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DATE
ARTICLE and SOURCE
Smart House Demonstrates Energy-Saving Technology (24)
This Old Green House — A Home From the '70's Shows It's Never Too Late To Go Green (24)
The Top 10 U.S. States for Cleantech in 2009 (23)
Four of Five Cities Call Sustainability a ‘Top Priority’ (22)
Going Green – St. Catherine’s Montessori (21)
Thousands of school children routinely exposed to toxic chemicals (9)
Green houses in new development (1)
Metro to break ground on East End rail project (1)
Waste Management takes green message to the Web with new site (17)
New ethanol plant bets on a better method than corn (1)
Hybrid Truck Users Forum Selects Supplier For Refuse Truck Working Group (20)
Mayors Take Action as Texas Slacks on Climate (2)
Green projects under $500 (19)
The Power Switch (18)
City orders Houston developers to share park costs (1)
Houston initiates recycling program (17)
Japan Trades in Suits, Cuts Carbon Emissions (2)
Emerald Tower - Rice's 'green' dorm is a healthy sign of engagement outside school walls (1)
Making Memorial Park greener (14)
America's Most Expensive Commutes (16)
Study supports choice of rail route Metro backs (1)
Turn on the tap and quench your thirst with pure water, not wasted oil (15)
A Green Version Of NASCAR? (2)
Pump designed to harvest energy from waves (13)
Key House Energy Panel Adopts New Partnership With Mayors On Energy Efficiency Projects (7)
Biosphere 2 Reopens for Climate Study (2)
Dark side to bright energy saving idea (14)
From soaps to HGTV, more TV shows are going green (1)
Landfills increasingly become sources of power (1)
Grant to help fund Texas wind turbine research lab (1)
EPA proposes tighter rules on ozone levels (1)
EPA Chief Proposes Tougher Ground-Level Pollution Standards for Ozone (3)
EPA proposes tighter rules on ozone levels (1)
Democrats Celebrate Senate Energy Vote (2)
'Evan Almighty' Director Tries Carbon-Neutral Set (2)
Lawmakers Focus on 'Greening' the Capitol (2)
Democrats Press Plan to Channel Billions in Oil Subsidies to Renewable Fuels (4)
Western States, Provinces To Set 'Green' Region (2)
Interest in Climate Change Heats Up in 2008 Race (2)
Oregon, Texas Legislatures Pass E-Waste Recycling Bills (5)
Green architects awarded for their work (1)
Mayors Praise Congressman Wynn for Introducing Energy and Environment Block Grant to Reduce Global Warming in Cities (7)
Biofuels Boom Raises Tough Questions (10)
Mayors unite on the 'green' front (9)
White House Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management (11)
Mayor Bill White Announces Acquisition of New Technology to Help City's Clean-Air Program (12)
-- Copy of the Agreement
51 Things You Can Do To Save The Environment (8)
Houston Chronicle Video - Toxic Plants (1)
The 10 easiest ways to green your home (6)

SOURCES:

(1) Houston Chronicle
(2) www.npr.org
(3) Washington Post
(4) New York Times
(5) www.greenercomputing.com
(6) www.msn.com
(7) U.S. Conference of Mayors
(8) Time Magazine
(9) USA Today
(10) Environmental News Network
(11) www.whitehouse.gov
(12) City of Houston Environmental Programming Office
(13) Galveston County Daily News
(14) www.khou.com
(15) www.msnbc.com
(16) Forbes Magazine
(17) Houston Business Journal
(18) www.governing.com
(19) www.cnn.com
(20) www.calstart.org
(21) Channel 39 in Houston
(22) www.environmentalleader.com
(23) www.cleantech.com
(24) www.kuhf.org

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