As the federal government reverses course on climate change policy at the national level, the question remains - how much should local governments do to pick up the slack? In the weeks and months since President Donald Trump announced that he is withdrawing the US from...
It's summer in Austin, which means that the temperatures are rising...
From Austin People's Climate Mobilization, Public Citizen Texas, 350 Austin, and ATXEJ - Come pack the rally & council chamber & demand a carbon-free Austin by 2030! Our futures depend on it! -------WEAR GREEN & BRING SIGNS!------- The Austin City Council has a chance to take a big...
Sponsored Post - from the Sierra Club This editorial was written by Cyrus Reed, Conservation Director with the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club Over the last several years, the Austin community, Austin Energy, and its board of directors (Austin City Council) have been engaged in...
Sponsored Post - from Public Citizen Texas This editorial was written by Kaiba White, Energy Policy and Outreach Specialist at Public Citizen Texas Earlier this month, Austinites took time out of their day to show up at City Hall and let the Austin City Council know that...
Last week, President Donald Trump announced that he is pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement. At the time, we shared with you the initial reactions of everyone from the French president to Austin Mayor Steve Adler. Now that a week has passed and...
Where should Austin get its energy? Well, that's what the city is trying to figure out. Every few years, the city puts together an update to the Austin Energy Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan, which basically decides where the utility will get its energy for...
Austin just marked a major milestone in its fight against climate change. Last week, our city's electric utility (Austin Energy) announced that it had begun receiving energy from the East Pecos Solar Facility, a new 120 megawatt solar plant in West Texas. Austin Energy has...
From Solar Austin - Austin Energy has been a leader on renewable energy adoption, including distributed solar for many years. That’s both because of leadership at the utility and the Austin City Council and because of public demand for progressive energy policies. That’s the beauty of having...
Austin continued to profess its support for electric vehicles with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for Electric Drive, a new electric transportation hub in downtown Austin. Located along West 2nd Street near the Seaholm Power Plant, Electric Drive features: Dedicated parking for two electric vehicle charging stations...