The Sierra Club just launched a campaign to "Phase Out" Austin's coal plant by 2020. The Sierra's petition:
When I was in high school in Florida, the thrift store was not cool. It was not a sign of independence and social status based on your superior knowledge of how to combine the 60’s proper bomber jacket with a pair of checked, flare-legged,...
Please, help me apply mulch to 4 large heritage trees on the NW side of the Barton Springs Pool bath house. I need about 14-20 volunteers, but I have ZERO...
The Interfaith Environmental Network of Austin is proud to announce the kick-off of its new, monthly speaker series.
You already know about the three R’s of waste management: reduce, reuse & recycle....
February 15, 2011
The City of Austin's new Carbon Offset Challenge Grants are designed to highlight local projects doing their part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. $40,000 will be divided among up to 16 projects, and up to $10,000 can be awarded to one...
You can support Texas’ energy future at Texas Energy Independence Week at the Texas State Capitol Building. Exhibits will be on display in the State Capitol Building’s North Gallery February 21 – 23 and there will be a day of forums at the Capitol...
I had the pleasure of attending a meeting last night -- led by a new crop of Austin enviro activists, who want this fair city to lead the world out of coal dependen...
Mary McLeod, Coordinator, Single-Family Program has been with Austin Energy Green Building Program since its inception. The program is the first comprehensive sustainable building program in the United States and coined the term "green building."
Walter Hornaday started his wind company in 1991 which was then called Texas Wind Power and later changed to Cielo Wind Power which by the way in Spanish "Cielo" means sky. His company has since grown into the largest privately owned wind developer in...