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.
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
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
As a reminder, this Thursday, February 11, at 7:00 PM, at the Habitat Suites Hotel it’s Dick Pierce and his popular, thought-provoking presentation: "Other Stories to Be In."
The Comprehensive Plan provides broad-level guidance on how Austin will grow and develop into the future and contains "the council’s policies for growth, developm