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Green Energy Products Store, Super Green Solutions Opens in Austin
On Wednesday August 7th, SuperGreen Solutions will celebrate the Grand Opening of its interactive showroom.
August 1, 2013
Welcome to The Austin Common news feed. This is where you’ll find all the latest, up-to-date info about what’s happening around town. Explore by topic, type, or just scroll through it all by looking at the “latest posts” section at the bottom of the page.
Our news philosophy is simple. With all of our coverage, we try and do the following:
Keep it local
Keep it brief
Actually explain the news
Give you clear steps for action
Keep it positive
Keep it nonpartisan
You can learn about how we actually do this by clicking on each of our story types below.
As a community-based news source, we’re here to serve you. That’s why we promise:
To follow journalistic principles of accuracy, fact-checking, multiple sources, and dedication to the truth
To immediately fix mistakes if they’re made and to be honest about how they happened
To approach our news coverage from a place of respect, civility, and kindness for our fellow Austinities
To honor the value of lived experiences (especially within marginalized communities) as well as expert testimony/ opinion
To allow for open, two-way communication between our staff and readers, ensuring that our content is relevant and useful to you
Can’t quite decide which type of news post you want to read? You can scroll through all of our latest posts below.
FAIL: Most Retailers Refuse to Recycle E-waste
Texas Campaign for the Environment sent out an informal survey earlier this month and an overwhelming 97% of respondents to agreed that "YES!" retailers should help make it as easy
July 29, 2013
TreeHouse’s Innovative New Solar Finance Program
TreeHouse is now offering Solar Packages as low as $65 a month- no cash up front. The energy generated = your monthly payment, in most cases.
July 29, 2013
Help Create Austin’s First Urban Forest Plan!
Our Urban Forestry Board is collecting feedback from residents of Austin regarding our Urban Forest. What are your concerns and priorities going forward?
July 29, 2013
Past Chronicle “Best of…” Category Winners ’09 – ’12
We want to highlight a few of our past partners and other greenies that have gotten some love from the Austin Chronicle "Best of Austin" readers poll i
July 22, 2013
SXSW Eco’s New Speaker Announcements, Hackathon, and Event Extras
Our 2013 program is shaping up to be the most exciting one yet.
July 18, 2013
The Austin Permaculture Guild to Host Permablitz Workshops This Fall!
This past January the Austin Permaculture Guild(APG) hosted their first Permablitz in Central Texas and have hosted three more since.
July 17, 2013
Austin EcoNetwork Goes Platinum!
We did it!
I finally submitted the scorecard for Austin EcoNetwork and we handily became a Platinum-rated Austin Green Business Leader!
How did I do it?
July 11, 2013
Dell Children’s Medical Center First in the World to Earn LEED for Health Care Platinum Designation
Designation, Other Accolades Show Commitment to Sustainability
July 11, 2013
Urban Farm Code Needs Market Gardens
Austin's Urban Farm Code has been making some farmers feel a little squeezed.
July 11, 2013
CapMetro Fare Restructuring and Open Houses
In order to ensure that Capital Metro’s fares are efficient, and keep pace with inflation and the rising cost of providing transit service, we recently conducted a study to evaluate our fare
July 8, 2013