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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.
On March 31, 2019, from 5-7 p.m., eco-theologian The Rev. Michael Dowd will discuss the convergence of science, inspiration, and sustainability with a multimedia presentation at the First Unitarian-Universalist Church of Houston, Museum District Campus, 5200 Fannin St. For more information and to register, visit eventbrite.com.
Faith Climate Action Week will take place for ten days in April during Earth Month. It will focus on how we can take action to protect our climate.
Celebrations, sermons, service projects, events, and nature walks will be held, all week. Sign up now and be the first to receive information on how to participate!
We will be focusing on ways we can green our facilities and homes, take action locally, and advocate nationally for positive steps towards a sustainable, 100% renewable us energy future. Join for a whole week of Creation celebration and carbon-cutting activities. Sign up to receive information and activities around this exciting event.
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.
The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites houses of worship
& their members to learn how they can go solar for less as part of the
Houston Central Solar Co-Op. A co-op leverages bulk-purchasing power to
get discounted pricing. Each participant gets an individual solar quote, but a
single installer is selected for the group.
Neighbors in the Houston area have already formed a solar co-op to save money
and make going solar easier, with the help of nonprofit Solar United Neighbors.
Houston Renewable Energy Group (HREG), the South Union Community
Development Corporation, and the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston
are sponsoring the co-op. The group already has over 30 participants.
At this informational session, you’ll learn how solar works, how it can be financed,
how it is installed, and how you can join the Co-Op. For homeowners, this is the last year to get the full solar tax credit, so come learn how you can participate!
Our speaker, Dori Wolfe, is founder of two solar energy companies, and has worked to bring community solar projects to fruition since 2012.
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 PM2.5 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/