Calendar

Jun
18
Tue
HREG Monthly Meeting @ United Way-Greater Houston
Jun 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

HREG - Own Your PowerAll are welcome to Houston Renewable Energy Group’s monthly meetings! They will have a presentation on an interesting aspect of renewable energy in Houston, review HREG business, progress, and plan events. After the meeting, they usually spend some time socializing and finding out what is happening on the renewable scene in Houston from each other. Monthly Meetings are the best place for members to learn about HREG, ask questions, and provide suggestions.

If you are interested in volunteering or becoming a voting member, attending this meeting would be a great opportunity for you to learn more about what HREG does and how you can help. For more information, contact HREG.

Jun
29
Sat
Houston Sunrise Movement: Green New Deal Town Hall @ Impact Hub Houston
Jun 29 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

On June 29, 2019, starting at 1:30 p.m., the Houston hub of the Sunrise Movement will host a Green New Deal Town Hall at Impact Hub Houston. The event will examine who stands to benefit from the Green New Deal and what’s at stake. For more information and to register, visit actionnetwork.org or the Facebook event.

Jul
6
Sat
Nurture Nature Series @ Baytown Nature Center
Jul 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

The family-friendly offerings with hands-on-topics are free with regular admission. Enjoy a fun, educational outing; then stay to picnic, bird, hike, fish or just relax.

Jul
11
Thu
Big Creek Watershed Characterization Meeting @ George Memorial Library
Jul 11 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

H-GAC will host a Big Creek Watershed Characterization meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview Drive, Richmond.
During this informational public meeting, H-GAC staff will discuss and seek feedback on a project to evaluate water quality issues in the Big Creek Watershed of central Fort Bend County and plan for future solutions. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Justin Bower at 713-499-6653.

 

 

 

Keep Mercury Out of Berry Creek in South Houston @ South Houston Community Center
Jul 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Editor –

Throughout the Greater Houston area our waterways are at risk.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) recently approved the City of South Houston to remove safeguards on how much mercury is allowed to enter Berry Creek, which flows into Galveston Bay. Until now, the TCEQ regulated mercury that entered our waterways through wastewater in the City of South Houston’s treatment facilities.

Tell the City of South Houston to protect our communities!

Mercury poses a serious health risk due to its ability to easily enter the food chain from the fish we eat. Regulations on testing for mercury help keep treatment facilities accountable for their actions, keeping our waterways clean and our communities healthy. 

Bayou City Waterkeeper challenged the change in regulations and is urging  the City of South Houston and the TCEQ to require mercury testing in our local waters.

Tell TCEQ that you want your waters tested for mercury! Sign the petition today to keep mercury out of our bayous and Galveston Bay.

As Texans, we know we are stronger and louder together! Let’s submit as many signatures and comments as possible, using our power to make positive change.

Jul
15
Mon
Brays Bayou Association Meeting @ The Gathering Place
Jul 15 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Brays Bayou Association meets the third Monday of each month at The Gathering Place. Brays Bayou Association does not currently have a website.

Jul
16
Tue
HREG Monthly Meeting @ United Way-Greater Houston
Jul 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

HREG - Own Your PowerAll are welcome to Houston Renewable Energy Group’s monthly meetings! They will have a presentation on an interesting aspect of renewable energy in Houston, review HREG business, progress, and plan events. After the meeting, they usually spend some time socializing and finding out what is happening on the renewable scene in Houston from each other. Monthly Meetings are the best place for members to learn about HREG, ask questions, and provide suggestions.

If you are interested in volunteering or becoming a voting member, attending this meeting would be a great opportunity for you to learn more about what HREG does and how you can help. For more information, contact HREG.

Jul
25
Thu
Climate Action Plan Stakeholder Meeting @ Houston City Hall
Jul 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join Mayor Sylvester Turner and Sustainability Office as they present recommended strategies for the City’s Climate Action Plan.

The strategies will highlight actions across four key areas:

  1. building optimization,
  2. decarbonization,
  3. transportation, and
  4. materials management.

The City of Houston has set an ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, which means that we must reduce or offset any carbon dioxide that we release into the atmosphere.

The Climate Action Plan will outline goals, strategies, and actions that we as a City and community plan to take to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change. The proposed plan is the result of a data- and stakeholder- driven process, organized in partnership with the Houston Advanced Research Center.

Aug
19
Mon
Brays Bayou Association Meeting @ The Gathering Place
Aug 19 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Brays Bayou Association meets the third Monday of each month at The Gathering Place. Brays Bayou Association does not currently have a website.

Aug
20
Tue
HREG Monthly Meeting @ United Way-Greater Houston
Aug 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

HREG - Own Your PowerAll are welcome to Houston Renewable Energy Group’s monthly meetings! They will have a presentation on an interesting aspect of renewable energy in Houston, review HREG business, progress, and plan events. After the meeting, they usually spend some time socializing and finding out what is happening on the renewable scene in Houston from each other. Monthly Meetings are the best place for members to learn about HREG, ask questions, and provide suggestions.

If you are interested in volunteering or becoming a voting member, attending this meeting would be a great opportunity for you to learn more about what HREG does and how you can help. For more information, contact HREG.