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About Us Walter J. McCoy Vicki Wolf Terry O’Rourke Clean Board Member Terry O'Rourke Stephen King Jane Dale Owen President Michael Sommer Clean Board Member Michael Sommer Malcolm Skolnick Clean Board Member Malcolm Skolnick Irina Cech Joseph Romm Grover G. Hankins Jan DeVault Grover G. Hankins Board Member Clean Business     Back to top Clean Business Concerns over unhealthy profits voiced during ExxonMobil Shareholders’ Meeting ExxonMobil manages to avoid shareholders vote on global warming ExxonMobil manages to avoid shareholders vote on global warming Unprecedented support for climate change resolution at ExxonMobil’s 123rd Annual Meeting ExxonMobil 2004 Shareholders' Meeting Studies Houston nomination Accommodating the Environment Featured Articles In National Week of Action Customers Deliver Dynegy Feedback: “No New Coal, Get Serious About Spring Cleaning.” ConocoPhillips Confronted at its 2006 Annual Shareholders meeting Clean Comments     Back to top Clean Comments Climate Change: It Is Worse Than You Think Looking Beyond a Cancellation Questionnaire Comments A Wider Audience Archives Death of the American Dream Alternatives to Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers A is for Air Pollution Part II: Effectuating Your Right to Know River Oaks Prepares to lose historic home Historic River Oaks Home To Be Demolished, Group To Hold Vigil Decarbonization of the World’s Economy An Environmental Perspective on Texas Coastal Issues No More Conventional Coal Plants Communities near coal plants need to know health threat Abrupt Climate Change A Hopeful Response to Global Warming Time for precaution to protect public health Environmental Child Abuse Ropo Hopes Third Time a Charm For Land use Guidelines Living “Green” in Tokyo A Fish out of Water Story Get educated: Go green My dear grandfather would not be amused A New Way of Doing Things Globalization: The Race to the Bottom Funding Matters Friends of Architecture Founder Would Surely Be Troubled by Exxon To the Board of the Federation of American Scientists Boycott Exxon Mobil Exxon Shareholder Concerns Expressed Ed O'Rourke GROUP PUSHING HISTORIC STATUS FOR HOMES Guest Op-ed Section Don’t let Texas become a national toxic sacrifice 80th Legislative Session on environment a dark comedy Leaf Blowers: Stirring Up a Mess RIVER OAKS GAINS ANOTHER HISTORIC LANDMARK Kerry Earth Day Event, April 2004 Jane Dale Owen Jim Blackburn Behind closed Doors: An Inside Look at Indoor Air Pollution Behind closed Doors: An Inside Look at Indoor Air Pollution Houston Needs A Real Capital Improvement Plan (C.I.P.) To Help Fix Our Drainage and Flood Control Infrastructure Group Seeks Historic District Status for RO Saving River Oaks Historic Preservation in River Oaks March 29, 2005 Group Seeks Historic District Status for RO Exxon Mobil Shareholder Responsibility More Important Now Than Ever Destruction of Houston Landmarks and Trees Wanted: Straight Answers from Big City Polluters ARMY AGREES TO TEMPORARILY STOP SHIPMENT OF NERVE AGENT WASTE TO TEXAS Citizens’ health and rights ignored in shipment and burning of nerve gas waste THE FAILURE OF TEXAS AIR POLLUTION CONTROL: A CITIZEN’S PERSPECTIVE Trees: A resource we can’t afford to waste Tally of Response And the survey says From Sunset, New Dawn Emerging Why Isn't Texas Suing the EPA Solutions to global warming offer more livable city for all The Smell of Money The Smell of Money Give Mother Nature a fighting chance to improve Houston area's air Give Mother Nature a fighting chance to improve Houston area's air peaking out about standards for hazardous air pollutants Pause for Precaution: Nuclear Power Still Too Risky Errors & Omissions (presented at the 2004 Rice/Fotofest Water Conference) Chapter 30 Phase Out Nuclear EPA falls short with new ozone standard Texans speak out for tougher ozone standards Peak Oil’s Aftermath An Environmental Vision for Braeswood Place (and many other neighborhoods) Petroleum Products Are Hazardous To Your Health Press featuring CLEAN Why not renewable energy now URGENT: Don't vote for the current proposed restrictions Administration Tramples Roadless Rules River Oaks Boad Of Directors GROUP FIGHTS TO SAVE OLD HOMES, OLDER TREES   GROUP FIGHTS TO SAVE OLD HOMES, OLDER TREES Dangers of Diesel PoweredSchool Buses What's up with the SIP Clean Energy     Back to top Summary of the Issues: