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Tips to Save Energy Today
Easy low-cost and no-cost ways to save energy.
- Set your thermostat comfortably low in the winter and comfortably high in the summer. Install a programmable thermostat that is compatible with your heating and cooling system.
- Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.
- Air dry dishes instead of using your dishwasher's drying cycle.
- Turn off your computer and monitor when not in use.
- Plug home electronics, such as TVs and DVD players, into power strips; turn the power strips off when the equipment is not in use (TVs and DVDs in standby mode still use several watts of power).
- Lower the thermostat on your hot water heater to 120° F.
- Take short showers instead of baths.
- Wash only full loads of dishes and clothes.
- Drive sensibly. Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gasoline.
- Look for the ENERGY STAR® label on home appliances and products. ENERGY STAR® products meet strict efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Nature Report: Flourishing Wildlife
Monday, August 30, 2010
It is a time of abundance in the South Texas ranch country. Ample rains throughout the year have helped produce lush habitat for deer and other wildlife.
Nature Report: Summer Afternoons
Monday, August 23, 2010
Thunder rumbles threateningly, as dark clouds mass on the horizon. Between thunder claps, an occasional bird song fills the air as pre storm stillness settles over the tranquil pond.
Money Talks: 4 Free Steps to Eliminate Mosquitoes
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Mosquitoes are definitely a pest, but they can also be dangerous spreaders of disease. So it pays to get rid of them.
Nature Report: Great Blue Heron
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico is a perfect way to start the day. Brown pelicans are soaring by in the rosy glow, and a great blue heron stalks the shoreline at first light.
Nature Report: Texas Parks and Wildlife SAFE BOAT
Monday, August 16, 2010
There's a new law enforcement boat on the water, and not much is going to outrun the Texas Parks and Wildlife SAFE BOAT, which is built to handle the rough waters of the Gulf.
Nature Report: Nesting Season
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Isla Verde or Green Island as it is known in English is an oasis of lush and thorny habitat in the Lower Laguna Madre.
Nature Report: Fresh Water Inflow
Monday, August 09, 2010
Eventually, all the floodwater draining into the Rio Grande flows into the Lower Laguna Madre and Gulf of Mexico.
Nature Report: Handling Historic Flooding
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Just a week ago, Falcon Dam was releasing water over the spillway into the Rio Grande at a record rate, 1700 cubic meters per second.
La Joya residents need help in cleanup costs
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
It was a little over two weeks ago we needed to wear boots and rain gear just to walk down Peralez-Martinez in La Joya.
Nature Report: TIFT Championship
Monday, August 02, 2010
The 71st Texas International Fishing Tournament is in the record books, and it was a spectacular event. One thousand two hundred and twenty-two anglers competed in the bay and offshore divisions.
Nature Report: 71st Texas International Fishing Tournament
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The largest saltwater fishing tournament on the Texas coast is set for this weekend, and the 71st Texas International Fishing Tournament or TIFT is expecting to host more than 1200 anglers.
NATURE REPORT Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge Flooded
Monday, July 26, 2010
Record flooding has persisted for more than a week throughout much of the Rio Grande Valley as a result of torrential rains in northern Mexico following the landfall of hurricane Alex.
San Benito man helps clean BP oil spill
Thursday, July 22, 2010
A San Benito man is back home for short break after spending almost a month helping to clean up the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
State to Valley – ‘Do not eat fish from Donna Lake’
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Health officials from the Texas Department of State Health Services came to the Valley to alert residents not to eat the fish located in the Donna reservoir and canal system.
Cattle stranded by floodwaters in Starr County
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Authorities in Starr County are trying to figure out how to free dozens of cattle stranded by floodwaters.
Nature Report: Sportsman's Expo
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
If you like to hunt and fish or just enjoy the outdoors then the 20th annual Texas Hunters/Sportsman's Expo is the place to be.
This year's Expo is being held at the new McAllen Civic Center Friday, July 23 thru Sunday July 25th.
Bacteria warning for Boca Chica Beach
Monday, July 19, 2010
The Cameron County Health Department urged beachgoers to avoid getting in the water at Boca Chica Beach due to unsafe levels of bacteria.
Nature Report: Port Mansfield Fishing Tournament
Monday, July 19, 2010
This morning Port mansfield is preparing for their annual fishing tournament.
Nature reporter Richard Moore explains why officials expect a big turnout!
Willacy Co. Levee Leak Contained
Saturday, July 17, 2010
The water gushes out at a threatening pace from under the levee keeping the floodwaters away from the homes in Santa Monica just east of Sebastian.
Reynosa flooding threatens 75 neighborhoods
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Flooding from the Rio Grande now threatens 75 neighborhoods south ofthe border in Reynosa.
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