I had the pleasure of attending a meeting last night — led by a new crop of Austin enviro activists, who want this fair city to lead the world out of coal dependen

Mary McLeod, Coordinator, Single-Family Program has been with Austin Energy Green Building Program since its inception. The program is the first comprehensive sustainable building program in the United States and coined the term "green building."   In the beginning the program was primarily a residential program but now includes commercial and multifamily buildings. 

Walter Hornaday started his wind company in 1991 which was then called Texas Wind Power and later changed to Cielo Wind Power which by the way in Spanish "Cielo" means sky.  His company has since grown into the largest privately owned wind developer in the Southwest

Last year, Austin City Council made a commitment to the Austin Energ