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  • Texas/European Union Wind Energy Symposium
    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.
  • Going Green On Hold: Man-Made Activities Can Affect ‘Blue Haze,’ World’s Weather
    “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.
  • SHSU Researchers Look For ‘Green Solutions’ To Dirty Nukes
    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.
  • Bryan to host ‘green living’ workshops
    The City of Bryan is hosting five free “green living” workshops, open to all Brazos Valley residents, beginning Aug. 24.
  • Bryan residents encouraged to recycle at Farmers’ Market
    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.
  • Phone Book Recycling Begins
    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.
  • Water Services Wins Two Statewide Awards
    The City of Bryan’s Water Services Department has been honored with two Watermark awards from the Texas chapter of American Water Works Association.
  • Navasota Receives Prestigious State Environmental Award
    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.
  • KBTX Helps Fans Go Green at the Aggie Basketball Game
    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.
  • Congress Takes First Step on the Road to a New Clean Energy Economy Bill
    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
  • Energy Efficient CS Home Welcomes the Sun
    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.
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  • City of Bryan’s Communications Department Goes Green
    The City of Bryan’s Communications Department has joined the City’s green initiative by eliminating its use of video tapes. Prior to this switch the Department used an estimated 300 tapes each year for City Council workshop and regular meetings, television programming and video PSA production.
  • Christmas Tree Recycling
    The City of Navasota Sanitation Department would like to remind Navasota residents to recycle their Christmas trees after the holiday season. Through the Christmas tree recycling program, the City is able to provide mulch for the community and reduce the amount of waste being sent to the landfill.
  • Christmas Tree Recycling set for Jan. 10
    The 2009 Christmas tree recycling event is set for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Sue Haswell Park in Bryan and Central Park in College Station.
  • The U.S. Dept. of Energy Can Help Your Viewers Save Money This Winter
    Viewers can go to www.energysavers.gov for low-cost, no-cost tips to save on their electric bill.
  • College Station's Green Holiday Tips
    According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the amount of household waste increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, this amounts to 5 million tons. There are various ways to decrease the amount of waste we produce during this time by reducing, reusing and recycling what we can. Below are some of College Station’s Green Holiday Tips.
  • City of Bryan to Plant Tree on Friday
    The City of Bryan will plant in Tanglewood Park one of 50 trees supplied by the Apache Tree Planting Program and Bryan Noon Lions Club.
  • Santa's Wonderland Goes Green to Save Green
    It's home to more than 2.5 million lights, and uses enough electricity to power several neighborhoods in the Brazos Valley.
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  • Be Green in Bryan This Holiday Season
    The city of Bryan is offering a variety of tips at www.begreeninbryan.com on how to reduce, reuse and recycle this holiday season.
  • Go Green With City Officials at HEB
    It doesn't take much to go green. There are simple tasks you can do to help out the environment. And here at KBTX, we've got something to help you go green.
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  • Pickens Pitches `Nonpartisan' Wind Energy Plan
    Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens says one of his goals has already been accomplished in introducing a plan to wean the country off of foreign oil by promoting alternative fuels.
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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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