A new online forum has just launched, with the goal of facilitating better community input, regarding how Austinites can lead on climate protection.

It's called BangtheTable.com/austinclimate and it's about your sharing ideas.

The site is in beta form, but already features some skeletal FAQs, surveys, photos, an info library and other related stuff. Here's a report from KUT.org on the site. Come one, come all --

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Special Note to Climate Deniers -- Your input is welcome too, of course, but note the City currently supports and essentially defines climate protection as:

• less pollution

• more green jobs

• more energy & water conservation

• zero waste

• less sprawl

• more land/water/wildlife preservation & restoration

• ecological sustainability -- for all, for Austin's future.

Special Personal Thanks -- to folks like Larry Schooler, Amy Everhardt and the Austin Climate Protection Program team for getting this thing moving...yes, more citizen engagement in local governance please...bang the table!

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Related:
- An ongoing, successful citizen petition calling for Austin City Council to renew its 2007 goal of "leading the nation" on climate protection.
- The Austin Climate Protection Program.

Your comments appreciated.