green: In Consideration of Water - Our American Lawns
- 08/09/11 10:49 AM
I grew up on a nice lawn. It made the running games of tag or hide and seek up and down the neighborhood pleasant. And since we lived in town, I guess my Mom and Dad really didn't think about the water it took to keep our lawns green in Hereford, Texas. Hereford isn't exactly tropical. We came to Hereford from a "semi-arid" climate at 4,700 feet in New Mexico. It was a ranch where green lawns were small, you worked to keep the trees alive in the summer, and leaving the water or a toilet running through, could cause there … (4 comments)
green: Keep Brazos Beautiful's Annual Award Gala
- 04/30/10 10:48 AM
Dear readers, Tickets are available for Keep Brazos Beautiful's (KBB) Annual Awards Gala, which will be at the College Station Hilton and Conference Center on Friday, May 7, with the social hour beginning at 6pm. This year's theme is "Say Aloha to Being Green," and has a definite tropical feel. The organization's mission is is to educate and engage Brazos County citizens to keep our community clean, green, and beautiful. Founded on the ideal that a clean and beautiful community helps to improve the economic vitality, health, safety, and quality of life for everyone, their programs center on educating and … (1 comments)
green: Bryan / College Station Green Living Notes
- 02/03/10 08:52 AM
Dear readers, A couple of green items came up today worth mentioning. First is a news release from The Texas A&M System yesterday titled "A&M System Saves $4 Million With “Green” Utility Contract." It goes on to say that "the estimated value of the contract, which also includes Stephen F. Austin State University, is $37.4 million. SFA’s savings are estimated at about $2 million for the period." "Fifteen percent of the energy purchased through the contract, or approximately 43,000,000 kilowatt hours per year, will be in the form of Texas Wind Renewable Energy Credits." I know there is still a … (0 comments)
green: College Station's first Green Mini-Seminar starts tonight!
- 01/15/10 04:01 AM
Dear readers,Everyone (all of the Texas A&M kids) is headed back to Bryan and College Station to begin another semester at Texas A&M University and Blinn College. Football's behind us and we have a great spring semester to look forward to.There's a lot of housekeeping going on since the dorms opened on Wednesday, and I want to tell our students and remind our residents that the City of College Station is beginning their series of Green Mini-Seminars tonight (Friday) with a presentation on how to Green your home or dorm. Here is a list of the seminars offered during the … (0 comments)
green: Making it Easy to Be Green in Bryan, Texas
- 10/31/09 05:56 AM
Happy Fall! A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending Be Green in Bryan's Greening Your Home 101 workshop, upstairs at the Bryan Public Library. Taught by Mary Strauss, the City of Bryan's Sustainability Program Coordinator, the workshop provided ten realistic, helpful suggestions that will help our environment and save you money.
I'm about to throw a lot of links at you. Most go to information located on BeGreenInBryan.com, which is a site worth visiting. On that site, if you click on the symbols on the left side of the page for a wealth of information on … (1 comments)
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I grew up on a nice lawn. It made the running games of tag or hide and seek up and down the neighborhood pleasant. And since we lived in town, I guess my Mom and Dad really didn't think about the water it took to keep our lawns green in Hereford, Texas. Hereford isn't exactly tropical.
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