Roger Duncan -- a true genius in energy planning and Austin Energy's excellent General Manager, said some very interesting things at a Town Hall meeting last Wednesday concerning our utility's next 10...

In preparation for my first sewing class, I visited the newly opened independent fabric store The Common Thread just over a week ago. What a treat! As I mentioned when I listed my goal of learning how to sew this year, I haven't done any real sewing since I took a home ec class in junior high. That was a few years ago (ahem!) so I felt a little nervous preparing for my sewing class. What fabrics would be best for the various projects? I checked out organic fabric online but for my first projects, I wanted to feel the fabrics. The selection of organic fabric at the chain store in my area was nonexistent so I had to find another option.

Cyrus Reed, energy analyst from the CenTex Sierra Club says, (paraphrased) "The City’s own analysts have found WE CAN MOVE TO RENEWABLES AT LESS COST than doing nothing because coal and natural gas co...

Tim Hayden made a very astute observation in a recent talk - he says that while most people think the internet and social media are reducing human interaction, it's actually doing the opposite....