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February 2009

Austin's Energy Future

Submitted by Pam Thompson on Sat, 02/28/2009 - 10:31pm
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In this episode of Austin News Real, Texas Public Citizen Director Tom "Smitty" Smith and Deputy Director David Power bring us up-to-date on solar power and renewable energy initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels.

They run the gamit from the proposed solar power plant on Austin-owned land in Webberville, to the slate of bills now under consideration in the Texas state legislature, to the impact of the latest federal stimulus package on renewable energy development in Texas generally and the Austin area particularly.

Monitoring the Rio Chili

Submitted by Pam Thompson on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 2:35pm
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Estefania Lazo-Herencia and Jack Goodman again join Austin News Real's Pam Thompson, this time to show video footage from their trip to monitor water quality of the Rio Chili, upstream and downstream of Arequipa, Peru.

The Rio Chili flows from the Andes Mountains to Estefania 's hometown of Arequipa, Peru. The Rio Chili passes through Arequipa in much the same way that the Colorado River flows through Austin.

Upstream, the Rio Chili is pristine. Downstream raw sewage flows directly into the river and there is very little life.

Televised Austin Mayoral Candidate Forum

Submitted by Pam Thompson on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 12:46pm
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Austin, TX – The leading contenders in the race for Austin mayor participated in a televised candidates forum on February 28. The Mayoral Candidates Forum was broadcast live on cable access channel 10 (channelAustin) on Saturday, February 28, from 2:30 to 4:00 PM. The two incumbent Council members running for Mayor – Lee Leffingwell and Brewster McCracken – joined in the forum. Candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn did not.

Rio Chili Project

Submitted by Pam Thompson on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 7:42pm
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In this one-hour program, Estefania Lazo-Herencia and Jack Goodman talk about their trips to Arequipa, Peru and the development of the Rio Chili Project.

Estefania was a Colorado River Watch student in her teens in Austin and is now a Geology/Geography student at the University of Texas at Austin. Jack is on the board of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and a board member of the Save Barton Creek Association. He is a former Executive Director of the Colorado River Watch Foundation.