Climate Protection Award. Houston’s Mayor Annise Parker received the 2011 U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Award for implementing the Houston Green Office Challenge. The Green Office Challenge encourages commercial building managers and tenants to reduce energy consumption, water usage and waste production by 10 to 50 percent. This is only one of many ways that Houston is encouraging sustainability…
Texas Bottle Bill. On the last day of the regular session, Rep. Coleman added HB2114, the Texas Bottle Bill, to another bill. The vote in the House was 40 yeas and 101 nays. A list is available here so that you may check how your representative voted. The option is available to give your representative a call and thank them…
Plant A Tree Program. The Odwalla Juice Company is asking residents to take 30 seconds to plant a tree online in their home state. The company is donating $100,000 to plant trees in the United States this year. For every virtual tree planted, Odwalla donates $1 to plant real trees in state parks. To plant a Texas tree, visit http://www.odwalla.com/plantatree/….