A massive march for action on climate change is in the works. A People's Climate March has been planned in Washington D.C for Saturday, April 29th. The march is being organized by the same coalition that emerged after the 2014 People's Climate March, which was held in advance of the...
You probably could have guessed it, but Austin just experienced its warmest winter on record. More than one out of every four days hit the 80 degree mark and our average temperature was a full degree higher than the previously warmest winter on record (1999...
Austin marked an important anniversary last week. February 15th was the 10th anniversary of the approval of the Austin Climate Protection Plan. Originally created in 2007 under the leadership of then-Mayor Will Wynn, the plan aimed to “make Austin the leading city in the nation in...
Austin's innovative SXSW spirit went all the way to the White House last week for SXSLawn, an event inspired by our very own famous festival. Earlier this year, President Obama spoke at SXSW here in Austin and was so inspired by what he saw that he...
2015 was the hottest year on record, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. That breaks the record set in 2014, which had previously been the hottest year on record. Not only was 2015 the planet's hottest year since record keeping began (in 1880),...
Leaders from Austin's interfaith community were also in Paris last week for the UN Climate Conference. Yaira Robinson and Bee Moorhead from Texas Interfaith Power and Light have been blogging prolifically about their experiences in Paris. You can read through their whole series, dubbed "Boots 'N' Berets" here>> One of their blogs features an interview with Travis County Commissioner Brigid...
Austin Mayor Steve Adler certainly kept himself busy while in Paris, making the case for cities to lead in the global fight against climate change and touting some of Austin's environmental success stories. In an interview with Bloomberg News in Paris, Adler spoke of Austin's recent solar purchases...
Over the past two weeks, history has been made in Paris. Hundreds of leaders from around the world have been in France for the UN Climate Conference since Nov. 30th, hashing out what could be the world's first real global accord on climate change (previous attempts in...