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Chris Searles Austin Eco Blogs
Chris began blogging 2009. He writes about about Austin's electricity issues,
environmental stewardship and general green stuff. Chris is pretty well read over at the AustinEcoNetwork,BurntOrangeReport, AustinPost, and Interfaith Environmental Network.status: ongoing
Featured blogs --
Water Issues
10.18.11, Notes from the TX State Climatologist (Drought Projections)
8.25.11, Postponing WTP48.24.11, We Need a Water Efficient Economy, Part 2
8.23.11, We Need a Water Efficient Economy
General Green Stuff
07.03.11, America, The Natural04.21.11, TreeFolks Partners w City Hall for Earth Day
12.30.10, Facebook Experiment -- "Greener 2011"
10.11.10, 7,347 Events in 188 Countries
10.08.10, 7 Austin Climate Events for 10/10 Weekend
07.11.10, Bittersweet Vacation06.24.10, Green 2.0 -- the search for Common Priorities
05.27.10, Paul Robbins -- a tribute to determination & the Austin Environmental Directory
Electricity Issues
11.18.11, VICTORY! AUSTIN MAYOR PLEDGES TO MAKE AUSTIN COAL FREE
11.10.11, Clinton: "Wind in 2 years, Solar in 4"
6.24.11, San Antonio to Beat Austin in Coal Plant Shutdown
5.29.11, New Jersey's Governor Bans New Coal Plants, Supports Science, Looks to Market for Solutions
5.23.11, Austin's Coal Plant: Now More Expensive, Still Deadly
5.05.11, Austin's Coal Plant Gets Its Scrubbers... but,
3.15.11, Local Actions to Decrease Coal, Increase3.02.11, 2nd Campaign Launches, "Austin Quit Coal"
2.28.11, National Sierra Club Petitions Austin to Quit Coal
2.16.11, How Dirty & Dangerous is Austin's Coal Plant?11.19.10, Give Coal the Boot
10.11.10, Will Austin Energy's New GM Make Clean Energy Affordable?
10.10.10, Seven Austin Climate Events for 10/10/10
10.06.10, Measuring ACL's Green Power7.15.10, NYTimes: 25% of US Coal Plants Likely to Close by 2015
6.12.10, Grown Men fighting over Clean Air
5.08.10, Portland: greener than Austin4.23.10, Did Mayor Leffingwell Fall Short on the Energy Vote?
4.15.10, Green Leader Gives Nod to Austin Energy's 10 Year Plan
4.12.10, Re: Climate ... Where do Austin's Best Ideas Come From?
4.04.10, You ... Bang The Table!3.25.10, Meeting Report: Austin Energy's Transparency Problem, pt. 2
3.24.10, Meeting Report: Austin Energy's Transparency Problem, pt. 1
3.23.10, A Brief Look at Austin Energy's Annual Report (meeting notes)
3.16.10, SXSW reducing CO23.12.10, Austin & Coal: The Dirtiest of Dirty Secrets?
3.08.10, Field Notes, Mayor's Climate Charette, pt. 2
3.08.10, Field Notes: Mayor's Climate Charette, pt. 1
3.05.10, Sign That Petition!
2.27.10, Roger Duncan, Historic Local Leader, Retires from Austin Energy
2.26.10, 3 yrs later ... 500+ Austinites petition for renewed climate leadership
2.23.10, Mayor's Electricity Town Hall ... Pretty Darn Positive
2.16.10, KUT, Statesman Wrong on Green Power?
2.11.10, Misunderstanding Austin's Electricity Planning ... part 1 ... part 2
1.29.10, Austin Has a Dirty Secret
1.28.10, Austin Climate Leadership Petition Surpasses Goal
1.26.10, Austin's Climate Urgency, pt. 2
1.14.10, Alejandro Escovedo signs Austin's climate petition
1.11.10, Austin's Interfaith Environmental Network issues greenest call on electricity planning, 2010-2021
12.30.09, New Year's Resolution: Protect Climate!
12.17.09, Bringing Copenhagen Home: Austin's Climate Urgency, pt. 1
12.08.09, Letter to the Editor - Austin & Climate ($)
12.04.09, Austin's Climate Commitment
11.23.09, Leadership Costs Less11.10.09, Austin City Council - Recommit to Climate Protection
11.04.09, Austin Energy's Plan - Ignores Huge Financial Risks
10.30.09, Benefits of the Quit Coal Scenario --- #5. Lower Health Costs10.27.09, Benefits of the Quit Coal Scenario --- #4. 70% Less CO2
10.22.09, Benefits of the Quit Coal Scenario --- #3. Less Ozone
10.19.09, Benefits of the Quit Coal Scenario --- #2. Flatter Rates
10.15.09, Benefits of the Quit Coal Scenario --- #1. Local Jobs
10.09.09, I endorse the Quit Coal Scenario
10.07.09, UT Student Gov & Student Body officially endorse -- getting out of the coal plant
10.05.09, Coal Ash and Costs that Skyrocket
10.01.09, Austin's Coal Plant: Too Volatile, Too Risky
9.29.09, Observations from Austin Energy's Town Hall meeting9.22.09, Austin Can't Afford Coal
9.18.09, Quit Coal, it's too costly
Christianity, Faith, & Environmental Stewardship
10.3.11, Austin Water's CEO Talks to Local Faith Community9.23.11, Austin Faith Groups Oppose Tar Sands Pipeline
9.06.11, Interfaith Environmental Network Presents Symposium on Austin's Water Future
8.08.11, Interfaith Environmental Network Endorses Paper and Plastic Bag Ban
8.02.11, Texas Legislature Helps Texas Churches Go Green
7.05.11, Greening Texas Churches
6.17.11, Highlights from "Recycling for Churches"6.06.11, Interfaith Environmental Network Presents, "Recycling for Churches"
5.03.11, Interfaith Environmental Network Presents Dr. Bill Greenway
4.28.11, First Baptist Church Kicks Off "Earth Month" 2011
2.24.11, Austin's Spiritual Communities Look on the Bright [Green] Side
5.23.10, Christians & global warming, part 2
5.07.10, Christians & global warming, part 1
4.22.10, The Journey of Environmental Stewardship: Theology
4.06.10, The Journey of Environmental Stewardship: Overview
And this!
Chris's Big Picture Eco Blog