EnvironmentLA - The City's official site for information about projects and programs that are making Los Angeles more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power - LADWP offers environmental Green LA programs, including Trees for a Green LA, Energy Efficiency for a Green LA, Solar Energy for a Green LA, Electric Vehicles for a Green LA, Green Power for a Green LA, Recycling for a Green LA and Educational Services for a Green LA.
Green LA Action Plan - The City's official plan to improve energy conservation, transition to renewable power sources, and change the ways citizens commute to work and school.
US Green Building Council-LA - A resource for agencies, municipalities, professionals and companies interested in sustainable, green buildings.
HOUSTON (KTRK) — Development has created more opportunities for Houston, but it also costs land that wildlife used to call home. But, in southwest Houston, near South Post Oak, it’s coming back. As it turns out, all it needed was a little space courtesy of a flood control project. >> Read the full story
Earth Day Houston
Discovery Green 1500 McKinney Houston, TX 77010
April 11, 2009 , 9:00am to 6:00pm
Festival focuses on sustainable living with activities for the whole family. Featuring an Earth Zone, highlighting land, air, water, renewable energy; and an Environmental Education zone with recycled art activities and a display of six-foot Cool Globes.
Cynthia Brum 713-528-3779 www.mothersforcleanair.org www.earthdayhouston.org
HOUSTON — A local bayou is being widened, which is a process that typically means tearing down many trees.
But that’s not the case this time. An effort to find a new home for dozens of trees, some of which are decades old, is underway.
Outside the old golf clubhouse in Hermann Park, there is a stump where a stately tree once stood. It’s one of some 300 that toppled during Ike, changing the treescape in Houston’s flagship park.
HOUSTON — A popular Houston restaurant is making a comeback and going green at the same time. Ruggles is back with a new green idea that’s setting an example for other businesses.
Becoming a green certified restaurant goes way beyond selling a few organic entrees, and it’s not just for health nuts. From buying local produce to using biodegradable containers, some owners have found that in the high pressure, trendy world of restaurants, green could sustain them.
There’s a big push for Texans to go green. Area lawmakers want more people to do things to save energy, including installing solar panels on their homes. The problem is that a lot of homeowners associations don’t allow it.
Turning a home built in 1929 into a marvel of the 21st century is no easy task.
“I’m proud of the fact that I have collectors,” said U of H architecture professor Charles Tapley, who is adding solar panels to his Montrose area house.
There have been several attempts to build electric cars that can run at higher speeds and for several hours. Some have been more successful than others.
Last year’s record high oil prices boosted demand for the vehicles. And now, there are electric cars available, with limitations.
