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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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 February, Austin’s favorite zero waste craft store is challenging folks to make the most amazing creation they can out of… CDs. Want to join