Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green® Celebrates Renewable Energy With a Day of Art, Music and Family-Friendly Fun
HOUSTON, April 9, 2025 /3BL/ - Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green® offers visitors fun and interactive opportunities to learn about sustainability on Saturday, April 19 from 12 to 5 p.m. This year’s theme, “Our Power, Our Planet” showcases renewable energy through interactive art, hands-on exhibits and engaging activities that highlight the power of solar, wind and water.
"We are proud to support Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green, which not only highlights the importance of renewable energy but also encourages the community to come together and make a positive impact on the environment,” said Andrea Ortega-Toledano, senior director of sustainability, Green Mountain Energy. “The event plays a crucial role in raising awareness and inspiring action, and we are honored to partner with Discovery Green to create lasting change for a cleaner, more sustainable future."
As part of that commitment to community, Green Mountain Energy Sun Club is hosting featured Houston-area sustainability grant recipients at exhibition booths during the Earth Day celebration. The nonprofits include Alzheimer’s Association of Houston and Southeast Texas, Houston Furniture Bank, Recipe for Success, Silambam Houston and Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy.
During the event, participants can join in an immersive performance of Squonk’s Brouhaha, presented in partnership with Houston First. Described by The New York Times as “ingenious, hallucinatory and hypnotic,” Brouhaha fuses imaginative visual design, playful staging and high-energy original music to create an experience that transcends your typical concert. At the heart of Brouhaha is a larger-than-life accordion – or Squonkcordion – that the audience gets to play.
Houston Public Works will also host its annual Water Works Festival, designed to engage and educate the public about the value of water. Attendees will learn about water conservation, the water cycle, local water systems, species habitats, weather, water quality and ecology. In addition, Houston Public Works will share more about the city’s water supply, water purification plants, wastewater treatment systems, conservation efforts, drought plan and stormwater projects.
Other activities include an opening ceremony with Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl, live painting, dynamic musical performances, eco-friendly arts and crafts for all ages, and a variety of exhibitors and food vendors. As part of its commitment to sustainability, Green Mountain Energy Earth Day strives to be a zero-waste event. Attendees are encouraged to reduce waste by bringing reusable water bottles and utensils.
Green Mountain Energy is a longtime supporter and the official energy provider of Discovery Green, providing the park with 100 percent clean, renewable energy. Since the park opened in 2008, Green Mountain Energy has helped Discovery Green avoid 55 million pounds of carbon dioxide, which is the equivalent of planting more than 6,600 trees.
Green Mountain Energy Earth Day is presented by Discovery Green in partnership with Houston Public Works Waterworks Festival. Additional community partners include Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Houston First and University of Houston-Downtown.
For more information on Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green and to learn more about exhibitor opportunities, please visit discoverygreen.com/earthday.
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ABOUT DISCOVERY GREEN®
Discovery Green® is a highly acclaimed 12-acre park created by a public-private partnership between the City of Houston and the nonprofit Discovery Green Conservancy in downtown Houston, Texas. Since opening in April 2008, the park has welcomed more than 20 million visitors. Discovery Green® features sprawling lawns, a one-acre lake, an interactive fountain, a playground, public art installations, gardens and an allée of century-old live oaks. The Discovery Green Conservancy works with hundreds of programming partners to present artistic, musical, educational, family-friendly and health-focused events each year, most of which are presented free to the public. The park also features two on-site restaurants, the award-winning destination restaurant The Grove and the fast-casual The Lake House, providing visitors with an array of dining options. As a nonprofit organization, the Conservancy raises all the funds needed for the programming that Houstonians enjoy. For more information, please visit https://www.discoverygreen.com. Arts programming is made possible in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
ABOUT GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY
Green Mountain Energy is the nation’s longest serving renewable energy retailer, on a mission to inspire hope and motivate action through the use of clean energy. Green Mountain offers consumers and businesses the choice of cleaner electricity plans from renewable sources, as well as a variety of carbon offset products and sustainable solutions for businesses. Collectively, Green Mountain Energy customers have helped avoid more than 115 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions to date. Green Mountain is lighting the path to a brighter future by supporting the sustainable projects of nonprofits through our charitable program, Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. To learn more, visit greenmountainenergy.com.
ABOUT HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS
Houston Public Works (www.HoustonPublicWorks.org) is the largest and most diverse public works organization in the country, responsible for creating a strong foundation for Houston to thrive. Houston Public Works is responsible for streets and drainage, production and distribution of water, collection, and treatment of wastewater, and permitting and regulation of public and private construction covering a 671-square mile service area. Houston Public Works is accredited by the American Public Works Association. Facebook, Twitter & Instagram: @HouPublicWorks
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