By Deborah Wrigley
KTRK-Houston
HOUSTON — A local bayou is being widened, which is a process that typically means tearing down many trees.
But that’s not the case this time. An effort to find a new home for dozens of trees, some of which are decades old, is underway.
Outside the old golf clubhouse in Hermann Park, there is a stump where a stately tree once stood. It’s one of some 300 that toppled during Ike, changing the treescape in Houston’s flagship park.
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Popular Houston restaurant goes green
By Laura Whitley
KTRK
HOUSTON — A popular Houston restaurant is making a comeback and going green at the same time. Ruggles is back with a new green idea that’s setting an example for other businesses.
Becoming a green certified restaurant goes way beyond selling a few organic entrees, and it’s not just for health nuts. From buying local produce to using biodegradable containers, some owners have found that in the high pressure, trendy world of restaurants, green could sustain them.
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Tags: · Chef Bruce Molzan, Federico Marques, Houston, KTRK, Ruggles
Roadblock on the path to going green?
From KTRK – Houston
There’s a big push for Texans to go green. Area lawmakers want more people to do things to save energy, including installing solar panels on their homes. The problem is that a lot of homeowners associations don’t allow it.
Turning a home built in 1929 into a marvel of the 21st century is no easy task.
“I’m proud of the fact that I have collectors,” said U of H architecture professor Charles Tapley, who is adding solar panels to his Montrose area house.
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Tags: · Charles Tapley, Homeowners' associations, Houston, KTRK, Montrose, Senator Mike Jackson, solar panels, Texas, University of Houston
