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In order to help clarify the environmental positions of the candidates running for Austin City Council in the Saturday May 12th, 2012 election, environmental community leaders have collaborated to
Austin, Lakeway City Councils to conduct Austin Energy rate hearing
Officials seek input from utility customers outside Austin
Permaculture gives us a toolkit to sustainably meet human needs (food, water, shelter, transportation, energy, c
Demystifying Austin Urban Residential Rainwater Harvesting
If you are looking for an old timey stop on the 2012 Funky Chicken Coop Tour, be sure to check out William Scoular’s coop in South Austin.
Thank God there are — as of now, no reported deaths in the DFW area after yesterday's tornado outbreak.
Not a ton of original writing on my part this week, but some great writing by others.
There’s one common action you can take with nearly 2 billion
