After being closed to new subscribers for a period of time, Austin Energy's GreenChoice program is extending its green arms for Austinites far and wide. Claiming to be the nation's most successful utility-sponsored green power program, GreenChoice is an opportunity to walk the sustainability talk. ...

Mayor Wynn says, "We're taking action today that will lower the cost of utility bills, make housing more affordable, help improve air quality and take critical steps in the fight against global warming," as City Council adopts codes to make new homes zero energy capable. El Paso high school student collapses and dies after finishing the PSAT. Blanco High School pranksters put bloody deer carcass in Comfort High School bus. Bird conservationists are opposed......

The new House energy bill passed earlier this week might amount to little more than empty rhetoric, but at least at home we're doing things right: Austin came out on top as having the #1 Green Power Program in the nation, according to U.S. Department of Energy rankings as reported by News8Austin. Green Power, or renewable energy, refers to any natural source that is both renewable and non-polluting; this includes wind-, solar-, and certain forms......