3 speakers, 7 minutes each, local sustainability and resilience initiatives making a difference: 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…

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…

Plug-In Solar: Key Takeaways from Our September Panel

By Ngoc Nguyen and Mia Aguilar On September 17th, CEC and Houston Renewable Energy Group (HREG) jointly hosted “Plug-In Solar: Power Within Reach” at IKEA Houston, where attendees explored how this emerging technology could make solar power more accessible to a wider range of Texans. The event, one of the many Houston Energy & Climate Week happenings, featured panelists Pete…