Central Texas Organizations We Support or Recommend

Austin EcoNetwork – www.austineconetwork.org
AEN has helped get the word out about DBL events for years. It is Austin’s best listserv for staying informed about Austin and the environment. Includes green events, jobs, news, educational & volunteer opportunities, and actions. Sign up for the listserv on their website.

Bag the Bags – www.bagthebags.com
Design~Build~Live is a Bag the Bags Coalition Partner. We support sustainable habits like using durable shoppings bags. Merchants, cities, states and whole nations are saying good-bye to free plastic shopping bags, according to The New York Times. The United Nations Environment Programme says that plastic accounts for over 90% of all debris floating in the world’s oceans; check the UK’s The Independent for a story on an astonishingly large mass of plastic floating in the Pacific.

San Antonio Sustainable Living (formerly San Antonio Sustainable Building Coalition) – http://sanantoniosustainableliving.blogspot.com/
Our sister organization in San Antonio  has a new name and a great new blog that is just full of great information.

Sustainable Sources – www.sustainablesources.com
Long-time DBL (and SBC) allies and one of the original green internet pros. Web design and hosting services, powered with green energy. Hosts of Green Building Professional Directory, Green Real Estate Listings, Sustainable Sources Bookstore and Green Building Solutions.

The Austin Permaculture Guild – www.permie.us

An informal group of people dedicated to practicing permaculture, a design system for creating sustainable human environments. You can apply permaculture principles to home-building and renovation; transportation and energy; business and economics; organizations; community projects; food production; landscaping; and all other areas of your life. To tap into our classes, free talks, and email list, visit www.permie.us or call 512-619-5363.
More coming soon…