Dear Eco-Change Exchange Supporter, SPEAK UP THIS THURSDAY for ECO-CHANGE! AUGUST 6th at 5:30 PM at City Hall Teach-In, Budget Briefing, and Public Hearing
Why You Should Come: 1. Our “ROAD MAP FOR CHANGE” will be delivered to the City Council....
Austin EcoNetwork is on the move again. Do you have space and want us to be with you? We have loved having our HQ in the back house of the owners of MyGreenCasa.com, but they need to use the space for their new business...
Dear Austin EcoNetwork community, Oceana is coming to Austin and we need your help to get Walmart and its subsidiary Sam's Club to post warnings about mercury, a powerful neurotoxin that contaminates seafood. I'm bringing our campaign mascot, a giant cartoon swordfish, to...
When my friend, green realtor and fellow drummer, Don Harvey called this week excited about a new web project -- I realized we've got a new local asset taking shape: green education that's more mainstream than eco-intense. I got excited...
It finally happened. My kids, who typically are full of ideas, uttered the words that can spark dread in the heart of any busy parent. "I'm bored. What can we do?" We thought we had planned well for this summer. We had a list!...
Extreme Drought Prompts Aquifer District to Reduce Amount of Allowable Groundwater Pumping July 28, 2009 – The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is proposing to create a new, extreme stage of drought that would require a 40% cutback in groundwater pumping for all permitted users. The...
There's a tradition in Austin that connects green minded women, creates a space for discussion of environmental issues, and highlights the work of EcoLeaders in our community. Chicas Verdes has been meeting the first Tuesday of the month for over a decade. Attendees...
Dear Austin EcoNetwork community, You already know -- it's hot and dry outside. It's so dry that central Texas is suffering from one of the worst droughts in history. Water levels at Lake Travis and spring flows to Barton Springs have fallen to alarming levels. And swimming...
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Texas Conference for Women’s Boost Your Business by Going Green Contest HOUSTON — The Texas Conference for Women (TCW), the state’s premier leadership and education forum for women, hosted by Gov. Rick Perry and First Lady Anita Perry, has extended its’ deadline for entries...
Summertime as a parent is filled with the smell of sunscreen and sweaty children, the wiping off of sticky fingers (watermelon? lemonade? worms?), your (many) reminders to shut the door, and warning after warning about the loss that can occur in children's reading skills over...