It's planting season which means it's time for Austin area Citizen Gardner courses to gear up again!



In less than a year more than 100 new gardeners have been trained, over 1,000 hours of community service generated and dozens and dozens of new yard,...

Today at 9:30 a.m. at Austin City Hall an important 30-minute press conference took place with Lee Leffingwell, Austin Mayor and new CLEAN AIR Force Board Member; Jim Marston, CAF Board Chair; and David Dalke, IBM– Austin Environmental Affairs and a Clean Air Partner.  

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Today Austin Energy (AE) submitted its final recommendations to the Mayor and Austin City Council concerning Austin’s electricity mix....

National media are giving attention to Texas' epic struggle between NEW -vs- OLD energy ideas. The Wall Street Journal. Blown Away: Wind Power Makes Electricity Cheaper in Texas http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/08/10/blown-away-wind-power-makes-electricity-cheaper-in-texas/ Green Energy War: A former California Energy Commissioner digests global climate and energy politics....

With the beginning of school just around the corner, families are ensuring that their kids have the needed school supplies. Here are a few tips to make that process more eco- and wallet-friendly.

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