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Citizens' Climate Lobby Austin
Amy Stansbury

Climate Defenders Empowerment Circle

Join a new gathering of the Austin Citizens’ Climate Lobby to meet other like-minded people who care deeply about climate change, and also experience the feelings that come with it. Our initial meeting will be this Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 pm. We plan to

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Aquifer Storage And Recovery
Amy Stansbury

Aquifer Storage & Recovery Community Workshop

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) is a water supply strategy to store available water in a natural aquifer during wet times for later recovery and use. Austin Water is currently studying aquifers in our region to determine the most favorable areas for an Aquifer Storage

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Making In Systems
Amy Stansbury

Making In Systems

How do artists and scientists think about systems, interconnectedness, and networks in similar and different ways? How can artists and scientists collaborate to increase the visibility of ecological systems? The panelists in Making in Systems visualize, translate, and study systems and networks through living sculpture, recycled materials,

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Resiliency Insights
Amy Stansbury

Resiliency Insights: Professional Development Seminar

With a changing climate leading to more frequent extreme weather events, including flooding, heatwaves and severe winter weather, the planning and architecture profession is facing a sense of urgency around designing buildings and communities that are better prepared to meet rapidly changing conditions. In this

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Landscape Ordinance - 1
Community News + Partner Posts
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Lawns Use Up A Lot Of Water. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

About Austin Water This post is sponsored by our community partner, Austin Water, our city’s publicly-owned water utility. Action Box Click the badge above to fill out the Irrigation & Landscape Ordinance survey on SpeakUpAustin.org. This post is sponsored by Austin Water. All Austin Common

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Citizens' Climate Lobby Austin
Amy Stansbury

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting

CCL Austin has our monthly meeting this Saturday, March 12. This month’s get together will feature a segment on upcoming lobbying opportunities in this redistricting “between-times.” We’ll also learn how CCL has contributed significantly to some big-impact, bipartisan climate legislation. Come say hello virtually and

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ASR - 1
Community News + Partner Posts
Austin_Water

Boosting Austin’s Water Supply With Aquifer Storage & Recovery

About Austin Water This post is sponsored by our community partner, Austin Water, our city’s publicly-owned water utility. Action Box Attend an upcoming Aquifer Storage & Recovery Community Workshop – March 24th & 29th at 6pm. This post is sponsored by Austin Water. All Austin

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Gabby Benitez
Community News + Partner Posts
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Net-Zero Hero: Gaby Benitez

About The Author This post is sponsored & written by The Office of Sustainability, the city department that is working toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, a healthy & just local food system, and climate resiliency. Action Box Click the badge above to learn more about

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Sierra Club Climate Change Committee
Amy Stansbury

Sierra Club Climate Change Committee Meeting

Climate Change Committee Meeting Join us on Zoom! https://zoom.us/j/5133069449 In-person events have been cancelled for all Sierra Club activities through February 2021. Dang. You can also join our Zoom video conference here: https://zoom.us/j/5133069449 . 6:30-7:15 or 7:30 – Presentation to be announced 7:15-8:00 Climate Change Committee Meeting

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