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New report ranks Texas last in recycling old computers
Fort Worth Star Telegram: In 2009, Texas ranked dead last in per capita collections of old computers among the seven states that require manufacturers to take back old equipment from consumers, according to a report released this week by the Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund.
Austin should nix plastic bags, group says
Austin American Statesman: A group of environmental advocates wants the City of Austin to ban plastic bags, saying the bags are an environmental scourge and that retailers have not substantially reduced the use of the bags through a voluntary program.
GHASP Takes On Toxic Chemicals In…Well, Just About Everything
Houston Press: Standing in front of an 20-foot-tall pseudo-rubber ducky, local public health advocates on Friday morning threw their support behind recently proposed federal legislation to update and upgrade the laws governing toxic chemicals used in consumer products.
SMU professor Al Armendariz named EPA region administrator
Dallas Morning News: Texas environmentalists lobbied in support of Armendariz, arguing that the region needed an environmental advocate with strong scientific credentials.
Groups rally to guarantee public access to Texas coast
Daily Texan: The proposition would add an amendment to the Texas Constitution guaranteeing public access to beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.
Surprise Veto of TV Recycling Bill Turns Heads
San Antonio Current: Since the 81st regular legislature closed up shop, environmental organizations waited to hear Governor Rick Perry officially sign HB 821, otherwise known as the TV TakeBack Bill, into law. But Perry vetoed the bill instead.
Texas governor rejects TV recycling bill
ABC News: Texas Gov. Rick Perry surprised environmentalists when he recently vetoed the TV Take Back Bill, which would have allowed Texans to recycle their outdated televisions for free as part of the necessary switch to digital TV.
Zombie TVs Keep Walking
Austin Chronicle: No one likes a bill they worked hard on to die, but there’s particular fury in the environmental community today that Gov. Rick Perry killed House Bill 821, the famous zombie TV recycling legislation.
What Happens When You Kill Your TV
Dallas Observer: At noon today in Victory Park, a group of enviro-activists dressed for Halloween dropped to the concrete to rather dramatically mark the end of analog television. As a result, the Texas Campaign for the Environment — the group behind today’s Victory Park demonstration — estimates that 3 million televisions will be tossed out.
Few Rules for Recycling Electronics
New York Times: In a scathing report published early last week, the Basel Action Network, or BAN, an advocacy group based in Seattle that seeks to curb the exporting of electronic waste from the United States, argued that EarthECycle — and companies like it — falsely represent themselves as recyclers.
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