http://austincleanenergy.org Clean Energy News Source for Austin and Central Texas Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:29:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Great line in the New Yorker by David Owen, in "Economy vs. Environment": "we are borrowing against the world’s dwindling store of inexpensive energy in the same way that we borrowed against the illusory equity in our homes."Moreover, American dependence on fossil fuels isn’t going to end any time soon: ... http://austincleanenergy.org/?p=51 Starting this month, Wal-mart’s Texas stores are meeting 15% of their energy needs with wind power. Austin -- with decades of effort in clean energy -- today has only 10% of its energy mix from renewables. How can Wal-mart be ahead of Austin Energy in the use of ... http://austincleanenergy.org/?p=48 We've posted a new set of interviews of candidates for Austin mayoral and city council races, 2009. These interviews, conducted at the March 25 meeting of the Texas Green Network, focus on Austin's green future. http://austincleanenergy.org/?p=26