Tag: Annise Parker

Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced last week that the city of Houston will convert 165,000 streetlights to low emissions LED lights – making it the largest project of its kind in the US. Replacing the lights will reduce the city’s streetlight energy usage by 50 percent, cut municipal greenhouse gas emissions by five percent and save the city an impressive $28 million.

At the C40 Mayors Summit, Mayor Annise Parker gave an interview in which she talked about Houston’s unique history as a major oil and gas city that – under Mayor Parker’s leadership – has become the top municipal purchaser of renewable energy in the United States.

Houston Mayor Annise Parker is no stranger to accolades for the laudable work she has done to advance sustainability in the heart of U.S. oil country.