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Guest Post – from Janis Bookout (Outreach Manager for Earth Day Austin) As a mother committed to the end of the climate crisis and as the Outreach Manager for Earth Day Austin, I attended both SXSW Eco and Huston-Tillotson’s Building Green Justice Forum with two
One of the EcoNetwork’s main goals this fall is to educate the public about the importance of local elections. The past few weeks, we’ve shared with you information about how to determine which City Council district you live in, how to register to vote, and
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Local artist Calder Kamin is all about taking care of the environment. With a deep love of nature and its diversity, Calder is using her artwork to question the impact humans have on the environment. Lately, her
Guest Post – from Public Citizen Texas Tom “Smitty” Smith, director of Public Citizen’s Texas office, will retire early next year after 31 years of championing consumer rights and clean energy policies in Texas. Smitty is widely known as the man in the white hat
Applications are now being accepted for the Bright Green Future Grant, sponsored by the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability. The program is designed to recognize and support innovative projects that will inspire students to become lifelong environmental stewards. Schools can receive up to $3,000 for a wide
We’ve all seen it. That egregious piece of trash poking out of the neighbor’s recycling can, or that big pile of cardboard boxes tossed directly into the dumpster and then sent on to the landfill. It’s understandable why these mistakes happen. Recycling can be confusing, especially
Crazy for crafting? Passionate about reducing waste? Then Austin Creative Reuse is the place for you. Their store in the Linc Shopping Center is an artist’s dream, fully stocked with a wide array of quirky and unique crafting supplies, from fabric samples to buttons. And the
Congratulations to TreeFolks, who just received a $94,000 grant to fund reforestation work along the Blanco River in Hays County. TreeFolks was one of five organizations to receive large grants from Impact Austin, a local women’s philanthropy group, during an awards ceremony at Austin City Hall on last
Feel like giving back to support young environmental stewards? Here are a few ways you can help Austin Youth River Watch, an after-school and summer program for high school students that combines peer mentoring with intensive environmental education. Here’s what they need: Prepaid credit cards or gift
Eighty percent of Austin’s trash is actually recyclable or compostable. That’s the result of a new study from Austin Resource Recovery, examining city-wide trash, recycling, composting, and diversion habits. A similar study done last year only looked at the waste coming from single family households, which
This video and blog are part of our ongoing “Civics 101” series, designed to teach Austinites why local government matters and how to get involved. Let’s be honest. Budgets are not inherently the most exciting of topics. Why watch a video about how the city
Rooftop solar power is a big piece of Austin’s fight against climate change. Not only do solar panels on homes and businesses help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they also help to support the city’s local solar industry, and all of the jobs that it