Last year, Austin Mayor Steve Adler traveled to France to pledge Austin's support for the historic Paris Agreement, the world's first global accord on climate change. Last week, Mayor Adler went to Mexico to try and make good on that promise. With the Paris Agreement, nearly...
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your loved ones? How about a good 'ole fashioned partridge in a pear tree? In celebration of the season, the local nonprofit organization TreeFolks is offering a holiday gift special. For a $100 donation, they'll deliver a 5-gallon, ready-to-plant Kieffer or...
Holiday season is upon us and that means one thing - lots of holiday parties to attend! Here's a round up of some of the eco celebrations we have our eyes on: 9th Annual Austin Green Holiday Party - cohosted by 17 different local environmental...
You can be part of something bigger than yourself this holiday season by participating in Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Well Giving Tuesday is just like them, except...
The upcoming session of the Texas Legislature has (unofficialy) begun. Although the new session doesn't start until January, this week gave us a preview of what our lawmakers might be working on. Last week marked the start of prefiling, during which state legislators are able to...
Did you know? Austin Resource Recovery customers send about 3,322 tons of textiles (clothing, bedding, towels, etc) to the landfill each year. That's about to change. Starting December 5th all Austin Resource Recovery customers will have access to free curbside textile and housewares recycling services. Here's how it...
Capital Metro is lowering its fares. Starting January 8th, the premium fare level (which was previously levied on MetroRapid and MetroFlyer riders) will be removed. That means from January on, Cap Metro will only have two fare levels - local and commuter. The decision to make...
Friday was a big day. November 4th was the day when the historic Paris Agreement officially went into effect. If you remember, late last year, leaders from around the world gathered in Paris and created what became the world's first real global accord on climate change....
Happy Halloween! That means lots of tasty treats, scary costumes, and of course pumpkins. But what happens with all of those pumpkins on November 1st, when the trick-or-treating is over? Often times, they just end up in the trash. The Compost Coalition is hoping to change...
In August, we let you know that the City of Dripping Springs had applied for a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to discharge up to 995,000 gallons of treated sewage into Onion Creek each day. Why would this matter to us, all the way in Austin? Onion Creek...