Improving Economic Development and Access to Healthy Food
Two important local food bills were heard before the Texas House Public Health Committee at the Capitol yesterday on Wednesday, February 27.
Over 100 Texans – including registered dietitians, nurses, licensed raw dairy farmers, and raw milk consumers – attended the hearing and registered in support of HB 46, sponsored [...]

The City of San Antonio’s Office of Sustainability is now accepting nominations for the fifth annual Green Building Awards, an event that showcases breakthroughs and emerging technologies in the field of green building. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 3, 2013. Nomination forms are available at http://www.sanantonio.gov/oep.
The awards will feature categories for new construction [...]

We are excited to share some good news: the City of Austin has just received a 2013 Climate Leadership Award.  This national award is given by the Environmental Protection Agency and three nonprofit partners — The Climate Registry, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and the Association of Climate Change Officers.
Austin is proud to [...]

[ February 28, 2013; 12:00 am to 11:00 pm. ] Community leaders and environmental advocates mark the implementation of Austin’s historic single-use bag ordinance with a “Bag to the Future” Party at Cherrywood Coffeehouse this Thursday February 28 at 7:00 PM. The party features live music from the Whiskey Shivers and other acts, as well as a Coolest Bag Contest for green designers and face [...]

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Texas Green Network March Event�
Slow Money Austin is putting out a call to all sustainability minded entrepreneurs to create and submit a 2-3 minute video about themselves, their business and their growth plans. Think of a Kickstarter video, but shorter, with the goal of these videos being to communicate your business plan and mission while [...]

AIBA is addressing the issue.
Several AIBA members have expressed a frustration with having bags in stock that do not meet the new requirements. Usually it’s too many to just throw away (and doesn’t that defeat the purpose of diminishing our landfill?).
AIBA would like to help you. We’re interested in putting you in touch with businesses [...]

Austin, TX – ImagineSolar announces a new training partnership with Ideal Power Converters, whose award winning technology will be incorporated into ImagineSolar’s Advanced Training courses.
PV320: Advanced PV Design & NABCEP Exam Prep
Austin, TX | Tuesdays, Oct. 23 – Dec. 11 (6-9pm)
PV321: Advanced PV System Technologies
Austin, TX | Sat/Sun, Dec. 15-16 (8am-6pm)
ImagineSolar establishes partnerships with leading [...]

[ November 14, 2012; 9:30 am to 11:30 am. 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] FREE CARRYOUT BAG TRAINING SESSION
The City of Austin will host a free training class for businesses to discuss the Single-Use Carryout Bag Ordinance.  The training will provide an overview of the ordinance, discuss facts and rumors about enforcement and implementation, as well as offer time for question and answer.

Bag distributors and sales representatives will be [...]

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