Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Ilya Shmulenson, Deputy Director at PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture, and Sustainability). When Ilya was growing up, he didn’t have access to outdoor learning. It wasn’t until he attended college that he discovered the power...
A big, hairy, audacious goal. What's the one big, bold thing you'd like to achieve in the next 15 years? That's the question the folks at the Sustainable Food Center sat down and asked themselves about nine months ago. And this was their answer - "to increase...
Sponsored Post - from Texas Disposal Systems As buildings continue to go up – particularly here in Central Texas – the demand for responsible construction and environmentally sound practices continues to skyrocket as well. Market research has shown that construction revenue is rising and builders want to use...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery Written by: Thomas Nguyen Did you know? It takes 5,300 gallons of water to make one pair of jeans and a t-shirt. That’s the equivalent of how much fuel it takes to fly a Boeing 737 from Austin to the heart...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability One of the best things about Austin is the abundance of quiet, natural spaces often nestled near bustling shopping districts, roadways, and neighborhoods. Think: Hotel San Jose’s green escape from the crowds on South Congress,...
Sponsored Post - from Texas Disposal Systems A big movement begins with just one person making a difference. With 7.5 billion people calling Earth home, creating a cleaner, more sustainable environment probably seems like a daunting task, but what happens if we start by working on ourselves...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Joi Chevalier, our newest Net-Zero Hero! Joi started The Cook’s Nook, Austin’s first shared commercial kitchen and culinary incubator. Prior to opening the Cook’s Nook, Joi worked as an e-commerce product manager and marketing director...
Fanny Cornejo loves monkeys. Ten years ago, she actually spent five months living with yellow-tailed woolly monkeys in Peru. No people. Just a tent, weekly supply drops, and steep mountains. Which made following the fast-moving monkeys difficult. So difficult that in the beginning, Fanny would make desperate...
Molly Stevens grew up in nature. "As a young child, my father used to get us up early in the morning," Molly said in a recent interview with AEN. "It was kind of like going to church." As Molly remembers it, her father would get the family...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Resource Recovery Why did you decide to become a Zero Waste Block Leader? I have always been passionate about recycling and sustainable waste management. I love donating things to groups that can get the most benefit out of them. When I heard...