Sustainability Begins at Home

By Collin Cole - August 25, 2010

Energized is an ongoing series following my education about living a more sustainable life.

For the last 20 years, I’ve lived on the suburban fringes of Austin, Texas. It just seemed like the place to be with small children. The homogenous neighborhood, with its chain restaurants and strip shopping centers, was the price paid for parks, pools, schools, and a large yard for the kids and pets. But now my daughters are in high school and college. With my congested daily commute to frog’s downtown studio, and both kids driving as well, we saw our monthly gasoline bill triple. We started exploring a move.

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