Blogs
PermaculTourism Initiave!
Now we've all heard of EcoTourism, you go to a foreign country and check out all of their sustainability and farming initiatives and leave no trace in the process.
February 26, 2014
As the city’s Equity Office says, “Austin has a long history of systemic racism and racial inequity that continues today.” That’s why we apply an equity lens to everyday reporting, writing stories that investigate the intersection of equity and the outdoors, climate change, and even the food that we eat.
Texas Wild Rice Festival!
The Texas Wild Rice Festival is a community project dedicated to educating the community about and preserving one of the longest inhabited areas in the United States, the San Marcos River.
February 21, 2014
See the League of Women Voter’s 2014 Voting Guide to Decide
The League of Women Voters published a 27-page, easily searchable voters guide (pdf) 
February 20, 2014
Coal, Carbon and Children at Risk – Kunda Wicce Presents Data From NAACP Report to Austin City Council
The subject of Austin's toxic coal plant at Fayette – now ranked as the 5th highest greenhouse gas emitter in Texas – and a major emitter of health related pollution such as airborne lead, NOx,
February 20, 2014
A Conversation with Mike Martinez on Austin’s Energy Future
In a wide ranging conversation, Austin City Council Member Mike Martinez addressed a packed room of Austin residents last Saturday.
February 19, 2014
Better process needed for Austin’s Energy Generation Plan
I attended the "Our Power, Our Generation" event last Saturday and got a bit more steeped in the conversation around the development of Austin Energy's new Energy Generation Plan.
February 17, 2014
Fishbowl Science and Community Building: The Dumpster Project
I went to the Dumpster Warming party with my son last night and we met the impressive Green is the New Black team from Huston-Tilliotson
February 13, 2014
Professor Dumpster Isn’t Just Trash Talk
“The overarching goal of The Dumpster Project, is to test whether one can have a pretty good life while treading lightly on the planet
February 11, 2014
STOP FREE POLLUTION!
As we work to retire our coal plant at Fayette, economics is a key issue.
February 7, 2014
The New Farm Bill Bad & Good News from FARFA
After more than two years of congressional debate, the Farm Bill is moving forward.
February 3, 2014
February 3, 2014