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21 ACRES TO BE DONATED TO CITY IN MONTOPOLIS

Austin, Texas – The Montopolis Tributary Trail Association and Montopolis neighbors very much thank the McElhenney Family for their generous donation of 21.3 acres of their property to the City of Austin that will be preserved as open green space.

City staff confirmed today that the City will accept the land from Amy Barbee, John McElhenney, and Jennifer McElhenney Bertino that makes up nearly half the property they own in the Montopolis neighborhood adjacent to State Highway 183.

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Austin poet Susan Bright reads a selection of her poems during National Poetry Month on Austin News Real, a program on community television.

Susan Bright is author of 19 books of poetry, three of which have been recipients of Austin Book Awards. She is the editor/publisher of Plain View Press, which since 1975 has published 100 books. Her work as a poet, publisher, activist and educator has taken her all over the United States.

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www.iconmedia.org - Marguerite Jones, Convention Coordinator for the Plug In Partners National Campaign, spoke about hybrid electric cars with Austin News Real host Pam Thompson. Plug In Partners is sponsored by Austin Energy and the City of Austin.

This Austin News Real program aired on October 9, 2008 on channelAustin 10. channelAustin is Austin’s public access television station / community media center. See www.channelaustin.org

The Catalyst Project has produced an advocacy piece, "Igniting Texas' New Energy Economy," aimed at the next Texas legislature with recommendations to incentivize a more rapid development of renewable energy in the state. The report demonstrates that while there are many reasons for Texas to be the leader in renewable energy, other states like California and New Mexico have pulled out ahead. The project claims that this next legislature may be the last chance for Texas to get into the game. For the full text see http://www.texascatalystproject.org/