Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Susan Ward, a student at the University of Texas working toward a degree in Urban Studies. Susan first became passionate about sustainability while attending high school in her hometown of El Paso. Since attending college...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability It’s the end of the summer and time for kids to head back to school. So how do you combine school’s three R’s of reading, writing and ‘rithmetic with the planet’s three R’s of reduce, reuse, and recycle? We all know that...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy, vibrant Austin...
Make this a summer of learning with the Austin Public Library's Talk Green To Me series. Over the next three weeks, the new Austin Central Library (in partnership with the City of Austin Office of Sustainability) will be hosting educational events all focused around the environment. They've even...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy, vibrant Austin...
From the City of Austin Office of Sustainability and the Austin Public Library - Stopping climate change starts at home. A changing climate endangers what we love about Austin in the form of increased extreme events like flooding, wildfires, and droughts, in addition to the rising...
From the City of Austin Office of Sustainability and the Austin Public Library - Hear from the experts on the green building attributes of the new Central Library, poised for LEED Platinum certification. What makes this project a leader in energy, water, habitat, green materials, daylighting...
From the City of Austin Office of Sustainability and the Austin Public Library - Food is so much more than what we eat. The system that surrounds all things related to food provides the foundation for life and significantly shapes our culture. Come learn about the...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Just how beloved are Austin’s trails? Go take a stroll along Lady Bird Lake on a Saturday and you’ll have all the evidence you need. In fact, some might say that this tree-lined 10-mile trail...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet the Yellow Bike Project — a non-profit bike shop run entirely by volunteers. Yellow Bike Project was created in 1997 with the aim of empowering Austinites to ride bikes. Back then, the shop was releasing painted...