Events
From the Desk at One Green Street
Sherry Eichberger Shares Sustainable Living Fest Memories
The rhythm of her hula hoop put me in a trance….her dreadlocks swaying in concert with her hips and the hoop. Hairy armpits and legs, a not so firm belly exposed for all to see, see moved to the music with such confidence and joy I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her!
Climate Change in My Backyard Photo Contest
Connect the Dots on May 5 at the Sustainable Living Fest
Record-breaking heat waves in Russia, wildfires in Australia, floods in Thailand. Every time we pick up the newspaper and read about another record-breaking natural disaster, it becomes increasingly clear that climate change is not a future problem — it’s happening right now.
W&T Offshore Plants Trees at Burbank Middle School
On Thursday, March 22, W&T Offshore partnered with Trees For Houston to plant 20 trees at Burbank Middle School located at 315 Berry, Houston, TX 77022. W&T Offshore volunteers and Burbank sixth graders planted Live Oak trees throughout the property to help guarantee a vital environmental improvement to the area where students walk, run and play on their school campus. It is more important than ever to rebuild Houston’s green infrastructure. With help from companies like W&T Offshore, Trees For Houston will continue to fulfill
Houston International Festival Introduces Green Initiative to the 2012 Outdoor Event
"Village Green" attraction exposes attendees to Houston’s eco-friendly community & artists
Happy Green Valentine's Day
Help Build City Garden
Urban Harvest is looking for volunteers to help build the next City Garden project at the Houston Permitting Center, home of Green Building Resource Center on January 7th. Located at the end of Washington Avenue next to the tunnel to employee parking is ample room for 5 raised beds, one for each floor of the HPC, approximately 65' by 40' area.
Making Green a Threat Again
Direct Action Organizing in the Climate Movements
The wealthy few are destroying our climate, our eco-systems and our communities. They destroy Appalachia’s mountains for profit they make from coal. They poisoned the Gulf of Mexico for profit... they make from oil. They are destroying communities from New York to American West for profit they'll make from natural gas.
Change-makers Convene
Each year, Houston and other locally-based innovators talk at the conference about issues related to the four pillars of the Bioneers — environment, health, spirit, and social justice – and cutting edge ideas related to them. This year the event will be held at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, running from 8:00am to 6:00pm each day.
The Bioneers is a national, non-profit educational organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and the planet.
