March 28, 2009 by president.

People around the globe will be marking the second annual Earth Hour on Saturday by conserving energy in their communities for 60 minutes.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is encouraging people to shut off the lights, or at the very least dim them, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time.

This year, nearly 4,000 municipalities in 88 countries are expected to take part, the WWF says.

A number of key landmarks will fade to black, including New York’s Empire State Building, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Australia’s famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the first major city to plunge itself into darkness.

More than 250 municipalities across Canada have pledged support, and almost 70 public events are planned, World Wildlife Fund Canada says.

A recent survey showed 81 per cent of Canadians are expected to turn off their lights for the hour, the group says.

“Turning off our lights for an hour isn’t going to solve climate change, but what it does do is show individuals that they can make a difference in the fight against global warming and sends a really strong message to world leaders that action is needed now,” said Tara Wood of WWF Canada.

The drive to deliver that message appears to be catching on. Seven times more municipalities have signed on worldwide since last year’s Earth Hour, which drew participation from 400 cities.

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February 16, 2009 by president.

What’s green and arrives in spring?  Your Green Neighbor booklet!  Watch your mailbox next week for information about this important program.  This booklet has the information you’ll need to help us participate in the Green Neighbor program.  

Questions?  Contact Mary Elizabeth Morgan - maryelizabeth[at]austin[dot]rr[dot]com

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December 1, 2008 by president.

There is a consumer electronics recycling event this Saturday at the Travis County Expo Center (7311 Decker) from 9 to 4 PM.

This is a great way to get rid of thos old TVs, computers, monitors, VCRs, DVDs, cameras, batteries, and any other ewaste items.  These items are VERY HAZARDOUS and should NEVER be thrown away in the trash.

Rob H is considering organizing a drop off in Rollingwood for people who don’t want to make the 12 mile haul to east Austin.  Details to follow.

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August 20, 2008 by president.

I stopped by the Randall’s cardboard recycling area in the back of the store and dropped of some cardboard and took this picture with my phone.  It’s easy to do and a great service.

It’s amazing how much cardboard you can collect if you start keeping the boxes that food comes in!

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February 17, 2008 by president.

Many Thanks to Lisa Serface for her work organizing this great event!  The weather was perfect and many bags of trash and recyclables were collected.  Items included bottles, cans, 30 pound motors, construction materials, desks, grills, dolls, and cell phones.

Participants included Boy and Girl Scouts from Eanes Elementary:

Here is some action photos of trash being collected:

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January 20, 2008 by Lserface.

Join the fun! We’ve scheduled our ‘Clean the Creek’ event for Sunday, 2/17 from 2pm - 4pm.

Note: We’ve added a 12:30 group if you want to get an early start!

Meet at the creek bridge near the intersection of Bee Cave Road + Edgegrove. Keep Austin Beautiful (KAB)
will supply us with bags, gloves and other goodies to help get the job done.

Scout troops who join us will receive a ‘Clean the Creek’ badge AND one credit toward a ‘Patch Pals’ badge. And for more information about the ‘Patch Pals’ badge, visit
http://www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/page.php?p_page_child_id=178.

Please help spread the word to neighbors!

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October 13, 2007 by Lserface.

A BIG thank you to our fellow Rollingwood neighbors for helping plant some of the new, free trees provided by Austin Energy and NeighborWoods. We look forward to watching these trees further beautify our community through the years!

A special thank you to the following folks for digging in the dirt so well.
* Alex Hirschfeld
* Rob Hirschfeld
* Scott Campbell
* Holly Campbell
* Joel Serface
* Willem Serface

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October 13, 2007 by president.

Yesterday a team of volunteers planted trees for the Green Neighborhood program.

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October 2, 2007 by Lserface.

Thanks to Austin’s NeighborWoods and TreeFolks, Rollingwood has several new trees to further beautify our city! To keep the tree healthy, you’ll want to plant it within 2 weeks. So, if you want help planting your new tree, please contact Frank Miller at 327.1838 to get on the list. Enjoy your new tree!

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September 11, 2007 by Lserface.

It’s time for TreeFolks, Inc.’s (Central Texas’ Non-Profit Urban Forestry Organization) Benefit Tree PRE-SALE!!! The sale is scheduled for October 20 at the Sunset Valley Farmers’ Market.

There will be hundreds of specimens of dozens of species of native trees as well as container-grown fruit trees in all sizes. If you order now from the pre-sale, you’ll get first choice of what is available AND you get FREE home delivery weeks before the actual sale!

Here is a list of trees or see the Tree Pre-Sale for the full catalog and order details.

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