Katherine Gregor writes about Austin350 in the Austin Chronicle article “Groundwork: Active Austinites.” …creative energy for climate action is also rising from the community. Austinites Jon Lebkowsky and Randy Jewart (of Austin Green Art) caught the fever from Bill McKibben at South by Southwest 07, then got involved with McKibben’s nonprofit, 350.org. With Austinites David [...]

October 24 is International Climate Action Day. In Austin, we’ll be having a 350Camp (details forthcoming). Here’s a video from 350.org:

Katie Sternberg suggested greengroove as a site complementary to Austin350. The site promises “a phased withdrawal on catastrophic climate change,” meaning that it presents a set of actions you can take over time to reduce your carbon footprint. The site offers a process where you first pick whether you’re taking action just for you, or [...]

Gas flares worldwide burn continuously, wasting natural gas. A post at the Google Earth blog focuses on the wasted energy resources, but a comment also notes via Wikipedia that “flaring and venting of natural gas in oil wells is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.” [Link]

Heads up: 350.org’s International Day of Climate Action is October 24, and Austin350 is planning 350Camp as our own local Climate Action event. 350Camp will be an unconference about sustainability and climate protection. It will be preceded by a week-long Commute-A-Thon. Watch Austin350.org for more information about these events.