Sponsored Post - from the Austin Parks Foundation Do you have a park in your neighborhood that could use some love? Now's the time for you to do something about it. The Austin Parks Foundation is currently accepting project proposals for It's My Park Day. Scheduled for November 4th, It's My...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Calling all teachers! Wish you could get more money for your school? Here's your chance. The City of Austin Office of Sustainability is currently accepting applications for the Bright Green Future Grant. School-based sustainability projects can receive up to $3,000....
In the week when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, more than 46 industrial facilities released an estimated 4.6 million pounds of chemicals and pollutants into the air (an amount that exceeded legal state limits). That's according to an analysis conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund, Air Alliance Houston...
We have a new budget folks. Austin City Council officially approved a $3.9 billion budget last week. It will go into effect on October 1st. So what does that mean for you? The average Austin homeowner (with a home valued at $305,000) will pay $151 more next year in taxes and fees to...
Now's the chance to be a tourist in your own city. Austin Museum Day is this Sunday, September 17th, which means that you can visit more than 30 different local museums all for free! Participating locations include: Thinkery Science Mill Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Austin Nature and Science...
When you look at the chart that shows where Austin's greenhouse gas emissions come from, there is one category that stands out. Transportation accounts for about a third of the city's greenhouse gas emissions...
"As Hurricane Harvey has clearly shown, climate change will affect us regardless of whether we believe in it or not. We need to set our political differences aside and take decisive actions if we want our children and grandchildren to inherit a livable, sustainable Texas." These...
Remember when we told you that Travis County is putting a parks and roads bond on the ballot this November? Well today we've got a deeper dive into the issue. Quick refresher in case you forgot - The Travis County commissioners (kind of like the City Council of the county) have decided to...
Now that the flood waters are beginning to recede in some parts of Texas, attention is being turned to the environmental consequences that Hurricane Harvey has left in its wake. More research, studies, and stories will surely be published in the coming weeks and years, but for...
Do you love great radio? Now's the time to support local, independent, nonprofit radio with KOOP's Fall Membership Drive. KOOP 91.7 FM is the home of Shades of Green, Austin's only environmental talk radio show. Each week the Austin EcoNetwork joins the Shades of Green team to interview guests and discuss the...