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City Council Moves Forward on Several Green Initiatives

14th May, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments

As reported in the Statesman, city council yesterday voted to move forward on three green initiatives for Austin:

• the council agreed to accept $450,000 in federal stimulus money to install solar panels on local schools and develop a curriculum related to solar energy, as discussed here.
• the council agreed to accept $607,209 in grant money to convert 38 city-owned Priuses to plug-in hybrid vehicles and install charging stations for those vehicles.
• the council directed Austin Water Utility staffers to develop a 10-year water conservation plan to reduce drinkable water use to 140 gallons per capita per day by 2020, as discussed here.

Check out the Statesman link above to learn more about yesterday’s council meeting.