By Ella Tyler
The very, very long campaign season is nearly over. By the time early voting ended Friday, more than 600,000 people had voted in Harris County. Tuesday, November 4 is the only day left to cast your vote in this historic election. (more…)
The EPA/TCEQ Unified Command has established a household hazardous waste drop-off station for residents of Nassau Bay, Webster, Seabrook, El Lago and Taylor Lake and surrounding areas for homes affected by flooding as a result of Hurricane Ike. (more…)
Many CEC supporters have the opportunity to support our work through payroll contribution plans through Earth Share of Texas. Go online for a current list of participating workplaces. (more…)
Our new address is 6420 Richmond, Suite 658, Houston, Texas, 77057. We have a great view of the Galleria and, depending on air quality, points east. (more…)
Fourth generation nuclear power plants and other solution to our energy and climate challenges”, a talk by Ron Hayden, will be Sunday, November 2, at 1:15 pm at First Unitarian Universalist Church at 5200 Fannin, in the Museum District. Ron will report on “Prescription for the Planet”, a new book by Tom Blees. (more…)
The fall Environmental Educators’ Exchange (EEE) meeting takes place on Wednesday, November 5th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center located at: 15315 Beaumont Highway (Business 90) @ Park Road 138, Houston, TX 77049. If you need help finding it, call (281) 456-2800.
The White Oak Bayou Association’s annual meeting will be Wednesday, November 12 at 6 pm at the Historic Heights Fire Station, 107 W. 12th Street. Please RSVP to WhiteOakBayouAssociation@comcast.net so there will be plenty of food and drink. Guests are welcome.
The Park People’s call for award nominations is currently outstanding. The nominations are due November 14, and the winners will be recognized at an Earth Day luncheon on April 22. The speaker for that meeting will be Carter Smith, the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. For a description of the award categories and a nomination form, contact dschenke@parkpeople.org.
CREDIT CRISIS SPURS CITY TO LOOK FOR PROJECTS TO HOLD
Houston Chronicle 10/29/08
The city has drawn up plans to roll back spending by around $100 million on parks, corroded water and sewer lines and other major infrastructure projects in what officials characterize as a cautious approach to the credit crisis.
TEXAS COAST’S RECOVERY FROM IKE TO TAKE LONGER THAN USUAL
Houston Chronicle 10/28/08
Hurricane Ike’s storm surge was so widespread, so high and so violent that it will take much longer than usual for the Texas coastline to recover, the director of coastal resources for the Texas General Land Office said Wednesday.
COUNTY OKS QUICK FIX FOR BLUEWATER
CANDIDATES WEIGH IN ON GRAND PARKWAY ISSUE
Fort Bend Herald And Texs Coaser 10/30/08
Sharp words were exchanged between the two candidates for Fort Bend County Precinct 1 at a forum Wednesday night.
BACK TO NATURE
Baytown Sun 10/30/08
Snowy Egrets and Roseate Spoonbills gather at the Baytown Nature Center. For the first time since Hurricane Ike devastated the facility, it is now ready to reopen Saturday.
U.S. ENVIRONMENTALISTS TRYING TO ATTRACT BLACKS TO THE CAUSE
Houston Chronicle 10/28/08
The growing movement to fight global warming includes entertainers and evangelical ministers, scientists and suburban moms. Even both presidential candidates have called for fewer emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gasses that contribute to climate change.
FESTIVITIES CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF KATY FREEWAY
Houston Chronicle 10/28/08
Amid a burst of confetti and a release of balloons, some 400 supporters and road-building professionals Tuesday applauded the consummation of Texas’ biggest freeway project — $2.8 billion, 23 miles long and the first to have a tollway down the middle.
STUDENTS CONNECT WITH NATURE AT ‘LEARNING GARDEN’
Houston Chronicle 10/30/08
For Xavier Johnson, the new garden at his west Houston campus serves as a quiet refuge — a place where the 15-year-old can clear his head and dream of becoming a music producer.
