Monday, January 24, 2005

ChevronTexaco donates golf course to city

The Chronicle, which litters the streets of Houston with countless tons of wasted newsprint on a daily basis, is on an environmental kick as of late, slamming those eeeevil petrochemical companies. So don't be surprised when the Chron isn't too hot on this story:

Monday, ChevronTexaco announced the donation of a 130-acre golf course, formerly The Texaco Country Club, to the Houston Parks Board and the City of Houston. The golf course, combined with an adjacent 34-acre tract of parkland acquired by the Houston Parks Board, is now a 164-acre new city park named Coolgreen Park. The park is adjacent to Greens Bayou just east of Loop 610, at the intersection of Maxey Road and Coolgreen Street. In addition to a public golf course open for play, the park features wooded acreage that harbors wildlife such as deer, raccoons, fox, herons, egret, kingfishers and ducks. Established in 1924 for the benefit of Texaco's employees and retirees, the Texaco Country Club has been a semi-private golf course for 80 years. Membership consisted of Texaco retirees, ChevronTexaco employees and others. Texaco retirees have been operating the course and will continue to be involved in its management.

Wait, I thought oil companies only did eeeevil things like drill for oil, rape the planet, start wars, drown cute little baby seals in Quaker State, and create millions of jobs!

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