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🍎🌳 Saturday’s Native Fruit Tree Giveaway was a hit! @the-sca.bsky.social , with support from HARC, @harriscopct2.bsky.social & Channelview ISD, gave away 400 trees! 🌱

Learn more about ForUsTree and how you can get involved at www.forustreehtx.org

#ForUsTree #NativeFruitTrees #HARC
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
HARC was proud to be at the 2025 Texas Energy Summit! ⚡

Our team shared insights on energy, sustainability & resilience, hosted a VR tour, and showcased Southcentral Onsite Energy TAP.

Learn more: bit.ly/harcenergy

#TexasEnergySummit #HARC #Sustainability #Energy
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Happy Houston GIS Day!

#HARC’s GIS team turns complex air, water & energy data into clear usable tools — from Hurricane Harvey mapping to RESIN, Houston’s Climate Assessment & ForUsTree website.

Explore: bit.ly/HARCGIS

Join the Expo: bit.ly/4pnu47Z
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Texas now leads permitting for Class VI carbon storage wells, but primacy is only the beginning.

HARC’s Micalah Spenrath, PMP, outlines what’s needed for safe & sustainable carbon management.

Read her blog “Beyond Primacy”: bit.ly/49lUO40

#HARC #CarbonStorage
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Bring home a taste of Texas! 🌿🍑

Join @the-sca.bsky.social & #ForUsTree partners for a Native Fruit Tree Giveaway 🌳
📅 Sat, Nov 15 | 2 PM – 5 PM
📍 Ray Maddry Stadium, 828 Sheldon Rd

Free Persimmon, Plum, Pecan & Black Cherry trees + care tips!

Funded by the USDA Forest Service.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
HARC, in partnership with SECO Texas, is excited to announce the launch of our Floating Solar in Texas interactive tool! ☀️💧

This interactive tool explores floating solar technology, real-world case studies &, and FPV opportunities across Texas.

bit.ly/4nJEHAz
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🌳 Happy #TexasArborDay!

Through ForUsTree, HARC & partners are planting trees that cool neighborhoods & build resilience, ensuring they’re being planted where they’re needed most. 🌤️

Let’s grow a cooler, greener Houston! 💚

www.forustreehtx.org

#ForUsTree #HARC
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🐝 Buzzing news from our partners at Alveole! The HARC campus hive is thriving, with plenty of activity and clean air checks from the APITraps. A great reminder of how pollinators keep our ecosystems, and our air, healthy! 🌼

bit.ly/HARCBees

#HARC #AirQuality
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
⚡ HARC’s President & CEO John Hall will speak at the 2025 Texas Energy Summit in Austin!

📅 Thurs, Nov. 6 | 9 – 10 a.m.
💬 Panel: The Built Environment: Efficiency Meets Flexibility

bit.ly/4qfRIEI

#TexasEnergySummit #HARC
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
HARC’s Dr. Margaret Cook will speak on two panels at the #TexasEnergySummit 2025 exploring how AI, energy, water, and food systems intersect and how to support and strengthen resiliency across communities in Texas.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4qfRIEI

#TES #HARC
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
HARC hosted the Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership last week for a meeting focused on our work in energy and resilience.

HARC Speakers: John Hall, Marina Badoian-Kriticos, Dr. Carlos Gamarra & Dr. Margaret Cook.

#Resilience #Sustainability #HARC
October 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Marina Badoian-Kiriticos, HARC’s Director of Strategic Initiatives, moderated “Overcoming Financial Hurdles to Achieve Environmental Goals” at the 2025 Greater Houston Environmental Summit with the Coastal Prairie Conservancy, Greater Houston Community Foundation & United Way of Greater Houston.
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
⚡ As energy demand rises, how can utilities modernize infrastructure & strengthen grid resilience?

Join HARC’s Micalah Spenrath & GE Vernova Marco Simiano on Oct. 29 for Reuters Events' webinar: “The Demand Decade: Building Resilient Grids.”

