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A few years ago, a local climate scientist did some research and made projections on how climate change might affect our city for years to come. In that report, it was predicted that the number of hot days (over 100 degrees) could increase to over 80
Make this a summer of learning with the Austin Public Library’s Talk Green To Me series. Over the next three weeks, the new Austin Central Library (in partnership with the City of Austin Office of Sustainability) will be hosting educational events all focused around the environment.
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 a safe, healthy,
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery SXSW, the annual 10 day event bringing countless activations, expos, and people to Austin, transforms the Austin Convention Center into an interactive landscape of creativity and learning. Then as soon as it appears, the festival seems to
Sponsored Post – from TreeFolks Wish you could plant some trees at your school or in your neighborhood? Have an idea for a nature education program that you’d love to implement right here in Austin? Want to spruce up the area near your office?
Have you ever used those green Simple Recycling bags to get rid of unwanted clothes/household items? The City of Austin wants to hear from you. They’re hosting a series of open houses to collect feedback from the public about the service. (Even if you’ve
The results are in! Austin Resource Recovery has just released the testing results from the 2018 Soil Kitchen. Each year Austin hosts the Soil Kitchen to help residents test for heavy metals and nutrients in their gardens and soils. If you participated in this year’s Soil Kitchen, you can find the personalized
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Just how beloved are Austin’s trails? Go take a stroll along Lady Bird Lake on a Saturday and you’ll have all the evidence you need. In fact, some might say that this tree-lined
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Wish you could do more to help reduce the amount of trash that is sent to the landfill in Austin? Now’s your chance to take some real action. Registration is now open for the next Zero Waste
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet the Yellow Bike Project — a non-profit bike shop run entirely by volunteers. Yellow Bike Project was created in 1997 with the aim of empowering Austinites to ride bikes. Back then, the shop was
How do you take an industry that’s responsible for producing 18,000 pounds of trash a day (in Austin alone) and make it more sustainable? That’s the question local activists, designers, and businesses sought to answer during Austin’s very first Sustainable Fashion Week, held earlier this
* Please note – due to the weather, this event has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 29th. * Climate change. Environmental justice. Renewable energy. Water. Transportation. Parks. Air quality. Endangered species. Recycling. There are so many different environmental issues that at times, it