Vanadium — smoothes out Wind & Solar
I was talking with Brandi yesterday about the perception that Wind & Solar are difficult energy technologies to get to the grid, because they are inconsistent. . . Aha!
September 9, 2009
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.
Water Forum – Mark your Calendars – September 17
***Edit, due to amount of interest displayed in this by the environmental comunity as well as the development community, the Forum has been moved to a larger location! It will be at Palmer Event Center. Parking fee will be waived but carpool anyway or take the bus, or bike!***
Water…The elixir of life….Is there anything more important to our survival?
A high-level conversation about the future of water in Austin will be held on Thursday evening, September 17th at the Palmer Events Center, starting at 6pm.
The Mayor’s and all City Council members have RSVPed that they are attending and the community is invited.
September 4, 2009
No Habla “Carbon Capture”
From a recent article in the Austin American Statesman, regarding the viability of CO2 emissions sequestration technology. My takeaway:
1. Doesn’t work
September 4, 2009
“QUIT COAL, TOO EXPENSIVE” — media updates
Austin’s leading environmental groups united Tuesday (Sept. 1) to urge Austin Energy to go further, sooner, in phasing out coal-fired electricity.
August 31, 2009
Blogs
August 28, 2009
Quit Coal
Hello Austin EcoNetwork friends! In this post below, after my two cents, is an Action Alert from Cyrus Reed with Sierra Club. Its a TWO STEP — Smart Energy Survey and Austin Energy Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday night! If you haven’t already sent to Austin Energy your Smart Energy survey, please click and send in your survey today! http://tinyurl.com/cwr878 If you want to see how Sierra Club filled it out, click here —
August 27, 2009
Mayor’s Community Cabinet features Austin EcoNetwork founder
Austin EcoNetwork subscribers and partners just gained a formal voice at the table with the inclusion of our very own Chief Inspiration Officer Brandi Clark being invited to serve on City of Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s Community Cabinet.
Yesterday’s Statesman’s blog (http://budurl.com/bcmayorcabinet) and today’s print edition featured the announcement of this Cabinet. The blog cites Mark Nathan, Leffingwell’s chief of staff, as saying that the mayor will want to know what issues and projects the group members are working on.
August 27, 2009
Austin’s Energy Plan Townhall – Sep. 1, 6 pm
For more on Austin power politics, follow PowerSmack.org
August 25, 2009
Phase Out Fayette Faster
Today Austin Energy (AE) submitted its final recommendations to the Mayor and Austin City Council concerning Austin’s electricity mix.
August 18, 2009
Brainwashing Texans on Renewable Energy?
National media are giving attention to Texas’ epic struggle between NEW -vs- OLD energy ideas. The Wall Street Journal. Blown Away: Wind Power Makes Electricity Cheaper in Texas http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/08/10/blown-away-wind-power-makes-electricity-cheaper-in-texas/ Green Energy War: A former California Energy Commissioner digests global climate and energy politics.
August 16, 2009
LAST CHANCE: Let Austin Energy know what kind of power you want
This week, Austin Energy will finalize its recommendation on what sources of energy will power Austin until 2020. More Fossil Fuel? Wind? Nuclear? Local Solar?
August 15, 2009
Leadership Council: Shaping Austin’s EcoMovement
THEN to NOW
Austin EcoNetwork has been around for over six years but we have only recently become a website. In case you aren’t familiar, here’s a very short history:
In 2003 I wrote a letter inviting dozens of environmental community leaders to a meeting to explore what we could do to collectively be more successful as sustainability advocates by communicating, cooperating, and collaborating more.
Approximately 45 of Austin’s leading nonprofit, government, business, and community leaders participated in that initial meeting held at Casa de Luz.
August 12, 2009