Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy, vibrant Austin...

08 February, 2018 /

Sponsored Post - Earth Day ATX   This post was written by Janis Bookout (Earth Day ATX Outreach Manager), with contribution from Shane Johnson   First, I apologize for the title. Once I thought of it, I couldn’t shake it. (Another bad pun, sorry.) It came to me when I...

02 February, 2018 /

Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability   Whether you’re an established green business, or just getting started, the Austin Green Business Leaders program can help you protect what is great about our city. Since the program launched in 2012, it has grown...

25 January, 2018 /

Sponsored Post - from Texas Disposal Systems   What started as a small gesture 26 years ago to honor fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery with a trailer of wreaths placed by a handful of volunteers, Wreaths Across America (WAA) has grown into a national organization with...

25 January, 2018 /

Midterm election years are generally not that exciting. Voter turnout usually drops dramatically, news coverage tends to be small, and you're not likely to see a lot of passionate political posts on your social media feeds.   This year, things might be different.   Following a contentious 2016 election...

18 January, 2018 /

Guest Editorial - Please note - what follows is a Spanish translation of an op-ed piece published on the Austin EcoNetwork earlier this week, entitled, "The Will Of The People Is Not A Bitter Pill." It was translated into Spanish by Ashely "Flashe" Gordon.    Autores: Shane Johnson,...

16 January, 2018 /

Guest Editorial from - Shane Johnson, Chas Moore, Janis Bookout   This op-ed was written with contributions from Fatima Mann, Angelica Erazo, Ashely Gordon, MEASURE.   A Spanish language version of this op-ed is available here.   December 13th, 2017 was a historic night for Austin. Thanks to the hard work of many...

14 January, 2018 /

Please note - a version of this story originally ran in November. In has since been updated to reflect the most recent information available.   What would you like to see the City of Austin spend money on? More parks? Better transportation infrastructure? Affordable housing?   This is the...

11 January, 2018 /

Sponsored Post - from Acer Water Tanks   This post was written by Barry G. Wall of Rainwater Systems Inc, a company that designs, installs, and maintains rainwater systems across Texas.    Funding is typically an issue that stops penitentiary systems from implementing sustainable practices. Setting up any sort of...

11 January, 2018 /
Show more
Loading...