Climate Solutions 101
Think there is no solution to climate change? Nothing could be farther from the truth. Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented [...]
Rain Barrels for The Houston-Area Community
First Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin, Houston, TX, United StatesYou are invited to a rain barrel workshop. Join us on Sunday, September 17 to learn about the benefits of rain barrels, get one for your home/house of worship and learn how to install it on your property. Rain barrels not only conserve water, a precious natural resource, they also help to keep water clean [...]
Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…Online
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2023 is Interconnection Amanda Tullos, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, ID+C, LFA, SITES AP, CHPC, FITWEL Ambassador, ENV SP Principal, GreeNexus Consulting, LLC Co-Founder, The GetAlong Productions, LLC Integrative Design for Community Resilience Join Amanda [...]
Guided Prayer Walks in the Park
Japanese Garden Hermann Park, Houston, TX, United StatesJapanese Garden at Hermann Park, photo by Patrick Talley Saturday, October 7, 9 a.m. & Saturday, October 28, 10 a.m. Hermann Park Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection. At each stop along [...]
Eating Plant-Based for Our Climate and Health. Your Faith Community Can, Too!
Karoline Mueller, Ph.D. & Nan Hildreth of the Climate Action Team at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston A year ago, our ministers directed church staff to change the Sunday lunch menu to plant-based food. What inspired them to act? For a year, our church’s Climate Action Team has hosted monthly plant-based potlucks. The potlucks [...]
Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities
Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities Wednesdays, October 11 – November 15, 6 p.m., online The climate crisis has arrived. Faith communities must not only react, but also prepare. Over the last decade, hurricanes have intensified, wildfires have burnt stronger, and heat waves have baked our cities. These events can only [...]
Drawdown Roadmap – Online
Tuesdays, October 24 – November 14, 6 p.m. central, online You may know that there are many possible solutions to combat climate change. But, how do we focus our efforts, create the most effective plan and really make a difference on climate before it’s too late? The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating [...]
Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…Online
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2023 is Interconnection. Sara Denison, Ph.D. Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University Interconnections with Soil, Human Health and the Environment Sunday, October 29, 6 p.m. central, online Soil is essential to [...]
Drawdown EcoChallenge – Online
Drawdown EcoChallenge October 1 - 31, online Connect the dots between climate solutions and climate actions to help reverse climate change with Drawdown Ecochallenge! Join others from around the globe, and together we'll take action on the most substantive solutions to climate change. Stretch your limits, earn points, and see your positive impact grow. Take [...]
Finding Sabbath in Nature Interfaith Mini-Retreat
Japanese Garden at Hermann Park, photo by Patrick Talley Finding Sabbath in Nature Interfaith Mini-Retreat Hermann Park As daylight ebbs and temperatures cool, the natural world is preparing for its own upcoming time of rest and renewal. What does nature teach us about preparing for a period of rest, or sabbath? What can we learn [...]