Environment

 

From Denton Record Chronicle: A report by three public health professionals urges Denton city leaders to consider the health effects of natural gas drilling as they rewrite the city’s drilling and production ordinance. That report includes results of air quality studies in the area, including state and independent air monitoring in Dish and Flower Mound. Read more@

 January 16, 2012  All News, Environment 
 

From Star-Telegram.com: It began with Rosemary and Serenity. While working for a pharmaceutical company, Anne Jones bought the two Nubian purebred does and started making goat cheese as a hobby. The girls would become the first goats at the Latte Da Dairy in Flower Mound, which Jones started in 2006. Read more@

 

From NBCDFW.com: The Flower Mound Fire Department has experienced a significant increase in carbon monoxide emergency calls. They are warning residents with newly-installed roofs that some vents aren’t doing their jobs. Flower Mound resident Emily Cole talks to NBC5. Read more@

 

The Town of Flower Mound invites residents to participate in a survey gauging interest and support for an organic community garden.

A plot in the future Green Acres Farm Memorial Park, 4400 Hide-A-Way Lane, was identified as the potential site for the garden’s location in the Town’s Parks and Trails Master Plan. Survey results and a recommendation will be discussed at future meetings of the Parks, Arts, and Library Services and Environmental Conservation Commission Boards, and a later Town Council meeting for further review and direction. Continue reading »

 January 6, 2012  Environment
 

From WFAA: A group of residents responsible for the upkeep and security of a historic mound in Flower Mound say they’re happy it burned on New Year’s Eve. The mound, known for its abundant wildflowers, gave the town its name.

 

From Facebook:

For those that are interested.
http://stopthedrilling.blogspot.com/2011/12/titanhilliard-field-update.html

 December 20, 2011  Environment, Facebook ,
 

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Latest on the state of water supplies in Texas.

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Texas approved a somberly worded plan on Thursday that lays out where the state should spend $53 billion to cope with its water needs over the next half century, and warns that future droughts may mean not enough supply to keep up with growing demand.
 December 17, 2011  All News, Environment, Facebook 
 

From The New York Times: As energy companies move to drill in densely populated areas from Pennsylvania to Texas, battles are breaking out over who will have the final say in managing the shale gas boom. >> Read more @