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Do you know where the electricity in your house comes from? Coal? Solar? Nuclear? The answer impacts everything from climate change to environmental justice. That’s why we write stories about the local effort to make Austin’s energy supply more sustainable.

Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) Job Description

Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) Job Description: http://www.affionpublic.com/positions/chief-sustainability-officer-austin-tx

City of Austin, TX
Chief Sustainability Officer

 The City of Austin is seeking to fill the position of Chief Sustainability Officer.  This executive position will report to the City Manager’s office and will work closely with city departments in the development, coordination, and administration sustainability policies and practices for the City of Austin. This position will be responsible for establishing a citywide sustainability program that includes assessing the impact of sustainability practices to the City and broad community at large, while balancing the City’s shared objectives for a healthy environment, an excellent quality of life, and continued economic vitality. 

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Really, Governor Perry? You’re suing the EPA, really?

 The question that’s been on my mind all morning, “Who does Governor Perry think he is?”  This morning Governor Perry announced his plans to sue the Environmental Protection Agency based on their endangerment finding: that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases constitute a danger to public health and welfare and are subject to common sense regulation under the Clean Air Act.  In response, Public Citizen and Sierra Club Issue Citation to Governor Perry for “Endangering” Texans 

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KUT, Statesman Wrong on Green Power?

With a whole lot of admiration for the very good folks reporting on Austin Energy’s electricity generation plan, 2010-2021 — and at the risk of doing a little damage to these friendships: yesterda

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