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.
Sponsored Post – from Earth Day Austin Written by Janis Bookout. Janis Bookout is the Executive Director of Earth Day Austin. The Earth Day ATX festival will take place on Saturday, April 13th at the campus of host and sponsor, Huston-Tillotson University. Production
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability It’s that magical time of year when we take stock of what we’ve accomplished and make a list of New Year’s Resolutions to (hopefully) keep in 2019. If the idea of a more
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,
Talking about climate change can be stressful, scary, and depressing… but what if it didn’t have to be that way? What if, it could involve beer? That’s right, beer. One of Austin’s most beloved breweries, Hops & Grain, has just taken a big step in acting on climate
Right now, something big is going on in Poland. A meeting (known as COP24) is bringing together leaders from around the world to address perhaps our biggest problem – climate change. Each year, these meetings have been held in an attempt to address climate change
We did it! The Mayor’s Carbon Reduction Challenge has come to a close. Not only did the community meet the city’s goal of avoiding 50,000 pounds of carbon emissions, but we surpassed it by an additional 30,000 pounds! As you might remember, the Mayor’s Carbon Reduction Challenge was an initiative
We get it. Sometimes reading the news can be depressing… especially when it comes to the environment. Last week, we talked a lot about the scary climate change news coming out of the United Nations. (If you don’t remember, a new UN report found
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Austin already has an extreme climate, and climate projections tell us that it’s going to get even more extreme. But the City of Austin is taking climate change very seriously, and there are
Who heard about the bad climate news this week? Who felt hopeless, overwhelmed, and maybe even a little panicked? You’re not alone. After all, what are you supposed to do with the information that our climate crisis is coming on faster than we
Although the temperatures are cooling off, we just wrapped up one heck of a hot summer here in Austin. In fact, according to the National Weather Service, it was our third hottest summer in recorded history. That’s why Mayor Steve Adler and the city’s Office of Sustainability have declared
Who should be the next mayor of Austin? That’s the question all of you will have to ask yourselves when you go to the polls in November. Incumbent Steve Adler is running against several opponents who are trying to unseat him, including Laura Morrison,
When it comes to buying sustainably sourced meat, Whole Foods gets an F. That’s the conclusion of a report produced by Mighty Earth, which looked at 23 of the country’s largest fast food, grocery, and food service companies. According to the report, “Nineteen companies had no