Seven days. That's how long Austinites went without clean water. For the first time ever, we couldn't be sure that what was coming out of our faucets was safe to drink. For the first time ever, we got a little taste of what other less fortunate...
Guest Post - from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club On Thursday, October 18th in a 9 -1 vote, Austin City Council approved an Austin Energy utility-scale solar contract for a 144 MW solar power plant to be located southeast of Pflugerville. When completed...
From the Young Sierrans - Young Sierrans is the group of Sierra Club folks between the ages of 21 and 39-ish. We meet each month at the Scholz Beer Garten for socializing, discussion and brainstorming. They have authentic German food and other American eats. http://www.scholzgarten.com/menu/ 6:00pm-7:00pm - Happy...
From the Sierra Club - Happy Hour /food and beverages (http://www.scholzgarten.com/): 6-7 pm Socializing and informal discussions on current events: 6-7 pm Announcements and program begin at 7 pm PROGRAM: Justin A. Henderson, Government Relations Coordinator at Capital Metro will be the speaker. Consider biking, carpooling, or taking Cap Metro...
From the Austin Sierra Club - Let's write some postcards for our favorite candidates and party. There is a campaign for this election to send out lots of handwritten postcards to those who may not vote or haven't voted in recent elections. This is a great idea...
From the Sierra Club - We'll be meeting to discuss the book "Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey. This book has been suggested to read by other nature-lovers and Amazon.com, multiple times over and over again. So I'm pleased to read this book. It is up there...
From the Sierra Club - Happy Hour /food and beverages (http://www.scholzgarten.com/): 6-7 pm Socializing and informal discussions on current events: 6-7 pm Announcements and program begin at 7 pm PROGRAM: Water in the Next 100 Years, with Sharlene Leurig, with Environmental Flows Initiative of Texas Living Waters Project, The...
Guest Post - from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club By Larisa Manescu, Lone Star Chapter Communications Coordinator “You see all these commercials, ‘Houston’s come back.’ Houston hasn’t come back. We still need somewhere to stay… I’m not asking for charity. I’m just asking for...
From the Sierra Club - We'll be discussing the book "Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World" by Bill Nye. I have heard good things about this book and look forward to reading it. Amazon.com describes it as...
From the Sierra Club - Happy Hour /food and beverages (http://www.scholzgarten.com/): 6-7 pm Socializing and informal discussions on current events: 6-7 pm Announcements and program begin at 7 pm PROGRAM: We Need It All – A Path to a Healthy Planet, with Bob Hendricks Using Paul Hawken’s Drawdown and James...