Comments on: What About the Flares? http://swamplot.com/what-about-the-flares/2009-06-02/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:16:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jesse http://swamplot.com/what-about-the-flares/2009-06-02/#comment-30513 Jesse Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:59:11 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9513#comment-30513 Industrial flares could be converted into energy or heat generation that would reduce the use of natural gas that is likely used at those sites. Industrial flares could be converted into energy or heat generation that would reduce the use of natural gas that is likely used at those sites.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/what-about-the-flares/2009-06-02/#comment-30405 kjb434 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:33:26 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9513#comment-30405 If that's all true, then Houston's car driving population is ok. If they think these are what pushing us over in the EPA rules, then keep driving. It's makes some sense when comparing to other cities not far from us with similar situations. Lake Charles and Baton Rouge have very similar industrial components present and are always struggling to be free from stricter EPA requirements. They are much smaller than Houston and have substantially less vehicular traffic. If you want a scale of Houston's size, the Houston Transtar system is in charge of more traffic lights than the entire state of Louisiana (from LaDOT). Houston Metro has a population larger than the Louisiana too. Yet Lake Charles and Baton Rouge have similar pollution troubles by constantly violating EPA guidelines for ozone. If that’s all true, then Houston’s car driving population is ok. If they think these are what pushing us over in the EPA rules, then keep driving.

It’s makes some sense when comparing to other cities not far from us with similar situations. Lake Charles and Baton Rouge have very similar industrial components present and are always struggling to be free from stricter EPA requirements. They are much smaller than Houston and have substantially less vehicular traffic. If you want a scale of Houston’s size, the Houston Transtar system is in charge of more traffic lights than the entire state of Louisiana (from LaDOT). Houston Metro has a population larger than the Louisiana too. Yet Lake Charles and Baton Rouge have similar pollution troubles by constantly violating EPA guidelines for ozone.

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