Dammit
We gonna be out of town all week.
Those of you who hit up a restaurant or 2 please post and let us know how it went.
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We gonna be out of town all week.
Those of you who hit up a restaurant or 2 please post and let us know how it went.
Rich Spirit
#LeveledUp
Oh I never knew about this
Lucille's for sure.
Unwine
Lucy
Holley's never even heard of this place.
That's all I think of for now.
I wish it was longer. Maybe Café Abuja too. Realisticlluy I will probably only make 2
Dammit
We gonna be out of town all week.
Those of you who hit up a restaurant or 2 please post and let us know how it went.
I have been to David St. once, it's really good. I hear good things about Gatlin's all the time.
Oh I never knew about this
Me either, I'm excited.
Lucille's for sure.
Unwine
Lucy
Holley's never even heard of this place.
That's all I think of for now.
I wish it was longer. Maybe Café Abuja too. Realisticlluy I will probably only make 2
I have been to David St. once, it's really good. I hear good things about Gatlin's all the time.
Me either, I'm excited.
I've been to Unwine(for wine and apps) small place, never heard of Holleys, I'd like to try some of the Caribbean places out.
I almost had my birthday brunch at Lucilles but didn't feel the menu was diverse enough for the crowd I had, but would like to visit them one day.
Gatlins is good, I haven't been since they moved though.
I wouldn't suggest crave to anyone unless you are going for HH drinks, food wasn't good at all.
I had been wanting to check out Lucilles. I am interested in the Caribbean places. Its a lot for 1 week.
I still haven't been to Gatlins and I pass by it all the time.
Crave had bad reviews it wasn't on the list.
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
Cool spot. They play live music on the rooftop.
I'm posting this, because I think its interesting..... how doe's anyone think this will continue to effect our local economy with regards to the O&G and related industries?
After 146 years, Rockefeller family is exiting the oil business
Heirs to the oil fortune created by John D. Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil in 1870, are exiting the family business.
The Rockefeller Family Fund, a charity that supports causes related to the environment, economic justice and other issues, is liquidating its investments in fossil fuel companies, including Exxon Mobil (XOM).
"While the global community works to eliminate the use of fossil fuels, it makes little sense -- financially or ethically -- to continue holding investments in these companies," the fund said on Wednesday in a statement. "There is no sane rationale for companies to continue to explore for new sources of hydrocarbons."
Play VIDEO
What it takes to confront the climate change “tipping point”
The fund, which manages roughly $130 million, said it would immediately divest holdings of Exxon, as well as sell its investments in coal companies and tar sands-based oil producers.
Exxon, the world's second-biggest company, is a descendant of Standard Oil, which was famously broken up in 1911 as part of President Theodore Roosevelt's "trustbusting" campaign.
In announcing its decision, the Rockefeller fund attacked Exxon for what it called the company's "morally reprehensible conduct," alluding to allegations that the company has hidden evidence that fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
"Evidence appears to suggest that the company worked since the 1980s to confuse the public about climate change's march, while simultaneously spending millions to fortify its own infrastructure against climate change's destructive consequences and track new exploration opportunities as the Arctic's ice receded," the fund said.
Rockefeller family members have long accused Exxon of working to deny the existence of global warming. Former Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller, a great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller, in 2006 urged Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson to stop funding groups that denied climate change.
Play VIDEO
Scientists believe melting polar ice could speed climate change
In a February op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, an economist and great-grandaughter of John D. Rockefeller, said that in the 1980s the company "began to finance think tanks and researchers who cast doubt on the reliability of climate science."
Exxon denies that it misrepresented the dangers of climate change.
"It's not surprising that they're divesting from the company since they're already funding a conspiracy against us," Alan Jeffers, a spokesman for Exxon, said in an emailed statement to CBS MoneyWatch about the Rockfeller fund's announcement.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is said to have launched aninvestigation last fall into whether Exxon misled the public and investors about its internal research regarding climate risks. California Attorney General Kamala Harris is also reportedly looking into whether Exxon lied about climate change.
The probes followed a report by InsideClimate News, a non-profit news organization, claiming that Exxon sought to undermine scientific evidence that pointed to the growing threat of climate change.
Jeffers said the Rockefeller Family Fund provided financial support to InsideClimate News, which he said "produced inaccurate and deliberately misleading stories" about the company's climate research.
Play VIDEO
How electric cars are taking over Norway's roads
"The stories wrongly suggested that we had reached definitive conclusions about the risks of climate change decades before the world's experts and while climate science was in an early stage of development," he said. "ExxonMobil believes the risk of climate change is clear and warrants action."
