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Descendants of slaves hold out against coal mining in Texas town
2013-09-02 14:36:37| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Ida Finley smiles wistfully, recalling how she used to cook for an entire East Texas community - nearly all descendants of slaves. The children would grab cornbread, greens and cookies from her kitchen while their parents grew vegetables in a tiny creekside village hidden among pine forests. "It's been so long," she muses, gazing at old photos that dot the walls of her nursing home room some 30 miles from Dirgin. Now, just weeks from her 102nd birthday, Finley faces the prospect of losing the...
Texas to assess air pollution near Houston freeway as part of a federal requirement
2013-08-30 08:12:47| Waste Management - Topix.net
Texas environmental officials will start measuring air pollution next year near a Houston freeway as part of a federal requirement to monitor the health risks of living near major roadways.
Lightning Eliminators To Host Second Lightning Protection Summit for Petroleum and Chemical Professionals in Houston, Texas
2013-08-30 06:47:39| chemicalonline Home Page
Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc. (LEC), the leading supplier of integrated lightning protection and lightning prevention products, solutions and services, in association with the International Lightning Technology Institute and media sponsor Oil & Gas Financial Journal, recently announced it will host the Second Lightning Protection Summit for Petroleum and Chemical Professionals. The event will take place October 10, 2013 at the Monument Inn in Houston’s Ship Channel
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Dow Chemical Selects Texas and Louisiana for Capacity Expansions
2013-08-29 19:49:00| Chemical Processing
Construction is scheduled to begin soon on these investments.
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Nobody hurt in South Texas Drilling Rig Fire
2013-08-29 16:58:14| Energy - Topix.net
Nobody has been hurt in a fiery drilling rig accident in rural South Texas and efforts continue to put out the blaze.
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