Green San Antonio - The Environment

"The Earth is not dying -- it is being killed. And the people who are killing it have names and addresses."
--- U. Utah Phillips

Meetings:

June 6: Save Our Aquifer will be having a rally outside City Hall at 1 pm - the final count of the petition signatures will be anno9unced at that time. For more information, see their Web site.
June 8: Solar Fest. Information about renewable energy and sustainable building. Featuring junior solar sprint racers, solar baked chocolate cookies, sustainable building materials, and more. 9 am - 4 pm at Maverick Park at Broadway and 10th, Free. For more info, visit www.solarsanantonio.org or call 210/354-0236.

Old calendar entries are archived here

Organizations:

Alamo Group of the Sierra Club
Monthly meeting is the third Tuesday of each month, 7:15 pm, at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 7150 Interstate 10 (I-10 & I-410 interchange on the Northwest side of San Antonio). For more information, contact Dave Klar, Chair, Alamo Group of the Sierra Club, P.O. Box 6443, San Antonio, TX 78209-6443,(210) 222-8195.
Esperanza Environmental Justice Project
The Esperanza Enviromental Justice Project was founded by Enrique Valdivia to further networking and collaboration in environmental justice organizing in San Antonio. Over the last three years, this project has conducted health surveys, helped to organize communities to fight a BFI landfill, held informational summits about the local electical company and air pollution, and more. For more information, contact Esperanza Environmental Justice Project, P.O. Box 5616, San Antonio, Texas 78201. Phone (210) 732-7262 Fax (210) 222-9408. evaldivia@trla.org.
San Antonio Audubon Society
Meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Ruble Center (Rm 400) located at 419 E. Magnolia, San Antonio, Texas. For more information, call (210) 308-6788.
Bexar Audubon Society
Meets third Thursdays of each month, 7:30pm, Ruble Center For more information, call 210/822-4503.
San Antonio Forest
Meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m., Westfall Branch Library. For more information, contact dadina@swbell.net.
Friends of Commanche Lookout
Meets every second Thursday, 7:00pm, 16418 Cypress Park. For more information, call 210/828-6777.
Texas Native Plant Society/San Antonio Chapter
Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month, 7:00pm, Lions Field Center. For more information, contact George Lowes, 1910 Donaldson, San Antonio 78228, 210-434-1723.
Leon Creek Greenway Coalition
Meets the first Wednesday of every month, 7:00pm, Prue Rd. substation.
San Antonio Sustainable Builder's Coalition
Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month, 7:00 p.m., Quarry Whole Foods Market. For more information, call 210/654-3344.
Solar San Antonio
For more information, 118 Broadway Suite 635, San Antonio, TX 78205, (210) 354-0236/3013, FAX (210) 354-0200, solarsa@swbell.net.
Environmental Rescue
St. Mary's University, MA 227, San Antonio , TX 78228 Phone: 210-436-3884.
Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
a tri-national coalition of religious, environmental, labor, Latino and women’s organizations that seek to pressure U.S. transnational corporations to adopt socially responsible practices within the maquiladora industry, to ensure a safe environment along the U.S./Mexico border, safe work conditions inside the maquila plants and a fair standard of living for the industries workers. For more information, Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras, 3120 West Ashby , San Antonio, TX 78228. (210) 732-8957 phone, (210) 732-8324 fax.

Links:

People Opposed to the Proposed PGA Village
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV)
2001 National Environmental Scorecard, rating the environmental record of every member of Congress over the past year.
Express-News Environmental Coverage
Texas WaterMatters
By collaborating with water policy specialists, public officials, and the communities of Texas, we hope to... Ensure adequate water for all needs, environmental as well as human consumptive needs. Reduce the future demand for water and foster efficient use of existing supplies. Educate decision makers and the general public about the environmental and economic impacts of wasteful water development and the availability of cost-effective, environmentally sound alternatives. Involve citizens in decisions about water resource management at the local and state levels.
Cool Texas
Working to reduce global warming in Texas.
Toxic Texas
The Texas Toxic Tour is a project of Texas Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility - Texas PEER - an organization of public employees who are concerned with Texas's environmental policies. Alarmed that Texas now ranks number one in many categories of pollution, Texas PEER has responded by developing a multi-media web site chronicling the state's environmental degradation. See especially, Kelly Air Force Base: San Antonio's Dumping Ground.

Government Contacts

Articles and Issues:

PGA Village
In May, 2001 the 77th Texas Legislature created the Cibolo Canyon Conservation and Improvement District No. 1 as a political subdivision of the State of Texas within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of San Antonio. This new district comprises approximately 2,800 acres of land over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone owned by the Lumberman’s Investment Corporation. Because of state laws concerning land ownership and property rights, Lumberman’s claims the right to develop the property by building up to 9,075 homes, with 210 acres of drainage, green belts, and open space. An alternative proposal by the developer is the PGA Cibolo Canyon Resort Community with the development of 1,500 homes, 750 apartment units, 250 condos and 250 timeshares two 500-room hotels, three golf courses and the possibility of 1,200 acres of park land.
- Why Oppose PGA Village?
  paper prepared by the SmartGrowth Coalition
- Statement of Maria Antonietta Berriozabal before the San Antonio City Council Nov 15, 2001

Books:

On the Border: An Environmental History of San Antonio
by Char Miller (editor)
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Understanding our cultural and natural environment and how these factors have shaped our history is critical to charting a course for our future. On the Border illuminates the boundaries and currents that formed our community and continue to impact life in San Antonio.

For further information contact:
peaceCENTER
1443 S. St. Mary's, San Antonio, Texas 78210
(210) 224-HOPE or 224-4673 FAX (210) 222-1097
http://www.salsa.net/peace

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