Energy Wind plant off Baffin Bay could lower electric bills by Tom "Smitty" Smith The Twilight of the Petroleum Age By Donna Mosher, July 2006 Ted Turner on the Future of Energy by Charles Stillman, February 2007 Studies A brighter future for solar in Texas by Charles Stillman, January 2007 An Evening with Joe Romm, Author of “The Hype About Hydrogen” by Erika McDonald Joseph Romm A Real Energy Answer In Our Backyard The Outlook for Energy- an Industry Perspective By Donna Mosher Peak Oil – Peak Opportunity Past the Peak Actions everyone can take to prepare for the possible end of an era By Donna Mosher The Dirt on Nuclear Power Henry Kelly: scientist and activist improving lives with science and technology The Hype About Hydrogen Hubert's Peak by Erika McDonald Houston Group Tackles Climate Change By Geoffrey Castro Houston Biodiesel By Brian Herod Hubert's Peak by Erika McDonald Jody Gibson, Ph.D. Could Waste Fuel Houston’s Future Featured Articles Cellulosic Ethanol: a greener alternative By Charles Stillman Corn-Based Ethanol: The Energy Answer Energy and the Environment TGrassroots Efforts Versus Big Money for Coal Climate Change: It Is Worse Than You Think by Ed O'Rourke Putting the brakes on biodiesel by Charles Stillman Dina Cappiello: Reporting the hard facts David Crossley: Urban Dreamer; Quality of Life Seeker Craig Williams- Champion for safe disposal of chemical weapons Cath Conlon: Bringing Life to the Land Heroes     Back to top Anne Rolfes: Bringing buckets of help to fenceline communities Neil Carman: on a mission to stop pollution one citizen victory at a time Sue McDonald- Environmental Crusader Mayor Bill White: Leading the way toward a healthier city, a healthier planet Texas Representative Lon Burnam: Standing up for the environment Lois Gibbs: reluctant activist leads grass roots opposition to toxic waste sites Lawrence Spence: Beautifying Houston as he teaches love of nature Henry Kelly: scientist and activist improving lives with science and technology John Sullivan: Taking the creative approach to environmental and social issues Jim Tarr: challenging industry and government to protect public health Jim Blackburn: protecting the environment a labor of love Roger Rasbach, architectural designer, environmentalist, visionary Online Form People Who Make A Difference Winifred Hamilton: shining a light on Houston’s environment-related health issues Peter Altman- Environmental Campaigner   John Porretto- working towards a sustainable future Dan Phillips: weaving dreams from discarded things Wilma Subra: Chemist helping communities find justice in toxic environment Suzie Canales: Corpus Christi activist for environmental justice Houston Architect Designs Healthy Green Homes Wilma Subra: Chemist helping communities find justice in toxic environment Take Action     Back to top Ask Dynegy to say No to New Coal Plants Fish farming is coming soon to our Gulf waters: concerns for consumers and the environment Letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry on holding polluters accountable More on City Council's Meeting on the air pollution crisis Ask Mayor White to participate in the U.S. Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement Ask Dynegy to say No to New Coal Plants Fish farming is coming soon to our Gulf waters: concerns for consumers and the environment Letter to your Congressmen on seizing the shipment of VX Nerve Gas to Port Arthur, TX. 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Clean Air Environmental Groups Urge Perry to “Get White Out” Find a Greener Chair to Replace Kathleen Hartnett White as Texas’ Top Environmental Advocate Fired up: TXU's coal plan puts Texans' health at risk Toxic Tour exposes hazardous conditions along three coasts TCEQ Blasted by Citizens at Smog Public Hearing Jim Tarr: challenging industry and government to protect public health Taking precautions against lead poisoning State plan guarantees a hazy future for Texas’ wilderness areas Students Explore Environmental Concerns of Jefferson County Dangers of Diesel PoweredSchool Buses Interview with Houston's Mayor Bill White on Houston as a Model City Houston as a Model City SIP Postponed Juan Parras, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Environmental Law and Justice Center, explains his thoughts behind the location of Chavez High School and the decline of the zone's tax value. Waiting to Inhale: 32 Years of Dangerous