds, and navigate boats across the frigid sea. (more…)

By Lauren Barth

The US House of Representatives passed a $27.6 billion appropriation for the interior, environment, and related agencies at the end of June. The votes and debate on various motions to amend the bill revealed interesting facets of our local legislators’ environmental personalities. (more…)

By Ella Tyler

If Australian scientist Tim Flannery’s book, “The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth”, were made into a movie, it would be as engaging as “March of the Penguins”, have more special effects than the “The Day After Tomorrow”, and be more educational than “Who Killed the Electric Car.”

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By Ella Tyler

Environmental activists from across the state will be meeting in Austin on February 11 and 12 to rally and lobby against issuing permits for proposed new coal-fired power plants under a fast-track procedure authorized by Texas governor Rick Perry in October 2005. (more…)

By Ella Tyler

The editors of The New Oxford American Dictionary unveiled the 2006 Word of the Year on Monday. It is “carbon neutral.” (more…)

By Ella Tyler

“The Great Warming,” a Canadian-made documentary about climate change, will open today, November 3, at Grand Palace Stadium 24, 3839 Wesleyan. The film is based on the book “Storm Warning – Gambling with the Climate of our Planet” by Lydia Dotto. (more…)

By Charles Stillman, Citizens League for Environmental Action Now

Lacking leadership from the federal government, cities and local municipalities have taken it upon themselves to confront the issue of climate change in their own communities. (more…)

By Greg Harmon

A new organization has formed for the specific purpose of petitioning Houston mayor Bill White to join the US Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement.

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Houston Climate Protection Alliance’s meeting on Sunday, June 18, will discuss the emotional toll of dealing with such issues as global warming, pollution, overpopulation, eco-footprinting, and energy supply vs. demand. (more…)

By Ella Tyler

Al Gore, former US vice president and candidate for US president in 2000, will be in Houston June 7 to publicize global warming. Since 2005, Gore has delivered a multi-media presentation concerned with global warming to more than 1,000 mostly college-age audiences. A documentary film about Gore and his presentation, “An Inconvenient Truth,” was screened for the press last week and will open here next month. (more…)

Purpose: Houston Climate Protect connects folks in the greather Houston-Galveston region concerned about catastrophic climate disruption so we can learn and act together.

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Purpose: To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.

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