November 10, 2026

Key Take-Aways from the Microclimates of Resilience: Nature Based Solutions for Communities Panel at CEC’s Greater Houston Environmental Summit

by Susie Hairston Moderator – Stephanie Piper, Director of Texas Community Resilience for American Forests Panelists: Kyle Anderson, Director of Sustainability and Resilience at Asakura Robinson Carol Burton, Director of Permaculture at Urban Harvest Ed Pettitt, President of Friends of Columbia Tap Alan Steinberg, President/CEO of West Houston Association Ana Tapia, Senior Director of Environmental Projects at Houston Wilderness Nature-based…

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November 3, 2026

3 speakers, 7 minutes each, 3 impactful local sustainability and resilience initiatives: Lightning Talks were a big success at CEC’s Greater Houston Environmental Summit.

by Susie Hairston The purpose of this year’s CEC Summit was to bring experts and community members together to discuss some of our pressing resiliency needs – things that could help us need less energy, use more renewables for the energy we do need, mitigate flooding and the heat island effect, and incorporate nature in ways that helps us with…

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October 27, 2026

Rethinking Halloween with The Story of Stuff

By: Samantha Page I set out to write a “Green Your Halloween” article for this month’s newsletter, but while researching, I came across a phenomenal resource that does the job far better than I could: Your Guide to a Zero-Waste & Plastic-Free Halloween from The Story of Stuff Project. Rather than reinventing the wheel, I decided it was worth sharing…

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