🔗 http://bit.ly/47cDtZQ

October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
HARC’s Micalah Spenrath, PMP, will speak Oct. 28 at the Global Solar Power Forum 2025 hosted by @utaustin.bsky.social's Energy Institute!

🎙️ Panel: “Policies → Projects → People” | 9:45 a.m.
Discussing how policy, projects & people shape solar’s future.

🔗 bit.ly/3WlsRBt
#SolarEnergy #HARC
October 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🌧️ Event Rescheduled! 🌳

Due to severe weather, the Native Fruit Tree Giveaway is now Sat, Nov 15, 2 p.m.–5 p.m.

📍 Ray Maddry Stadium
828 Sheldon Rd, Channelview, TX

Free native fruit trees. First come, first served!

Harris County Precinct 2, The Student Conservation Association

#ForUsTree
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Join The Student Conservation Association & #ForUsTree partners for a Native Fruit Tree Giveaway 🌳
📅 Sat, Oct 25 | 9 AM–12 PM
📍 Channelview HS, 1100 Sheldon Rd

Free Persimmon, Plum, Pecan & Black Cherry trees + care tips!

Funded by the USDA Forest Service.

#ForUsTree #NativeFruitTrees
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Join HARC at the 22nd Annual Texas Energy Summit, Nov 4–6 at the Texas Capitol! ⚡

HARC’s John Hall will be speaking on 11/6 & Dr. Margaret Cook will be speaking on 11/4.

Register: http://bit.ly/4qfRIEI
#TES25 #TXenergy #HARCResearch #EnergyEfficiency #Resilience
October 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
🌎 Houston ranks #7 in the U.S. for ozone pollution, per the American Lung Association's State of the Air. Ozone affects breathing & heart health. HARC is monitoring emissions & engaging the community.

Take the Clean Air Survey & help Houston breathe easier: https://bit.ly/3Ky3EB3

October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🌳 Urban trees do more than beautify—they clean the air, cool neighborhoods, support health, and boost property values.

At HARC, we help communities plant & care for trees through the ForUsTree initiative. 🌱

🔗 Get involved: www.forustreehtx.org

#ForUsTree #HARCResearch #UrbanTrees
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🌎 HARC is excited to exhibit at the 2025 Greater Houston Environmental Summit on Oct. 17!

Visit our booth & catch HARC’s Marina Badoian-Kriticos moderating “Overcoming Financial Hurdles to Achieve Environmental Goals.”

🔗 http://bit.ly/4nyG1Hr

#CECSummit25
October 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🌳 Our ForUsTree partner, The Student Conservation Association kicked off this year’s FUT internship program with a visit to Tree Life Farms, where they learned all about how to take care of trees and the Native Edible Fruit Tree Program.

Learn more at forustreehtx.org

#ForUsTree
October 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🌿 Marina Badoian-Kriticos will moderate the panel, “Overcoming Financial Hurdles to Achieve Environmental Goals,” at the 2025 Greater Houston Environmental Summit.

📅 Oct 17 | 📍 UH-Downtown
🔗 Register: http://bit.ly/4nyG1Hr

#ClimateAction #HARCResearch
October 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
💨 HARC’s Dr. Meredith Jennings spoke at the Houston Regional Air Quality Summit at Baylor College of Medicine hosted by Houston-Galveston Area Council & the World Cup Sustainability Subcommittee, on how climate plans improve air quality, health & resilience.

🔗 https://bit.ly/MeredithJennings
October 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🌿 Landscapes are more than green space—they’re infrastructure.

In our latest #EnergyCrossroadsPodcast + blog, Scott McCready of the SWA Group shares how design can help Houston tackle flooding, heat & growth while building resilience.

🔗 http://bit.ly/3ISxzUb
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🌎 Imagine a Houston–Galveston region with cleaner air & healthier neighborhoods. Share your voice in the Houston-Galveston Area Council survey by Oct 31 to help shape our future! Every response counts. 💬

http://bit.ly/3Ky3EB3

#CleanAir #CommunityResilience #HoustonGalveston
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM