Austin WRISE – Texas State of the Industry 2021
We’re about to hear the 2021 Texas Renewable Industry and Legislative update – less than an hour to start! We hope everyone is recovered from February 2021 in Texas! Power …
Renewables vs. Fossil Fuels is Not a Zero Sum Game
Yesterday I had a discussion with some colleagues about joining our renewables forces with fossil fuel representatives to advocate for more transmission capacity while the Texas Legislature is still in …
Sustainable Gardening in the Big Texas Freeze – Native Plantings, Xeriscape and Permaculture
Ah, it’s springtime in Texas. After our recent deep Texas freeze of 2021, we’ve been walking around the neighborhood, looking at which plants survived and which ones collapsed in our …
Five Things We Learned From The 2021 Texas Snowmageddon
Today, nearing the end of February 2021, we walked around Austin, Texas in a balmy 83 degrees. We were wearing shorts and carrying water bottles for the heat- such a …
Our Quick Business Case for an Electric Vehicle
In 2019, we were in the market for a new-to-us vehicle, with a budget of $15k. Working through our electric vehicle vs. gasoline vehicle business case, we could see that …