Howdy Permaculture, Citizen Gardener, Garden, Farm, Local Food, Sustainable Friends,
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year
Please take a moment or two to reflect on all that's good that has happened this year - to you and Austin/C-TX. Take a moment to thank a Farmer,...
Over the course of the summer and the months before, many people of Austin have been affected by the severe droughts. Water is a pressing issue and a vital resource to us all. Many have also been voicing their opinions in favor of increased water conservation plans instead of the proposed...
Last week's UN summit on climate change, aka Copenhagen, opened with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the last, best chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming. (1) Why?
Mayor Wynn: Austin's only climate champion...
University of Texas Ranks #3 in the Top 10 Cleantech Universities in the U.S. for 2010
January 4, 2010 by Shawn Lesser: http://cleantech.com/news/5384/top-10-cleantech-universities-us
20 Graduate...
Check out a guess post from Communications Intern, Tania!
Texas stands at an energy cross roads. Texas has more new proposed coal plants than any other state in the nation, yet we are also #1 in wind production. Texas is rich in wind and solar power, and if we made the switch to...
We're getting a zero waste rock star! Bob Gedert is the new SWS Director!
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It can be hard to keep up with all the current fashion trends, but it doesn't have to cost you a ton of money! My favorite hot trend this season is that STUDS ARE BACK! Exciting I know, and I have been drooling over this style for way to long. I looked in my closet and realized that it's time I...
On November 11, 2007, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, urgently stated -- "If there's no action before 2012, that's too late. What we do in the next two or three years determines our future. This is our defining...
This article from The Telegraph says that edible meat might be grown in laboratories in five years. This is a great development. Animal agriculture is the single biggest cause of global warming and pollution. This new science could be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Let's hope it works...
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Friends,
Well, if you have to make lemonade from lemons, then.... (I've been pushing for an aggressive water conservation program BEFORE the WTP #4...


















