Earth Day 2011

Title: KBR EcoFest Downtown Earth Day
Location: downtown
Description: Tabling event for approx. 500 employees from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Contact Amanda.wyble@kbr.com
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2011-04-20
End Time: 13:00

Title: Green Bank Connect Golf Tournament
Location: Redstone Golf Course
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Description: This golf tournament will benefit the CEC.

Contact mbarone@greenbank.com
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2011-04-30

Title: Sprinkles Cupcakes Celebrates Earth Week with Trees For Houston
Location: Sprinkles Cupcakes, 4014 Westheimer Rd; Houston, 77027
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Description: Sprinkles Cupcakes has joined forces with Trees for Houston to raise funds and awareness for Earth Day. During the week of April 18-22, Sprinkles Cupcakes in Highland Village will donate 100% of the proceeds from their vanilla cupcake sales to Trees For Houston. Customers can enjoy the “tree” cupcake and know that they will be enjoying the cupcake for a good cause. If customers buy a dozen tree cupcakes, they will receive a free seedling from Trees for Houston.
Start Date: 2011-04-18
End Date: 2011-04-22

Title: Waste Management Earth Day at the Houston Zoo
Location: Houston Zoo
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Description: There will be plenty of activities, crafts, music and more to make this Earth Day memorable! Activities this year include:
• Endangered Species Scavenger Hunt
• Mother Earth Maze
• Re-usable Mural
• Pin the Tail on the Monkey
Start Date: 2011-04-16
Start Time: 09:00
End Date: 2011-04-17
End Time: 15:00

Title: Houston REI — Let’s G.O.! (Get Outside) for Earth Day – Hike the Arboretum
Location: Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
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Description: Bring the family for a day to Get Outside and enjoy the outdoors at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center. Take a stroll on Arboretum trails and learn about some of the wildlife of our area at activity stations located along the path. Let’s G.O.! is a month-long national campaign to rally people of all ages to play, serve and celebrate outdoors in nature.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-04-09
End Time: 16:00

Title: Shell Eco-Marathon at Discovery Green
Location: Discovery Green
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Description: The Shell Eco-marathon challenges high school and college student teams from around the world to design, build and test energy efficient vehicles. With annual events in the Americas, Europe and Asia, the winners are the teams that go the farthest distance using the least amount of energy.
Start Date: 2011-04-14
End Date: 2011-04-17

Title: Shell Eco-Marathon
Location: Discovery Green 1500 McKinney Street Houston, TX 77010-4011
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Description: Celebrate invention, innovation and eco-efficiency as the streets around Discovery Green become a test course for tomorrow”s vehicles. College and high school teams from around the world design, build and test vehicles for maximum fuel efficiency. See www.discoverygreen.com/directions for information on access, street closures, parking, public activities and more.
Start Time: 07:00
Date: 2011-04-15
End Time: 12:00

Title: Beyond LEED: Living Building Challenge
Location: City of Houston Code Enforcement Building 3300 Main Street Houston, TX 77002
Description: What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place? The purpose of the Living Building Challenge is straightforward – it defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts to diminish the gap between current limits and ideal solutions. Whether your project is a single building, a park, a college campus or even a complete neighborhood community, Living Building Challenge provides a framework for design, construction and the symbiotic relationship between people and all aspects of the built environment.
Learn how the Challenge is different from LEED in this educational seminar.
LIMITED TO 75 PEOPLE, PLEASE RSVP:
Steve.stelzer@houstontx.gov or phone 713.535.7508

Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-04-21
End Time: 19:30

Title: Earth Day Garden Party
Location: Magnolia Park Community
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Description: There will be an Earth Day garden party with dancers, music, food and a formal revealing of the panels of a mural for the Magnolia Park Community that will be attached to the fence.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-04-23
End Time: 13:00

Title: Hike the Arboretum for Earth Day
Location: 4501 Woodway Drive Houston, TX 77024
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Description: Hike the Arboretum for Earth Day – Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Let’s G.O. (Get Outside)

Wear your walking shoes, bring binoculars and join the Arboretum for a fun-filled hike!

Along the trail, learn about Houston’s wildlife at Animal Activity Challenge Stations:

* See how fast you can run compared to a coyote
* Practice balancing across a log like a squirrel
* Try your turn at the Worm Wiggle
* Glide through the air on the kids’ zip line

Staff from REI-Houston will have a demonstration campsite, and outdoor recreation information including “Leave No Trace” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A one-day Native Plant Sale will include bog and aquatic plants as well as other native shrubs, perennials and grasses.

