One of the best finales to a series of SXSW Eco Keynotes was introduced last Friday with Annie Leonard’s session titled “The Story of Change.” With a career devoted to improving the environment, Annie is the Director of the...

Green Living

One of the conclusions I came to while participating the 2012 SXSW Eco conference is that we need environmental Rock Stars.  That is why I am including pictures of the speakers at this really important topic/session I attended called Habitat Credit Trading Markets Save Rare Species...


I'm writing this as an environmentalist who’s trying to reckon with our having lost on climate change. Something I know a lot about. I’ve spent most of the last decade studying and working in earnest on issues related to the Green Revolution and to winning the climate challenge....

Climate Change

 

Continuing my profiles of some Austin EcoNetwork Business Partners, last week I visited with the President and CEO of Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) at their main facility and corporate headquarters just southeast of Austin in Creedmoor...
Green Business

The GrowinTogether Afternoon Enrichment Program is excited to be leading kids activities at the upcoming Water Wise Permablitz. At this unique event, people from the community of all ages will come together to transform a residential property in the Cherrywood neighborhood into a water-saving...


 

 

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Starting Oct. 1, 2012, property owners of large multifamily apartment complexes and commercial office buildings are required to ensure recycling is available for customers, tenants and employees. This ordinance is part of an ongoing effort to...


 

"If you do take the time to stop and ask questions, to learn more about people of different faiths, nationalities, and races, you'll learn that there is far more that binds us, more that unites us, than separates us. We are more alike than we are different...

Meeting

 

Congratulations Austin!. We are going to see a stakeholder...

Energy

by Robin Schneider, Carmen Llanes and Robin Rather

Why should environmentalists support 10-1?

Voting yes on 10-1 (Prop. 3) and no on 8-2-1 (Prop. 4) will make it easier for us to elect candidates who support clean air, clean water and Zero Waste, and will help us...


Just Say "No Thank You" to "Aquifer Toll Road" congestion and pollution

 

Your last chance (for now) to tell our local officials -- Keep Mopac Local -- Delete the "Aquifer Toll Road," proposed SH 45 SW, from our regional transportation plan

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