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The dirtiest of dirty secrets?
Submitted by chris_searles on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:29
Visit the 5-Star Green Home that the Young People of AYW-Casa Verde have built....buy it too!
Time:
03/12/2010 - 10:00am - 1:00pm Location:
CVB Site at 6908 Villita Avenida
take Riverside past Montopolis; left on Frontier Valley
Austin, TX, 787xx
Winter Series - "Alternate Finance, Banking, Commerce & Permaculture - aka Re-Localization"
Time:
03/04/2010 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm Location:
Habitat Suites Hotel
500 Highland Mall Blvd
Austin, TX30° 0' 0" N, 97° 0' 0" E
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Clean Energy Resolution for 2010 Elections
Submitted by karen 2 on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 12:56
Clean Energy Resolution
For an Energy Efficient & Renewable Energy Economy for Texas
WHEREAS;Texas can and should meet future energy needs, create green jobs and lead the nation by further developing energy efficiency and renewable wind, solar and geothermal technologies, and
WHEREAS; Increasing energy efficiency benefits consumers, businesses and industries while reducing power demand at a third of the cost of generating electricity, and
WHEREAS; Greenbuilding standards and improved building codes can help reduce energy demand and combined heat and power allows wasted heat energy to be tapped, and
WHEREAS; Texas leads the nation in wind generation and solar potential, and clean energy technologies create more jobs than coal or nuclear plants, but
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Roger Duncan, historic local leader, retires from Austin Energy
Submitted by chris_searles on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 13:16
2/27/10 -- Austin Energy's general manager, the much revered and very inspiring Roger Duncan, retired yesterday after more than 30 years of public service to Austinites.
Roger Duncan Award & Farewell Ceremony
Time:
02/25/2010 - 5:30pm - 8:00pm Location:
Council ChamberAustin
Roger Duncan's last day as the General Manager at Austin Energy is tomorrow!
Host(s):
<p>Austin Energy</p>
Green Brewpub Investment Forum
Time:
03/06/2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location:
Black Star Co-op
7020 Easy Wind Drive, Suite 100
Austin, TX, 78752Already set to be the world’s first co-operatively owned brewpub, Black Star Co-op continues to aim high.
Website:
http://www.blackstar.coop
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Austin's Wealth of Green Resources
Submitted by Curah Beard on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 18:57
What a Wealth of Green Resources we have here in Austin!
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Mayor's Electricity Town Hall ... Pretty Darn Positive
Submitted by chris_searles on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 11:36
re: The Mayor's forum on Austin's Electricity Plan, 2010-2021.
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Misunderstanding Austin's Electricity Planning, pt. 2
Submitted by chris_searles on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:25
These notes are observations compiled from the last several months of involvement regarding Austin Energy's Generation Plan, 2010-2021.
