Get Dirty: Tips for Getting Kids of All Ages into the Outdoors
Attending the Teens and the Environment discussion hosted by Austin Youth River Watch has gotten my children in nature energy flowing. Leaders and participants in Austin Youth River Watch hosted a...
View ArticleCritical time for CodeNEXT participation
Change, especially large-scale change, is not easy, but it's a given and important to plan for in the fastest-growing city in America. The City's adoption of a new Comprehensive Plan aka Imagine...
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Riley Pushes Climate Goals with New Resolution on Austin Energy
Council Member Chris Riley lead a press conference today outlining strong new climate protection policies for the city of Austin – actions that were strong recommendations of the Austin Generation Plan...
View ArticleSXSW Eco: Urgency, Hope and Optimism
My experience of SXSW Eco 2014 this week revolved around three words urgency, hope and optimism. These words were spoken by the first keynote speaker, Dr. Robert Bullard, Professor at Texas Southern...
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Tiny Houses: Cute and Practical
Tiny houses are a hot topic! All the cool kids with Design-Build-Live came together last night at Treehouse green home improvement store to discuss the latest in tiny houses around Austin. Tiny...
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Cob House: Made for the Earth from Earth
Last Sunday afternoon, I took a short ride in the country out to Manchaca to see a cob house by Clay Sand Straw under construction. The house's interior and roof were still unfinished so you could see...
View ArticleTexas Green Building Marketplace Under Construction
The four Texas chapters of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) are banding together to create an online Green Building Marketplace for everything to make green building easy in our great state....
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Austin 2014 EcoNetwork Mayoral Debate Video: Martinez vs Adler
The Austin EcoNetwork Mayoral Debate was televised live from Threadgill's South on Thursday December 4th, 2014 by our sponsor channelAustin. They also made this recording available so that we could...
View ArticleAustin’s 2014 Green Year in Review
The biggest green news stories of 2014 for Austin, in the minds of the Austin EcoNetwork staff, were focused on elections, utilities and climate issues, but we are pleased to share there were a BUNCH...
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Self-Sufficient Living in the Texas Hill Country
Nestled on 100 acres in Texas Hill Country, this artist’s compound is a colorful gem of self-sufficient living and connection with nature. It is an energy efficient and creative nod to quintessential,...
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