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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.
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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.

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Water Services Wins Two Statewide Awards
Last Updated: 2:16 PM 04/09/09 - The City of Bryan’s Water Services Department has been honored with two Watermark awards from the Texas chapter of American Water Works Association. (Full Story)
Navasota Receives Prestigious State Environmental Award
Last Updated: 6:08 PM 04/01/09 - Keep Texas Beautiful has recognized Navasota as one of nine winners of the 2009 Governor’s Community Achievement Award (GCAA) for outstanding community improvement. The award is one of the most coveted annual environmental and community improvement honors in Texas. The winners will share $1 million in landscape grants from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); Navasota will receive $75,000 for a landscaping project along a local state right-of-way. (Full Story)
KBTX Helps Fans Go Green at the Aggie Basketball Game
Last Updated: 10:11 AM 02/11/09 - On Sunday, February 8 News 3 anchors Steve Fullhart, Crystal Galny, Rodney Harris, and Shane McAuliffe passed out reusable grocery bags to Aggie Basketball fans at the ladies basketball game vs. Nebraska at Reed Arena. (Full Story)
Congress Takes First Step on the Road to a New Clean Energy Economy Bill
Last Updated: 12:22 PM 01/29/09 - The U.S. House of Representatives seized an opportunity to repower America and rebuild the economy by making bold investments in clean energy and energy efficiency through the economic recovery bill passed 244 to 188 this evening, according to Environment Texas (Full Story)
Energy Efficient CS Home Welcomes the Sun
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Last Updated: 7:07 PM 01/16/09 - It takes a lot of effort to build a home, and some would say the same thing about going green. But what about doing both at the same time? That's what one College Station woman did when she built her new home last summer. (Full Story)
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