This webinar will continue on America Walks’ September Walking Towards Justice episode that explored the potential partnerships between walk-ability advocates and the disability rights movement. Learn how communities are becoming more inclusive and accessible and tools and resources to do the same.  This webinar is intended for those just starting out on the walking path as well as those interested in learning more about the topic.

A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement – grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. Directed and written by Mark Kitchell, Academy Award-nominated director of Berkeley in the Sixties, and narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl Streep.

Inspired by the book of the same name by Philip Shabecoff and informed by advisors like Edward O. Wilson, A Fierce Green Fire chronicles the largest movement of the 20th century and one of the keys to the 21st. It brings together all the major parts of environmentalism and connects them. It focuses on activism, people fighting to save their homes, their lives, the future – and succeeding against all odds.

6:30 PM conversation, networking, and a light meal
7:00 PM film screening, followed by a panel discussion

Free to the public, though donations are kindly appreciated.

Rice Media Center is located at 2030 University Blvd, near Stockton and University.

The least expensive University parking is in the lot on the West Side of the stadium. Enter on Greenbriar, drive to the most southeastern spot you can find, then walk along University towards Stockton.

Join the Green Building Resource Center in celebrating their tenth year anniversary. Stop by to network and enjoy light refreshments as you catch up with their environmental initiatives and hear from their two new leaders, Paula Paciorek of Houston Public Works and Marissa Aho. This is a free event and is open to the public. Please RSVP Steve.stelzer@houstontx.gov or 832-394-9050.

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2019 is environmental issues, and what you can do. In March, Robert Mace, professor of practice at U.T. – Austin, Department of Geography, will speak on water issues in Texas. Water Scarcity has been deemed one of the most significant environmental issues facing North America by the U.N.’s Global Environmental Outlook, the U.N.’s flagship environmental assessment. Professor Mace will educate on the latest research and reports on water issues in TX so that you thoroughly understand the issue. He will also explain the actions you can take to combat water scarcity & other water issues in TX. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions about this talk.

Join Houston Renewable Energy for a networking breakfast and discussion highlighting the latest trends in renewable energy development in Texas and around the U.S. The discussion will feature Vice President of the North American Development at Pattern Energy, Cary Kottler.

You are invited to attend a webinar co-hosted by EPA and USDA on federal grants and innovative financing options for reducing nutrients. Our featured speakers will highlight financing opportunities from USDA and EPA and discuss innovative approaches for funding point source and non-point source control for nutrient reductions. To register visit rossstrategic.zoom.us/webinar.

Designed for mid-level professionals, the webinar previews a new one-day onsite class exploring the little understood but compelling world of what may be the most powerful force that operates around the globe, now and for the foreseeable future: Energy and Geopolitics.

International energy markets are dynamic and entwined with foreign affairs, historically contributing to the rise and fall of international powers and alliances, business successes and failures, and often to conflict and war. Evaluating, forecasting, and positioning for financial, military, or diplomatic opportunities in the 21st Century requires an understanding of the current geopolitics of energy and the risks and vulnerabilities posed by shifts in energy markets and political pressures.

In this webinar, we will present a framework for estimating the total U.S. mortality burden attributable to indoor and outdoor PM_2.5 exposure in the primary microenvironments in which people spend most of their time. To register visit register.gotowebinar.com.

There has been a lot of talk about the complexity of social problems and the need for transformative change. ‘Collective impact’ is one framework that communities are using as they attempt to tackle these challenges. But if we take a step back, we realize that collaboration is the DNA of collective impact. In Abbotsford (BC, Canada) this idea has taken root (see blog), and the learning and experience has been codified for application in other communities.
Join us for a webinar on June 18 and speakers Bob Yates and Dena Kae Beno share how you can use these approaches to address transformative change in your community.
This topic was originally planned as a Sharing Innovation 2018 workshop, but was cancelled due to a last minute conflict. If you are a non-member that paid for Sharing Innovation 2018, you will be registered for this webinar for free. Email leena@nonprofitcenters.org if you do not receive an email confirmation by June 7th.

We invite you to participate in the second of four webinars hosted by U.S. EPA Region 10, the Association of State Wetland Managers and an Advisory Committee comprised of representatives from the Tribal Wetlands Working Group (TWIG). This webinar, entitled Balancing Tribal Economic Development, Sustainable Cultural Uses and Wetland/Aquatic Resource Protection and Restoration will be held on Tuesday, June 25th from 12:00pm- 2:00pm PT (1:00pm MT, 2:00pm CT, 3:00pm ET). Presenters include: Tom Elliott, Biologist for the Yakama Nation Wildlife Program; Allison Warner, Wetland Ecologist/Wetland Program Coordinator for The Tulalip Tribes at Quil Ceda Village; and Kara Kuhlman, Water Resources Manager for the Lummi Nation. To register visit register.gotowebinar.com/register/