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Green Groups’ Austin Council Candidate Endorsements for May 2012 Election
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April 30, 2012
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Weekly Do-It-Yourself Strategies Help Companies and Nonprofits Go Green
Businesses and nonprofits can realize energy, water and waste savings by subscribing to EcoWeeklys, a new weekly email series that offers step-by-step instructions on becoming more environmentally
April 30, 2012
April 30, 2012
Land Conservation Program Guidelines Hearing
Travis County Commissioners held a Public Hearing on April 24, 2012 to receive comments on the proposed “Land Conservation Program Guidelines”, “Conservation Easement Pr
April 29, 2012
April 26, 2012
Día del Niño Verde (Kid’s Green Day)
A Multi-cultural Family Green Festival to celebrate Earth Day and Día del Niño at The Magellan International School, 7938 Great Northern Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78757.
April 26, 2012
IEN presents a free Energy Efficiency Symposium!
The Interfaith Environmental Network of Austin
April 25, 2012
Tina Cannon – 2012 Candidate for Place 5 – Answers to Multi-Environmental Issue Questionnaire
Each 2012 Austin City Council candidate was sent a Multi-Environmental Issue Questionnaire with 28 questions broken into seven subject areas.
April 24, 2012
Going Green Saves Us Green
Earth Day 2012 was a pallet of every shade of green you could imagine, including a 10 foot walking tree! But how "green" really is our environment?
April 24, 2012
April 23, 2012
Tell Walmart to Take It Back!
For more than 9 months, Texas Campaign for the Environment has been urging Walmart to take back old electronics for recycling for their customers worldwide. For many Texans t
April 19, 2012
BlueGold Part 3: From Plans to Flow – Demystifying Austin Urban Residential Rainwater Harvesting
This is part three of a three part series by Sara Earl of Blue Gold Engineering, a water and wastewater firm with a division offering design/permit/build for residential rainwater harvesting, s
April 19, 2012