Community News - Header
Community News - Mobile Header

Because… you’re not going to find information about the latest initiative your favorite nonprofit is working on (and how to get involved) on CNN. It’s all part of our commitment to keeping it local and sharing the best opportunities for you to have a positive impact. 

 

With our “Community New + Partner Posts” section, we help you ‘think global and act local,’ connecting you to Austin’s most impactful businesses and organizations by:

We keep it local.

 

We provide a platform for local businesses, nonprofits, grassroots organizations, and government departments of all sizes to share what they’re working on and finally get the media attention they deserve.

Action Items

 

We share news updates, calls to action, and opportunities to get involved, directly from the local organizations who are doing the real work making our community a better place to live.

We keep it positive.

 

We screen every organization that gets the opportunity to guest post or be highlighted, ensuring they’re doing good for their employees, customers, community, and the planet.

Mustard Bath cans
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Crafting For The Planet

Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse   Calling all you crafters out there! This contest from Austin Creative Reuse is just the thing for you. Throughout the month of October, Austin’s favorite zero waste craft store is challenging folks to make the most amazing creation they can out of…Mustard bath cans. 

Read More »
Anneliese Tanner
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Net-Zero Hero: Anneliese Tanner

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    When you picture school cafeteria food, what comes to mind? Many of us remember being served foods like pizza, chicken tenders, and tater tots — not exactly healthy food options. Anneliese Tanner is trying to

Read More »
Earth
Climate Change
Amy Stansbury

It’s Climate Change Awareness Month!

Although the temperatures are cooling off, we just wrapped up one heck of a hot summer here in Austin. In fact, according to the National Weather Service, it was our third hottest summer in recorded history. That’s why Mayor Steve Adler and the city’s Office of Sustainability have declared

Read More »
Tom Solar
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Net-Zero Hero: Tom Myers

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    Meet Tom Myers, owner of a local shaved ice company called SolarSno. SolarSno’s food trucks are the first in Austin to be powered entirely off the grid using renewable solar energy. While Tom was

Read More »
Vanopy
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Austin Green Business Leader Lights The Way For Off-Grid Solar

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    René Geneva has a long history of entrepreneurship. Back in the late 1990s, she started an eco-fashion line called René Geneva Design. She sold in several stores, including Whole Foods Market, and won Austin Fashion

Read More »
The Flaws of Straws
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

The Flaws of Straws

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    By: Alexandra Mascareno   Have a seat at your favorite restaurant and what do you see? Silverware enveloped in neatly folded linens, a tiny centerpiece with fresh flowers, cute dinner plates and ice cold water. You take

Read More »
Bright Green Future
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Earn Some $$ To Green Your School

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability   Teachers – are you ready to make this school year the best one yet? Apply for a Bright Green Future Grant and you can earn up to $3,000 for a sustainability project at your school.  

Read More »
Susan Ward
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Net-Zero Hero: Susan Ward

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    Meet Susan Ward, a student at the University of Texas working toward a degree in Urban Studies. Susan first became passionate about sustainability while attending high school in her hometown of El Paso. Since

Read More »
Apple School
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Back To School With The Three R’s

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability   It’s the end of the summer and time for kids to head back to school. So how do you combine school’s three R’s of reading, writing and ‘rithmetic with the planet’s three R’s of reduce, reuse, and recycle? We all

Read More »
Michelle Hernandez
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Net-Zero Hero: Michelle Hernandez

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability      Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way!   As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure

Read More »
Austin Creative Reuse Paint
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

How To Create A Zero Waste Classroom

Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse    This post was created to help teachers and parents reduce waste in the classroom. It was written by Bernadette Noll and Jessica Martinez.   Students need adult models and they need to be empowered to make the

Read More »