Green /tags/green Green en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:25:47 GMT Recycling plastic is practically impossible � and the problem is getting worse /energy-environment/2022-10-24/recycling-plastic-is-practically-impossible-and-the-problem-is-getting-worse A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins � but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:25:47 GMT /energy-environment/2022-10-24/recycling-plastic-is-practically-impossible-and-the-problem-is-getting-worse Laura Sullivan Texas Ranks Tenth in U.S. for Sustainable Building /energy-environment/2013-01-23/texas-ranks-tenth-in-u-s-for-sustainable-building Texas ranks tenth in the country in Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. That's according to a report issued by the U.S. Green� Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:31:00 GMT /energy-environment/2013-01-23/texas-ranks-tenth-in-u-s-for-sustainable-building Austin Feldman With Bag Ban Looming, the City's Taking Local Business to School /austin/2012-11-14/with-bag-ban-looming-the-citys-taking-local-business-to-school Confused about Austin’s coming bag ban? You’re not alone.Austin Resource Recovery, tasked with reaching the city’s zero waste by 2040, is hosting carryout� Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:54:00 GMT /austin/2012-11-14/with-bag-ban-looming-the-citys-taking-local-business-to-school Hady Karl Mawajdeh Report Finds Texas 'Energy Inefficient' /texas/2012-10-03/report-finds-texas-energy-inefficient The ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) has released its 2012 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. According to their findings, Texas� Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:52:30 GMT /texas/2012-10-03/report-finds-texas-energy-inefficient Tyler Pratt Austin Gets Green with SXSW Eco /austin/2012-10-03/austin-gets-green-with-sxsw-eco The Second Annual SXSW Eco Conference and Festival kicks off today and is aptly named Evolving the Environmental Conversation.The three day conference� Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:15:01 GMT /austin/2012-10-03/austin-gets-green-with-sxsw-eco Tyler Pratt Festival Was Green Long Before it Was Trendy /energy-environment/2012-09-27/festival-was-green-long-before-it-was-trendy Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated 2012 is SXSW Eco's first year. KUT News regrets the error. SXSW Eco will kick-off next� Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:51:30 GMT /energy-environment/2012-09-27/festival-was-green-long-before-it-was-trendy Kelly Connelly Can DNA Testing Solve an Austin Neighborhood's Dog Poo Problem? /austin/2012-09-13/can-dna-testing-solve-an-austin-neighborhoods-dog-poo-problem Austin is known as a dog friendly city. There’s dog parks, ample off-leash areas � heck, even the City Council passed an ordinance allowing dogs on� Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:28:19 GMT /austin/2012-09-13/can-dna-testing-solve-an-austin-neighborhoods-dog-poo-problem Hady Karl Mawajdeh