Admission to the Earth Day Celebration is free.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-04-09
End Time: 16:00

The Citizens’ Environmental Coalition is pleased to announce that H-E-B has selected EarthShare of Texas to be the beneficiary of its in-store coupon promotion for April, in recognition of Earth Day. This means that customers can tear off and add check-out coupons worth $1, $3, or $5 to their total bill.

H-E-B has supported many EarthShare of Texas organizations with corporate grants or in-kind contributions. The April tear-pad promotion enables H-E-B customers to support the program work of Earth Share of Texas organizations. The CEC will benefit, because the contributions will be divided among EarthShare of Texas organizations with program work in the Houston-area market.

Look for the EarthShare of Texas display and tear-off coupons at the check-out stands in H-E-B stores and the Central Markets store beginning in late March through April. Help support EarthShare of Texas and the Texas environment! More at www.earthshare-texas.org.

Want to help CEC and offset your carbon footprint at the same time? Reliant Energy and EarthShare of Texas have launched The Reliant EcoShareSM, a program that allows Reliant customers to support EarthShare of Texas and its participating organizations and help reduce the customers’ carbon footprints through the purchase of carbon offsets.

Here’s how it works: The Reliant EcoShareSM program gives customers the option of two pricing levels:

• For a flat monthly cost of $3.95, a $1 donation is made each month to EarthShare of Texas, and 500 pounds of carbon offsets are purchased.
• Or for a flat monthly cost of $5.95, a $2 donation is made each month to EarthShare of Texas, and 1,000 pounds of carbon offsets are purchased.

CEC benefits, because as one of EarthShare of Texas’ participating organizations, a portion of the Reliant donation is shared with us. Carbon offsets for the Reliant EcoShareSM program meet approved standards to ensure that they represent real, verifiable reductions in greenhouse gases. More information on the EarthShare of Texas website or reliant.com/ecoshare.

Title: Spring Fling Earth Day Celebration
Location: Nature Discovery Center in Russ Pitman Park, 7112 Newcastle, Bellaire, TX 77401
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Description: Celebrate Earth Day at the Nature Discovery Center. This FREE family event has something for everyone: children’s crafts and activities, nature walks, environmental exhibitors, and music on the front porch. Inside the house visitors may browse a Spring Gift Market. The Bellaire Garden Club’s annual Spring Plant Sale takes place out back under the pavilions from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For more information contact Eric Duran at 713-667-6550 or eduran@naturediscoverycenter.org
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-04-16
End Time: 15:00

Title: Earth Day At The Children’s Museum Houston
Location: 1500 Binz Houston TX 77004
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Description: Celebrate our planet! Come out for a fun activity-filled day to pay tribute to Earth. There will even be special guests joining in on the fun. Plus 12 more activities!
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-04-21
End Time: 20:00

Title: Make Earth Day a Church Day
Location: National Cathedral & Website
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Description: This year, let’s make earth day a church day as we honor God by taking care of his creation. Website provides several valuable resources that you can use to help your church, family, Bible study group, or Sunday school class put creation care into practice.

Blessed Earth is an educational nonprofit that inspires and equips faith communities to become better stewards of the earth. Through outreach to churches, campuses and media we build bridges that promote measurable environmental change and meaningful spiritual growth.
Date: 2011-03-27

Title: Sugar Land’s Earth Day Celebration
Location: Mercer Stadium parking lot, Town Square Plaza
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Description: Sugar Land, TX – Come celebrate Earth Day during several City of Sugar Land events on Saturday, April 16:

* from 2-6 p.m. in the Mercer Stadium parking lot (free household electronics recycling, paper shredding and collection of clothing and household goods for reuse will take place); and
* from 5-8 p.m. in Town Square Plaza (events include a series of environmental activity booths featuring face painting, arts/crafts and a recycling game, along with a performance by musicians Leah White and the Magic Mirrors that is sponsored by the City of Sugar Land, Sugar Land Town Square and Republic Services).
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2011-04-16
End Time: 20:00

Title: No Impact Week
Location: Houston
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Description: No Impact Week is inspired by the book and film No Impact Man. To
participate, for one week reduce your CO2 footprint by not buying
anything new, reducing your water and electricity usage, eating local
food, using self-propelled transport and not making any trash.
Spending a week like this is not only challenging and fun but it will
also bring you more time, friends, happiness, health, and save you
some money too.
Start Date: 2011-04-16
End Date: 2011-04-22