Greentown Labs opens new incubator in Houston’s Innovation District just in time for Earth Day
Re Chelle Turner, KPRC
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HOUSTON – Thursday marks the 51st annual Earth Day, and changemakers are working to save and restore our planet’s rich biodiversity. World and city leaders across the world spoke about the climate change battle.
On Thursday, Mayor Sylvester Turner attended the grand opening of Greentown Labs Houston Incubator on San Jacinto Street.
Greentown Labs is accelerating the clean energy transition in the Energy Capital of the World.
Turner also spoke about the cities Climate Action Plan.
“This past year has been incredibly challenging for all of us,” he said. “From the novel coronavirus pandemic to historic floods and a winter freeze, Houston’s economy has seen it all.”
The Race Is On For Recreational Cannabis In Pennsylvania
Medical cannabis has grown in Pennsylvania to a much larger industry than in either of its neighbors to the north and east, but the decision to legalize it for recreational use could be the difference between a significant acceleration and a massive missed opportunity.
“It could significantly impede both short- and long-term revenue if we wait too long [to legalize recreational cannabis],” state Sen. Sharif Street told
Bisnow. “It also makes [keeping cannabis illegal] a little pointless if people cross state lines to get it, so we’re not accomplishing anything to prevent people from using it. We’ll probably also have an uptick in arrests as people bring it across state lines.”
‘Climate change is real’: Mayor Turner, advocacy groups talk city’s climate plan on 1-year anniversary
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HOUSTON – In recent years, the city Houston has garnered the unofficial title of disaster capital of the United States.
“Four months into office in 2016, the Tax Day flood, 2017 hurricane Harvey, 2019 Tropical Storm Imelda, February 2021 the winter storm,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said Monday in an interview with KPRC 2.
In many ways, Turner’s tenure has been defined by the series of natural disasters, all climate change-related, he said.
“The storms are coming with greater frequency, greater intensity and costing all of us a lot more. Climate change is real,” Turner said.
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Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes explains the Transportation and Climate Initiative during a virtual webinar hosted by State Representatives Stephanie Thomas (D-143) and Travis Simms (D-140).
NORWALK, Conn. What is the new Transportation and Climate Initiative that Connecticut has signed on to be a part of and what does it mean for communities like Norwalk?
Those were the two major questions that a virtual webinar hosted by State Representatives Stephanie Thomas (D-143) and Travis Simms (D-140), featuring Katie Dykes, Connecticut’s Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Garrett Euclitto, Deputy Commissioner at ConnDOT, aimed to address. Thomas said the meeting was held to help clear up some confusion and comments about what the program actually is.