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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2239: Last Places on Earth

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 5, 2022 · Episode: 2239 Last places on Earth — a new way to look at things. Today, we look for last occurences.

Tags Aral Sea CO dinosaur extinctions Dongba language ecology environment HAM radio land management last places on Earth Ludlow meteor Niger pictographs quality of life Swains Island Tofa language

Cris Feldman is the attorney for the group of Houstonians who are suing the White Oak Music Hall. He says they are satisfied with Judge Hawkins’ decision that limits the operations of the venue’s outdoor stage.

City of Houston

Group of Houstonians Suing White Oak Music Hall See Injunction As Victory (UPDATE)

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on January 26, 2017 · However, the venue’s management thinks they will be able to keep the outdoor stage open.

Tags Houston Police Department lawsuit quality of life White Oak Music Hall

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Smoking To Be Banned In Houston Parks

Florian Martin

Posted on July 23, 2014 · Ban will also extend to city library properties.

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Photo of plaque with the words: A letter to the future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.

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Encore Houston, Episode 199: ROCO

Joshua Zinn

Posted on June 8, 2023 · ROCO performs new works by Derek Bermel, Marcus Maroney, Michael Abels, and others!

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Houston Matters

Why is the energy transition not happening faster? 

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 20, 2023 · Houston Matters examines how energy and the environment in Houston have changed in the last decade.

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How the energy industry and Houston’s environment have changed in the past decade (April 20, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 20, 2023 · As Houston Matters prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary, we continue our series of conversations about how things in the city have and have not changed in the past decade. Today, we talk with experts about how the energy industry and concerns about the environment have changed in that time.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2568: Detension Basin

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 14, 2023 · Episode: 2568 Detention basins: where engineering, conservation, and myriad birds converge. Today, engineering and birds.

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