Climate change is such a big, global, and kinda scary topic. That’s why we write climate stories with a local lens and a focus on what you can do to actually make a difference.
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
Guest Post from the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability – This guest post is written by Lucia Athens, Austin’s Chief Sustainability Officer. It was originally published on February 14th on the Office of Sustainability’s website. Austin’s status as a leading city has been proven
This holiday season, airlines in the US transported more than 45 million passengers. That’s a lot of trips home to see mom and dad (or vacations to see the beach). It’s also a lot of carbon emissions. The US aviation industry produces about 11 percent
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
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,
Guest Blog from 2020 or Bust – 2020 or Bust is a nonprofit organization that seeks to end the climate crisis by helping people all over the world reduce their own personal carbon footprint. This blog is written by the organization’s executive director, Laughlin
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.
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
Guest Post – by Janis Bookout, 2020 or Bust organizer Some of you know that in March of 2015, I promised my children I would cause an end to global warming before it’s too late. Life as I knew it ended in that moment. Everything
Guest Post – from Public Citizen Texas A rate case is fundamentally about determining how much money an electric utility needs to collect from ratepayers to pay for expenses (and make some return on investment), how those expenses will be divided among the different customer