Been reading a lot of headlines about what happened to our electric grid during winter storm Uri? Still confused? In the latest episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, we answer all your questions. Featuring special guest John Hoffner, who has spent nearly all his career...
SummaryWith so many Austinites without food, water, and electricity, we've put together a list of ways for you to get and give help locally. Action BoxIf you are able to, choose one of the organizations below and make a donation to help our neighbors...
SummaryMore than 4 million Texans lost power during one of the worst winter storms in recent memory. How did that happen? We cover the basics in our latest guide. Action BoxDonate to the Community Resilience Trust's Emergency Relief Fund to support Austin's unhoused residents. These...
*Note: This talk will be presented remotely via Zoom and on the Energy Institute's YouTube channel. See access details after the bio. Bio: Dr. David Spence is Baker Botts Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law and Professor of Business, Government and Society...
In the second installment of Solar Austin’s Happy Hour policy series, we will be zooming out from local energy policy to discuss what’s happening on the national stage. This October, please join us for an evening with one of the brightest minds in energy: MacArthur...
As the climate crisis unravels, we are witnessing record wildfires, massive hurricanes, and intense heatwaves. Texas is a primary epicenter of the fossil fuel empire, and further exploitation of the Permian Basin in West Texas will lock in catastrophic climate change. Kinder Morgan's 42"-wide Permian...
Solar Austin is excited to announce next month’s featured speaker: Michael Brune, the executive director of the Sierra Club! An internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and environmental activist, Michael will be joining Solar Austin on July 14th to talk about his work leading the nationwide movement to...
This year Texans will elect a new commissioner to the state agency that is responsible for regulating pollution from oil and gas development to uranium and coal mining. Join the conversation on how we can make this agency more accountable to the people of Texas...
Bio: Leah Stokes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and affiliated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Dr. Stokes works on energy, climate and environmental politics. Within American Politics, her work focuses on representation...
Mark your calendars! On May 12th, Solar Austin will be hosting our first virtual happy hour with Austin Energy’s Customer Renewable Solutions Manager, Tim Harvey. Come along as Tim walks us through the 35 year historical voyage of renewables at Austin Energy. Tim will outline the...