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Digging
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Digging Into The Future

Sponsored Post – from Earth Day Austin Written by Janis Bookout.   Janis Bookout is the Executive Director of Earth Day Austin. The Earth Day ATX festival will take place on Saturday, April 13th at the campus of host and sponsor, Huston-Tillotson University. Production of

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MOD Bikes
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Exploring Austin By Electric Bike

Sponsored Post – from MOD Bikes The MOD Bikes Mantra at SXSW?   “Wow, thats beautiful. Man, that’s cool.”   Each day of the SXSW Mobility Showcase we heard those words as the movers and shakers of the tech world admired the design of two

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Traffic Austin
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Want to save money and fuel? Drive efficiently.

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    In the United States, 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions is from transportation. That makes transportation the second leading source of GHG emissions in the U.S. — just behind electricity. The simplest way to avoid these

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Caps
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Crafting For The Planet – March Challenge

Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse    Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Reuse and Rethink Challenge from Austin Creative Reuse.   Throughout the month of March, Austin’s favorite zero waste craft store is challenging folks to make the most amazing creation they can out of… plastic bottle caps and lids.

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Gold In Your Green Cart
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Gold In Your Green Cart (And In Your Wallet)

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Written by: Jennifer Denton   Currently in about half of Austin Resource Recovery’s (ARR) curbside customers’ homes, the Curbside Composting program can change the way we think about household “waste.” By fall of 2019 nearly 75 percent

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Hurricane Harvey Rescue
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Texas Press Must Cover Climate

Sponsored Post – from Public Citizen Texas    This post was written by Adrian Shelley, Director of the Texas Office of Public Citizen   Climate change is the defining issue of our time. Public Citizen believes that journalists and media outlets should give climate change

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Miranda Bennett
Austinites You Should Know
Amy Stansbury

Net-Zero Hero: Miranda Bennett

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    Meet Miranda​ ​Bennett, the founder of Miranda Bennett Studio, a sustainable clothing brand based in Austin. Miranda is an Austin native who moved to New York at age 17 to study fashion. Upon graduation, she

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MOD Bikes
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Yes, You Can Now Rent MOD Bikes

Sponsored Post – MOD Bikes   Been thinking about making an investment in an electric bike? Worried about spending the money without really having the chance to ride one first? Or maybe you have family coming into town and you’re looking for a unique way

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Earth Day ATX
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Save The Date For Earth Day ATX 2019!

Sponsored Post – from Earth Day Austin    Earth Day ATX (coming to Huston-Tillotson University April 13th) is under new management! They have established a new and fully independent nonprofit, and are now putting together the best festival to date! Committed to keeping the festival

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Earth
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Honoring Our Home

Sponsored Post – from Earth Day Austin    Written by Janis Bookout.   Janis Bookout is the Executive Director of Earth Day Austin. The Earth Day ATX festival will take place on Saturday, April 13th at the campus of host and sponsor, Huston-Tillotson University. Production

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Plastic Bag
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Have Opinions On Plastic Bags? The City Wants To Know.

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Remember when we had a single-use bag ban? The City of Austin is conducting an online survey (both in English and Spanish) to learn more about the public’s shopping bag habits.   Do you use plastic bags more now that the ban has

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Recycling Bins
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Show Your Blue Cart Some Love

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Written by: Keri Greenwalt and Susanne Harm   Do you ever wonder what happens to all the stuff you put into your blue recycling cart after it’s picked up at the curb? With global markets and recycling

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