Ozone Proposed new air quality standards for ozone tough for Texas Houston Heraes New Report: Texas Ranks First in Nation for Global Warming Pollution Community despair expressed at EPA hearing Don’t let Texas become a national toxic sacrifice Texas Deluged by Mercury: EPA Must Strengthen Rules to Protect Our Health Houston City Council’s Special Meeting on Toxic Air Interview with Houston's Mayor Bill White on Houston as a Model City Health Effects of Air Pollution Nightmare for Manchester Family ACT Environmental Lobby Day held March 8 States of Shock & Unknowing: On Documenting the Wake of Katrina & Rita in Southern Louisiana Houston: from benchwarmer to benchmarker The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part VII: Dangers for infants living in a toxic environment The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part II: What is in the air Featured Articles Another Air Quality Failure: Houston Region Had Worst Year on Record for Fine Particulates EPA Fails on Mercury Reductions: Final Rule Even Weaker Than Proposal and Won’t Protect Texas’ Children When An Upset "Can Kill" Doggett: A cure for cleaner air Dallas Signs Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement Citizen Air Pollution Complaints Improve Houston’s Air Quality Commercialshipping contributes to Houston poor air quality More Coal Plants = More Pollution, More Illness Global Warming Get's Local Juan Parras, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Environmental Law and Justice Center, Clean Links Chavez: A Taxing Burden Neil Carman: on a mission to stop pollution one citizen victory at a time Climate Change: Who Cares Brandt Mannchen: In the thick of protecting the Big Thicket and other natural resources BP Texas City Fatal Explosion: Another look at how it could have been prevented Interview with Carol Alvarado on Houston as a Model City Clean Health     Back to top Clean Health Summary of the Issues Pediatric Environmental Health Symposium 2005: Doctors and nurses urged to take patients Houston-Galveston area children breathing toxic air The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part VII: Dangers for infants living in a toxic environment The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part VI: Toxic air can harm embryo and developing fetus The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part V: Air Pollution and Heart Disease The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part IV: Air Pollution and Cancer The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part III: The Human Body Under Attack The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part II: What is in the air The Health Effects of Air Pollution Part I: Childhood Asthma and Air Pollution Global chemical contamination serious threat to child development Featured Articles The Health Effects of Air Pollution Project What do you know about cancer Clean Living     Back to top Summary of the Issues Youth in Action What we can do today Restoring Authority to the Clean Water Act Water for All: Delivering clean water at a fair price Thirsty for answers From Kansas to Kerala, water shortages are becoming a worldwide concern Liquid for Life: Drop by drop, a world-wide concern for water runs deep University of Houston Greens Campus with New Green Roof Trees: A resource we can’t afford to waste Restoring nature in Los Angeles Where can I get these structurally insulated panels Teach Your Children Well Clean Living Studies Calm After the Storm: Lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita The Struggle to Save a Forest Interrupted West 11th Street Park Home Retrofitting Doing well by doing good: social and environmental responsibility can be profitable Summary of the Issues: Recycling Conserve and Recycle for a Cleaner, Sustainable Planet Green Building Projects Better Safe than Sorry: Using the Precautionary Principle to Prevent Harm Widespread Pesticide Poisoning of Water Focus of Landmark Government Study Permaculture: Designing a better world High Performance Homes Sustainable Building Solutions Builds the Bottom Line in Green Construction Payne Street House to Set New Performance Standard for Low-Cost Energy-Efficient Homes Panels in the News Summary of the Issues: Organic Food The Surge Toward Nuclear Power for Clean Energy: Threat or Promise Where is the next meal coming from New Harmony & The House of Tomorrow Nature as Medicine Locally