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Community. And local action. This is how Emma Galbraith and Matthew Kim fight off the climate scaries. You know the feeling. That scary, depressed, funk that is so easy to fall into when reading article after article about how bad climate change really
Guest Post – from Eileen McGinnis Eileen McGinnis is an Austin-based writer, college instructor, and activist who founded The Parents’ Climate Community in Summer 2019. You can follow her blog about inspirational caregivers and creators in history at eileenmcginnis.com Nearly 40 years ago, my mother-in-law
Sponsored Post – Smart Charge America Been thinking about making the switch to electric for your next car? A little unsure because you have no idea what it’s actually like to own an electric car? Get all of your questions answered (and have
Stressing because all of the world’s problems seem so big? Feel like there’s nothing you can do to make a positive impact? Here’s one simple way you can make a difference… right in your own neighborhood. Sign up to become an It’s My Park Day
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Written By: Andy Dawson and Bailey Grimmett If you haven’t heard, there’s a colorful way to reuse in Austin. The Diverting Resources for Artistic Works program (DRAW) is an Austin Resource Recovery service aimed at reusing and extending
Nature In The City Podcast, Season Two, Episode 7: American Music And Rivers Each year, we follow along with Dr. Kevin Anderson, a geographer and philosopher managing the Environmental Research Center for the City of Austin, as he shares his knowledge about the world
You’ve read the headlines. You’ve seen the photos. The Amazon is burning. But what exactly does that mean? Earlier this week, we sat down with Marshall Huggins, chief of staff with the Rainforest Partnership, and asked him this exact question. (The Rainforest Partnership
Sponsored Post – from the Earth Repair Corps Interested in creating a food system that’s actually beneficial to people, animals, and the planet? Want to learn how to do it right here in central Texas? Then the Earth Repair Corps’“Permaculture Design Course” is just the thing for
This one’s for all you teachers out there. Close your eyes and imagine your dream project. What’s the one program you would love to start at your school, if only you had the money? Now’s the time to go for it! Applications are open for the City
“Solar is the best unused equity tool we have, in terms of maintaining the quality of life, maintaining the balance of this city,” explained Kenneth Thompson (former member of the African American Resource Advisory Commission and a current board member with Solar Austin) on a recent episode of Shades of
Austin is about to get more than half its energy from renewables. And that’s a pretty big deal. Austin Energy, our city’s electric utility, just announced a new wind power contract that will allow Austin to get 61 percent of its energy from renewables (once the wind farm
What is your #1 concern, worry, or fear about Austin and its future? Wish we were doing more to address climate change? Or to protect families against displacement and gentrification?Think our parks could use a bit more love and support? It’s August, which
