I’d like to thank everyone who participated in #GivingTuesday and #BigGiveHouston on Tuesday. More individuals made donations to CEC in one day than have done so in years (and possibly ever). We are tremendously grateful. Your support allows us to connect our environmental community through Our weekly newsletter, the indispensable Houston Environmental News Update Our Environmental Resource Guide, your source…
Since Turkey Day is tomorrow, I thought I’d take the opportunity to talk birds. Specifically, I’d like to share information about the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts, as well as ongoing bird activities hosted in our environmental community. The 118th annual Christmas Bird Count is scheduled for December 14, 2017, to January 5, 2018. Organized by the National Audubon Society, this…
UN Water’s World Toilet Day is coming up on Sunday. How is this relevant to Houston, you ask? We are among the 39% of the global population (2.9 billion people) that have access to a safely-managed sanitation service. “Even in wealthy countries,” according to the UN, “treatment of wastewater can be far from perfect, leading to rivers and coastlines that cannot be safely…