Congrats you tree hugging Texans!

[Sixpence]

http://cityguides.msn.com/citylife/greenarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=4848625>1=9966

"Not only does Austin lead the country in wind power and biodiesel production, but it has built advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles into its energy strategy."

[Ripsnort]

Anything that gets us off on foreign oil dependence is good with me! I'd like nothing better than to make the leaders of the middle east another 3rd world nation!

[DiabloTX]

Sixpence really has no idea what Austin is all about.


Still have a hard-on for Texas politics, eh?

[whiteman]

Austin is L.A. east but weird. Visit once and you will see that it's the complete opposite of every other cityin the state.

oh Diablo TX i went with the Borla, so much better.

[crockett]

Originally posted by Sixpence
http://cityguides.msn.com/citylife/greenarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=4848625>1=9966

"Not only does Austin lead the country in wind power and biodiesel production, but it has built advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles into its energy strategy."

Austin is a great city, I almost bought a town home in downtown Austin right across the street from Town Lake the end of last year. I still kick myself a little for not buying it, I know I'll probably regret it in the future even more.

[crockett]

Originally posted by whiteman
Austin is L.A. east but weird. Visit once and you will see that it's the complete opposite of every other cityin the state.

oh Diablo TX i went with the Borla, so much better.

Yea I took a road trip to Texas the end of last year,  and can agree with yea.. Austin is nothing like the rest of Texas. That's the only city I'd even think about moving to in Texas.

(no offense meant to any of the Texans here but Austin is diffrent)

[Airscrew]

Originally posted by crockett
(no offense meant to any of the Texans here but Austin is diffrent)

yea its like a mini version of kalifornia here.  maybe we should put up a fence around Austin and quarantine it before it spreads to the rest of the state

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by Sixpence
from link
"Not only does Austin lead the country in wind power and biodiesel production, but it has built advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles into its energy strategy."

I guess being a buyer of wind energy produced by others (Florida Power and Light, and Babcock & Brown & Catamount Energy) makes one a leader.

I am a leader in Chinese food.

[whiteman]

Originally posted by Airscrew
yea its like a mini version of kalifornia here.  maybe we should put up a fence around Austin and quarantine it before it spreads to the rest of the state

that fence might also keep Houston from Annexing it.

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by DiabloTX
Sixpence really has no idea what Austin is all about.


Still have a hard-on for Texas politics, eh?

Politics?

From the outside, Texas has the perception of being non caring of it's environment. I think most people outside of Texas would be surprised to learn that the greenest city in America is the capital of Texas.

What kinda shocks me is the rest of Texas(well, this bb anyway) seems ashamed of it.

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by Holden McGroin

I guess being a buyer of wind energy produced by others (Florida Power and Light, and Babcock & Brown & Catamount Energy) makes one a leader.

Yeah, a leader in using alternative energy, beats sending the money to the arabs

I am a leader in Chinese food.

Still not reading the New England Journal of Medice I see;)

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by Sixpence
I guess being a buyer of wind energy produced by others (Florida Power and Light, and Babcock & Brown & Catamount Energy) makes one a leader.

Yeah, a leader in using alternative energy, beats sending the money to the arabs

I am a leader in Chinese food.

Still not reading the New England Journal of Medice I see;)

I would think FPL and B&B&C are the leaders...  they took the capital risk... all Austin is doing is buying what's available on the market.

1 billion + people can't be wrong.

[whiteman]

Originally posted by Sixpence
Politics?

From the outside, Texas has the perception of being non caring of it's environment. I think most people outside of Texas would be surprised to learn that the greenest city in America is the capital of Texas.

What kinda shocks me is the rest of Texas(well, this bb anyway) seems ashamed of it.

not ashamed just not surprised. my brother played ball at St. Edwards in Aus for 6 years so i got a good dose of hippies, techies, musicians and the cows in orange. The city motto is "Keep Austin Weird", their doing a good job.

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by Holden McGroin

I would think FPL and B&B&C are the leaders...  they took the capital risk... all Austin is doing is buying what's available on the market.

Right, but if I buy a diesel engine and burn biodiesel, I am leading by example. Even though petro diesel is available on the market

illion + people can't be wrong.

lol, those 1 billion aren't eating what you're eating

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by whiteman
not ashamed just not surprised. my brother played ball at St. Edwards in Aus for 6 years so i got a good dose of hippies, techies, musicians and the cows in orange. The city motto is "Keep Austin Weird", their doing a good job.

I had no idea, I thought Texans would be somewhat surprised too, I stand corrected