Recycle-Bowl Competition. Recycle-Bowl is a competition between schools designed to establish new recycling programs within schools, increase recycling rates in schools that currently recycle, and provide teacher/student educational opportunities about recycling and waste reduction. The 2012 Recycle-Bowl registration database is now open. The competition will be held October 15th to November 9th. The first 1000 schools to register will receive…
Featured Changing the plans – America’s oil capital is throwing up a few environmental surprises (The Economist, 07/14/2012) Houston has come a long way in a few years, transforming slowly into a more environmentally-conscious city. More than half the cars in the official city fleet are hybrid or electric; a bike-sharing program began in May; and about a third of…
Title: Livable Houston InitiativeLocation: H-GAC, 3555 Timmons Lane 2nd Floor, Room CLink out: Click hereDescription: Houston Tomorrow and the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) have co-hosted monthly lunch meetings to discuss a wide variety of urban issues since November 1999. Livable Houston Initiative meetings take place on the fourth Wednesday of every month from noon to 1:30 pm and are free…