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"When we try to pick out anything
by itself, we find it
hitched to everything else
in the universe."
-John Muir
COASTAL BEND GROUP
MARCH NEWS 2006
Important Events
OUR NEXT COASTAL BEND GROUP SIERRA CLUB MEETING
April 18, 2006
Time: 11:30 - 1pm
Place: Central LibraryCOASTAL BEND SIERRA CLUB March 2006 Meeting Minutes
The Coastal Bend Sierra Club met from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm at the Central Library on Comanche St. on Tuesday, March 21.
After introductions, Chairperson Pat Suter mentioned that minutes of the last meeting were on the web and called for a treasurer’s report. Treasurer Teresa Carrillo stated that the balance was approximately $3300 and that the remainder of the funds had been invested in stair-step CD’s with a lenient early withdrawal penalty.
Earth Day/Bay Day will be at Cole Park on April 22nd and Coastal Bend Sierra Club will be one of the sponsors and will also have a booth. The Planning Committee for the event is meeting weekly and a pre-event social will be on April 13th at the Art Center.
Edith Cosgrove and Joyce Jarmon reported on recent Long Term Health Committee meetings. Industry representatives report that the new Flint Hills and TCEQ infrared cameras seem to be helping to lower carbon monoxide and benzene emissions.
Venice Scheurich reported that the new turtle lab on Padre Island National Seashore is now open and that the incubation facility has approximately four times the capacity of the former lab. Orientation for this season’s turtle volunteers has been held and patrols start on April 2nd.
Kenn Jobe said that the city no longer has an active recycle committee in the solid waste department. However, Paul Bass is a new administrative superintendent for streets and solid waste and he has agreed to provide fifty recycle receptacles for this year’s Earth Day/Bay Day event. Kenn also reported that he and Teresa Carrillo are active on the Oso Creek Planning Committee.
Teresa Carrillo reminded the group that Governor Perry has recently appointed nine Texas citizens to the state’s Environmental Flows Committee. Pat Suter appointed Teresa to monitor and report on the committee’s meetings and decisions for our Coastal Bend Sierrans.
Hal Suter reminded members that voting to elect three of six candidates to the National Sierra Club’s Board is underway and that ballots are due in the home office by noon EST on April 24th. Hal gave a brief biographical sketch of each candidate.
Chairperson Suter reported on the Bays Foundation program on the proposed wind farm in Kenedy County. PPM, the company proposing to build the project, has appointed Pat to the Technical Advisory Committee. She stated that opposition to the project was expressed at the meeting by King Ranch and by an Audubon representative from Austin. National Sierra has come out in favor of the concept of wind farms and Hal and Pat Suter have been invited to serve on the technical committee. Pat emphasized that each project would need careful planning and monitoring because "the devil is in the details" even though the overall concept is good.
The last topic discussed was the issue of upcoming City Council action on the Padre Island Beach Closure. The Council’s first vote is expected today followed by the second on March 28th. Pat announced her intention to speak at today’s meeting against closing the beach to vehicular traffic.
Submitted by Venice Scheurich
January 2005 Kemp's Ridley Update by Mina Williams & Venice Scheurich#################
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Pat Suter 852-7938 Chairman phsuter@stx.rr.com Mina Williams 882-1179 V.Chairman Teresa Carrillo 361-672-4703 Treasurer Venice Scheurich 241-4289 Secretary Hal Suter 852-7938 State Delegate COMMITTEE CHAIRS Venice Scheurich 241-4289 Conservation Bill Alling Air Quality Kathy Griffith 578-5291 Membership/Publicity Hal Suter and Mina
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ELECTED OFFICIALS ADDRESSES
Hon. Solomon Ortiz
State Rep. ____
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Washington, D.C. 20515-4315 Austin, TX 78768-2910
32 Gene Seaman
33 Vilma Luna
34 Abel Herrero
Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison
Sen. John Cornyn
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Washington, D.C. 20510
Washington, D.C. 20510
Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Commissioner Jerry Patterson
P.O. Box 12068
GLO 1700 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78711
Austin, Texas 78701
Commissioner (Chairman) President George Bush
TCEQ
The White House
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Washington, DC
Austin, TX 78711
president@white-house.gov
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