grown food: good for you, good for the planet Landfills: A concern piling up Henry Kelly, PhD, president of the Federation of American Scientist, explains the thought behind the Houston Environmental Housing Project Intellicenter: Green by Design Summary of the Issues: Indoor Air Quality The need for new housing technology Houston as a model city: Facing the challenges of an environmental crisis Building better for the future Houston as a model city: Facing the challenges of an environmental crisis Toxic emissions from refineries and chemical plants Houston as a Model City: Meeting the challenges of an environmental crisis Transportation choices key in becoming a model city Houston as a Model City: Meeting the challenges of an environmental crisis Energy Outlook Houston as a Model City: Meeting the challenges of an environmental crisis Storms and flooding: Houston’s natural hazards Houston as a Model City: Meeting the challenges of an environmental crisis Greenspace Houston as a Model City: Meeting the challenges of an environmental crisis The Future of Water Houston as a Model City: Meeting the challenges of an environmental crisis Global Warming, Impacting today's urgent issues Houston as a Model City: Meeting the challenges of an environmental crisis Improving the air comes first A house that pleases home buyers, builders and environmentalists CLEAN Launches Environmental Housing Project HOLA: Bringing the world to the classroom HISD builds healthier, safer schools Healthy places for children to live, learn and play The District finds it ironic that a group such as CLEAN Houston Goes Green Greening Texas Campuses: Students Demand Environmental Change What is Green Building Houston 2035: disappearing greenscape Global Warming: a sea change in public opinion National Strategy Session to Stop Genetically Engineered Trees Houston Heros Featured Articles CLEAN-FAS Housing Project Advanced construction technology built in harmony with the environment Home Energy Saving Tips Discovering Dewees Detoxing Your Life Widespread Pesticide Poisoning of Water Focus of Landmark Government Study Green Building: from the ground up Making a World of Difference: Connecting the Dots Brownfields: eyesore or opportunity Biomimicry: natural solutions hidden in plain sight Building a Better World Project Art Opens Children's Eyes to Environmental Issues Green Building: from the ground up Green Building from the ground up: Windows Green Building from the ground up: Structural Insulated Panels Green Building from the ground up: Roofing Green Building from the ground up: Natural Materials Green Building from the ground up: Landscaping Green Building from the ground up: Insulation Green Building from the ground up: Framing The Wood Structure Green Building: from the ground up Concrete Bhopal Survivors Tour Visits Houston by Charles Stillman Green Building Projects Clean vehicles     Back to top CLEAN-FAS Housing Project Advanced construction technology built in harmony with the environment Buffalo Bayou: River of Dreams Project Overview New EPA Administrator Brings Hope to Texas Building a Better World Project Hurricane Ike: What’s left behind Karen Hadden: Dedicated activist for a safer, healthier planet Hilton Kelley: Standing up for the West Side Reverend Roy Malveaux: Baptist minister crusading against toxic terrorism Fugitive emissions from industrial facilities often go unreported. If you have an environmental complaint please refer to the resources below The Problem with Ozone CAMPAIGN Feature: Say No to Coal Construction on Rasbach Environmental House Started New Technology Offers a Real Time Close-up Look at Emissions CLEAN’s Brays Bayou Wildscape Garden: Native plant rescue for beauty and survival Never-give-up Fighting Spirit Needed to Prevent Global Warming Catastrophes In 2009 CLEAN Focuses on Environmental Justice New Harmony & The House of Tomorrow CLEAN’s Brays Bayou Wildscape Garden: Native plant rescue for beauty and survival Construction on Rasbach Environmental House Started Hurricane Ike: Lessons Learned Green Building Projects Meeting with EPA officials to discuss Environmental Justice concerns May 2009 Guides City of Houston Environment Ford Escape Features Fuel Economy Honda Civic Hybrid Honda Insight Lexus RX Introduction The Hype About Hydrogen State Hybrid Vehicle Incentives Hybrid Models Coming Soon Getting rail on the right track Studies Tax Incentives Prius