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A&M Students Approve $3 Fee Per Semester for "Aggie Green Fund"
Last Updated: 2:46 PM 03/05/10 - Texas A&M students Thursday voted themselves a $3-per-semester fee to establish the "Aggie Green Fund" to support sustainability efforts on campus. (Full Story) |
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SHSU Receives Entergy Incentive Check For Energy Efficiency
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Last Updated: 1:37 PM 01/28/10 - Sam Houston State University has been awarded an incentive check of $12,662 from the Entergy Texas Schools Conserving Resources (SCORESM) Program for incorporating energy efficiency lighting and air conditioning systems into several campus buildings including the Physical Plant Office, Southeast Texas Applied Forensic Science Facility, and Recreational Sports Building, among others. (Full Story) |
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TSCRA SUPPORTS RESOLUTION "DISAPPROVING" OF EPA ENDANGERMENT FINDING
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Last Updated: 12:40 PM 01/22/10 - The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) strongly supported a resolution, introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), disapproving of the decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). (Full Story) |
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Early Response Bolsters Sea Turtle Rescue
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Last Updated: 4:16 PM 01/13/10 - An early and intensive response by state game wardens and coastal fisheries biologists are bolstering efforts to rescue record numbers of Atlantic green sea turtles stunned during recent cold weather along the Texas coast. (Full Story) |
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Texas/European Union Wind Energy Symposium
Last Updated: 1:52 PM 10/26/09 - Speakers representing government, academia and industry in Spain will provide a firsthand accounting of the benefits of wind energy. The symposium’s main objective is to disseminate information about wind energy as a beneficial alternative energy source. (Full Story) |
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Going Green On Hold: Man-Made Activities Can Affect ‘Blue Haze,’ World’s Weather
Last Updated: 11:04 AM 10/08/09 - “Blue haze,” a common occurrence that appears over heavily forested areas around the world, is formed by natural emissions of chemicals, but human activities can worsen it to the point of affecting the world’s weather and even cause potential climate problems, according to a study led by a Texas A&M University researcher. (Full Story) |
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SHSU Researchers Look For ‘Green Solutions’ To Dirty Nukes
Last Updated: 3:41 PM 09/28/09 - As the nation's nuclear stockpile is reduced, more and more nuclear components will be cleaned and stored at Department of Energy sites across the nation, including the National Nuclear Security Administration's Pantex Plant in Amarillo, which is tasked with the dismantlement and interim storage missions. (Full Story) |
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Bryan to host ‘green living’ workshops
Last Updated: 3:04 PM 08/10/09 - The City of Bryan is hosting five free “green living” workshops, open to all Brazos Valley residents, beginning Aug. 24. (Full Story) |
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Bryan residents encouraged to recycle at Farmers’ Market
Last Updated: 1:24 PM 07/14/09 - The Brazos Valley Farmers' Market is now accepting reusable food packaging items, such as empty egg cartons, glass jars, paper and plastic bags, rubber bands, twine, plastic berry boxes and fabric remnants. Many vendors offer discounted prices to those who bring in reusable items. (Full Story) |
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Phone Book Recycling Begins
Last Updated: 11:06 AM 06/25/09 - What do I do with my old phone book now? Don’t throw it in the trash. Recycle it! Old telephone books can be used to make environmentally friendly insulation for houses, mulch for gardens, egg cartons, and a variety of assorted paper products, such as utility bill envelopes, cereal boxes, and grocery bags. (Full Story) |
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