Solar Austin is excited to announce next month’s featured speaker: Michael Brune, the executive director of the Sierra Club! An internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and environmental activist, Michael will be joining Solar Austin on July 14th to talk about his work leading the nationwide movement to...
This year Texans will elect a new commissioner to the state agency that is responsible for regulating pollution from oil and gas development to uranium and coal mining. Join the conversation on how we can make this agency more accountable to the people of Texas...
Mark your calendars! On May 12th, Solar Austin will be hosting our first virtual happy hour with Austin Energy’s Customer Renewable Solutions Manager, Tim Harvey. Come along as Tim walks us through the 35 year historical voyage of renewables at Austin Energy. Tim will outline the...
Bio: Leah Stokes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and affiliated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Dr. Stokes works on energy, climate and environmental politics. Within American Politics, her work focuses on representation...
In recent weeks, the way Americans live, work, learn and govern has been reshaped by COVID-19. In response, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, one of the country’s leading centers for public policy scholarship, will convene...
About The Author Public Citizen Texas is a nonprofit organization that works to protect the health and well-being of Texans and our environment. Action Box Send an email to Governor Abbott asking him to issue an executive order banning utility shutoffs during the COVID-19 crisis. Sierra Club, Public Citizen...
The Austin Sierra Club Climate Change Committee will meet via Zoom at our regularly scheduled time, 6:30 PM, on April 6. Everyone is welcome, not just those on the Committee. You must join from your computer or smartphone. The Zoom access is via this link: https://zoom.us/j/5133069449 or click...
SummaryIn March, Austin City Council approved the latest update to the Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan, which basically determines where Austin will get its energy for the next 10 years. In this guest blog, the Sierra Club runs down the good parts...
Now, more than ever, it seems pretty important to know what the heck your government is up to. Big decisions are being made every day, right here in Austin, that will affect our lives and livelihood. But how do you attend a Council meeting or share...
Hosted by the Truman Project - The Truman Project Texas Chapter hosts its third and final discussion in the three-part water series, “Water, Energy, and Security: Exploring Local and National Security Implications of the Water-Energy Nexus in Texas”. This final event will explore the security implications of...