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The TH Interview: Will Wynn—Austin’s Green Mayor (Part One)
By TreeHugger Radio | June 20, 2008
Austin Texas is a direct challenge to typical stereotypes about the American South. As the capital of the most polluting state, Austin has decided to flip the script and become one of the most progressive cities in the nation. Mayor Will Wynn has been instrumental in this, and he’s the perfect man for the job. Born and raised in West Texas and graduating Texas A&M with a degree in environmental design, he speaks about climate change in the same twangy matter-of-fact way as another southern man with a fondness for cowboy boots, Mr. Al Gore.
Wynn has helped Austin become a national leader in wind power, biodiesel, plug-in hybrid cars, and more. He was a keynote speaker at the this year’s Sustainable Operations Summit in Monterey, California, which is where TreeHugger Radio caught up with him. ::TreeHugger Radio
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click here to listen, right-click to download.
Special thanks go to CraigMichaels, the organizer of the Sustainable Operations Summit, for arranging this interview. Image credit: Caleb Miller.
Also check out: The TH Interview: Roger Duncan, Plug-in Partners
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