2017 PDFs

THE 2017 COVER AND INTRODUCTION

THEME INTRODUCTION: GLOBAL WARMING & CLEAN ENERGY

• Introduction: An Inconvenient Lie

PART 1: NATURAL GAS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

• A New Natural Gas Plant and Its Competitors
• Natural Gas & the Environment
• A New Gas Plant & Race

PART 2: CHALLENGES TO CLEAN ENERGY

• Intermittency and Renewable Energy
• The Limits of Technology
• Low-Income Energy Programs

PART 3: CLEAN ENERGY ALTERNATIVES

• Energy Efficiency
• A Steady Hand: Dispatchable Electric Power
• The Smart Grid
• A Map for Clean Energy in Austin

 FOOD & THE ENVIRONMENT

• Food & Global Warming
• Vegetarian Restaurants & Farm Stands
• Community Supported Agriculture
• Edible Landscapes
• Farmers’ Markets

WATER CONSERVATION

GREEN BUILDING

• Introduction
• Green Apartments
• Austin’s Zero Energy Duplexes
• Built for Durability
• Mythbusters
• Green for Good
• Cool House Tours
• Electric Vehicles

AUSTIN CLIMATE PROTECTION PROGRAM

WATERSHED PROTECTION

AUSTIN’S CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAMS

• Introduction
• Residential Conservation Programs
• Multifamily Conservation Programs
• Commercial Conservation Programs
• Renewable Energy Programs

SAVE BARTON CREEK ASSOCIATION

RECYCLING AND ZERO WASTE

• Recycling & Global Warming
• Austin Resource Recovery
• Recycling Drop-off Centers

TRAVIS COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS

• General Purpose
• Building/Design
• Education
• Energy
• Environmental Justice
• Food
• Fundraising
• Grassroots Organizing
• Health
• Parks
• Politics
• Recycling
• Special Purpose
• Transportation
• Trees & Plants
• Water
• Wildlife