Exxon critics praised the Rockefeller Family Fund's move to divest its fossil fuel holdings.
"Just like with Big Tobacco before it, the turning point in the movement to end the fossil fuel industry's abuses has come: Influential institutions and people are withholding their investments, and there is a burgeoning movement of attorneys general launching investigations into Exxon to expose the truth and hold it accountable for its lies," said Katherine Sawyer of watchdog group Corporate Accountability International.
© 2016 CBS Interactive Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
After 146 years, Rockefeller family is exiting the oil business
Heirs to the oil fortune created by John D. Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil in 1870, are exiting the family business.
The Rockefeller Family Fund, a charity that supports causes related to the environment, economic justice and other issues, is liquidating its investments in fossil fuel companies, including Exxon Mobil (XOM).
"While the global community works to eliminate the use of fossil fuels, it makes little sense -- financially or ethically -- to continue holding investments in these companies," the fund said on Wednesday in a statement. "There is no sane rationale for companies to continue to explore for new sources of hydrocarbons."
Play VIDEO
What it takes to confront the climate change “tipping point”
The fund, which manages roughly $130 million, said it would immediately divest holdings of Exxon, as well as sell its investments in coal companies and tar sands-based oil producers.
Exxon, the world's second-biggest company, is a descendant of Standard Oil, which was famously broken up in 1911 as part of President Theodore Roosevelt's "trustbusting" campaign.
In announcing its decision, the Rockefeller fund attacked Exxon for what it called the company's "morally reprehensible conduct," alluding to allegations that the company has hidden evidence that fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
"Evidence appears to suggest that the company worked since the 1980s to confuse the public about climate change's march, while simultaneously spending millions to fortify its own infrastructure against climate change's destructive consequences and track new exploration opportunities as the Arctic's ice receded," the fund said.
Rockefeller family members have long accused Exxon of working to deny the existence of global warming. Former Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller, a great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller, in 2006 urged Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson to stop funding groups that denied climate change.
Play VIDEO
Scientists believe melting polar ice could speed climate change
In a February op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, an economist and great-grandaughter of John D. Rockefeller, said that in the 1980s the company "began to finance think tanks and researchers who cast doubt on the reliability of climate science."
Exxon denies that it misrepresented the dangers of climate change.
"It's not surprising that they're divesting from the company since they're already funding a conspiracy against us," Alan Jeffers, a spokesman for Exxon, said in an emailed statement to CBS MoneyWatch about the Rockfeller fund's announcement.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is said to have launched aninvestigation last fall into whether Exxon misled the public and investors about its internal research regarding climate risks. California Attorney General Kamala Harris is also reportedly looking into whether Exxon lied about climate change.
The probes followed a report by InsideClimate News, a non-profit news organization, claiming that Exxon sought to undermine scientific evidence that pointed to the growing threat of climate change.
Jeffers said the Rockefeller Family Fund provided financial support to InsideClimate News, which he said "produced inaccurate and deliberately misleading stories" about the company's climate research.
Play VIDEO
How electric cars are taking over Norway's roads
"The stories wrongly suggested that we had reached definitive conclusions about the risks of climate change decades before the world's experts and while climate science was in an early stage of development," he said. "ExxonMobil believes the risk of climate change is clear and warrants action."
Exxon critics praised the Rockefeller Family Fund's move to divest its fossil fuel holdings.
"Just like with Big Tobacco before it, the turning point in the movement to end the fossil fuel industry's abuses has come: Influential institutions and people are withholding their investments, and there is a burgeoning movement of attorneys general launching investigations into Exxon to expose the truth and hold it accountable for its lies," said Katherine Sawyer of watchdog group Corporate Accountability International.
© 2016 CBS Interactive Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
^^^^ Wait till January 2017...or maybe March 2017, and you'll have a better idea what this really means for Houston's O&G economy
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
Whats happening Final Four related this weekend? 
Rich Spirit
#LeveledUp
Music Festival Apr 1-3 at Discovery GreenWhats happening Final Four related this weekend?
March Madness Music Festival Home
NCAA Fan Fest at George R. Brown Apr 1-4
Final Four Fan Fest presented by Capital One®
I'm planning to attend on Sunday. Gonna be at Kemah on Saturday for the Crawfish festival
Blackout
just your usual nerdy brotha
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So every fukking popeyes in my area are nothing but hispanic ran. Bruhs i went to like 3 different popeyes and all their service was WOAT
managed by Indians and the employees are hispanics....
good luck nikkas
