Normally, the introduction to today’s newsletter would highlight Earth Day and CEC’s involvement in Earth Day since 1970, and the amazing efforts of our member organizations. Instead, this week I’d like to talk about flooding. I hope each of you remain safe and relatively dry during this week’s storms. In light of a recent report by the Union of Concerned…
Featured Texans in Congress Largely Silent on Hurricane Protection (Neena Satija and Kiah Collier – The Texas Tribune, 4/17/2016) “After nearly a decade of bickering and finger pointing, Texas scientists and lawmakers finally seem to agree that building some version of a ‘coastal spine’ — a massive seawall and floodgate system — would best help protect the Houston region from…
Even though Earth Day isn’t until April 22, Earth Month is in full swing. CEC will be represented at several events, so please come by and visit. Tonight, we’ll be at the Green Building Resource Center for their celebration (bring something to swap and some styrofoam). On Saturday, we will be at the Earth Day Houston celebration, hosted by Air…