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*Please note – this interview is part of a series, during which the Austin EcoNetwork will be interviewing and profiling several Austinites considering a run for elected office at the state and federal levels. If you’re a candidate thinking about tossing your hat into the
“Here in Austin, Texas, we know that climate change is real,” Those were the words of Austin Mayor Steve Adler as he spoke at the Austin People’s Climate March late last month. The event was part of a series of marches being held across the
Below is the text of a speech given by Janis Bookout at the Austin People’s Climate March on Saturday, April 29th at the Texas State Capitol building. Janis is an organizer with 2020 or Bust and a mother of two. She is passionate about bringing an
In order to encourage action and facilitate education beyond the Austin People’s Climate March (happening this Saturday, April 29th), its organizers dubbed April 23rd through April 28th as Austin Climate Justice Week. The week has been marked by a series of educational panel discussions all aimed at “an equitable
This Saturday, thousands of people will gather together to host climate marches in cities all over the world… including Austin. “We are one earth, one people, one community,” says the Austin People’s Climate March Facebook page. “We demand: slashed greenhouse gases, a clean energy economy, and climate
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Austin was one of 195 cities worldwide that signed the Paris Agreement at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, agreeing to lower greenhouse gas emissions to alleviate the worst impacts of climate change.
Sponsored Post – From Earth Day Austin This post was written by Janis Bookout, Outreach Manager of Earth Day Austin and the mother of two boys. At 5:30 am on April 22nd, I will be getting up very early to throw Ryan a breakfast surprise
It has been a difficult few weeks for climate change policy in the US. If you haven’t been following along, here’s what’s been going on: 1. Fuel Economy Standards – Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced that the EPA would begin reviewing (and possibly weakening) federal
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
Guest Post – from Janis Bookout Janis Bookout is an organizer with 2020 or Bust, a nonprofit organization that seeks to end the climate crisis by helping people all over the world reduce their own personal carbon footprint. She is also the Outreach Manager of
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