Dirty Days Ahead?

TCEQ approves permit for TXU Oak Grove coal power plant in Robertson County, about 100 miles from Austin

"...fear it will push Austin into federal violation for smog and ozone pollution, keep other metropolitan cities from lifting..."

June 14, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Glen Hansard's One-Night Stand

Just Once with the Frames' Glen Hansard.

"...a quote by Bill Callahan, the nomadic songsmith behind Smog, that’s been stuck in my head for weeks now:..."

May 18, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

KVRX Local Live Vol. 11: Assacre to Zookeeper

"...to 2006 revolve around the Hold Steady's prefame jitters, Smog's uneasy ooze, and Paul James' freak-out, repeating only Pompeii's..."

May 4, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Naked City

"...hot sun to irritate your fragile respiratory system with smog. While most people associate cars, trucks, and heavy industry..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Jandek/Bill Callahan

Trolling South by Southwest 2007

"...adding an extra shuffle to the Callahan kick-step. The Smog, it seems, has lifted...."

March 23, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Bobby Patterson

Trolling South by Southwest 2007

"...Through You)," a Joe Tex-style ballad covered by Golden Smog. Patterson gave Fabulous Thunderbirds fans a history lesson with..."

March 23, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

TXU Still Eyeing Clean Coal

Company continues clinging to previous dirty plans.

"...sequestration." Oak Grove, he argued, "will emit as much smog-forming gases as 350,000 cars, as much mercury as the..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Energy Efficiency Awakening at Capitol

Mindful of predictions that state's energy reserve margins will fall short by 2008, Legislators question whether new coal plants are a logical response, file energy-efficiency bills

"...logical response, considering their disproportionate contributions to global warming, smog, ozone, and mercury pollution; that none could be operational..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Coal Hard Reality

Still cloudy over TXU

"...varieties known. In virtually all pollution categories (including CO2, smog, ozone, and mercury) estimated emissions for Oak Grove double..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

On the Lege

News from beneath the pink granite dome

"...to pass, it would be on the basis of smog-forming pollutants" sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide, Strama said. "Businesses..."

March 9, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

La Bush Resistance

France and Israel put in a strong SXSW 07 showing, with Holland, Spain, South Africa, and Germany bringing up the International Bands' rear

"...truth through bitter poetry that recalls Will Oldham and Smog...."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Coal War Update

Charles "Doc" Anderson launches legislative attack against proposed coal-fired power plants, efficiency practices report, and more

"...surely be, there's no sign that the fog (or smog) of this coal war will lift any time soon..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin Energy's Coal Considerations Smoked Out?

Council to be asked to consider authorizing city manager to negotiate land agreement for future "clean coal" plant

"...Mayor Will Wynn, but it would still emit mercury, smog, and global warming pollution – and coal mining destroys..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Music DVDs

"...both films are soundtracked with Unwound, Crain, the Grifters, Smog, Come, Codeine, and more...."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Naked City

"...of existing coal plants (which top national charts for smog and mercury pollution), rectifying the TCEQ's "painfully flawed" permitting..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature

It's the Carbon, Stupid!

Texas leaders continue to drag their boot heels on global warming

"...power plants have drawn widespread criticism for increases in smog, ozone, fine particle, and mercury pollution they'll pump into..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Coal's Body Count

"...that it will cut sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides (smog and ozone causers, which include particulates, or "PM") by..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Pere Ubu

"...Why I Hate Women (Smog Veil)..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Micah P. Hinson

"...part isolated, window-framed Americana. Hinson sounds a lot like Smog's Bill Callahan on opener "Seems Almost Impossible," and the..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Texas Coal Rush Update

Planned coal power plants loom large, get political

"...technology devices they're depicted to be; they fear the smog and ozone pollution the plants will add will negate..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Future of Biodiesel

Texas Biodiesel Conference and Expo sells out, casts spotlight on the alternative fuel

"...Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that biodiesel doesn't increase smog-forming nitrogen oxide emissions compared to petrol – which could..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Dirty Air Update

Energy industry still running roughshod over Texas

"...mercury emissions (also No. 1 nationally) and add other smog-forming pollutants to the air?..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

KVRX

Bonus tracks

"...a perfect science. Locals like the Arm, Black Angels, Smog, Ethan Azarian, and Bavu Blakes play mano-a-mano with Japan's..."

June 23, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Pillar and Stretch

David Leonard and Christopher St. Leger both make very precise paintings of the essential aspects of our urban environ, and they bring them together in a great show at Davis Gallery

"...pastoral landscapes, El Paso, is basically a swirling grey smog cloud. Meanwhile, skyscrapers glow beautifully. One might guess that..."

June 9, 2006 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

Election Notes

Prop. 2 will shape the way the area develops at a time when the community is trying to decide for itself what sort of neighborhood it wants to be

"...into self-contained chunks with glorious views of concrete and smog. The residents have other plans, motivated partly by simple..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur emissions, the ingredients for smog and acid rain; and the self-explanatory Clean Air Mercury..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...dioxide and 98% of nitrogen oxides, which together form smog, not to mention 91% of carbon dioxide emissions, the..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

Texas Biofuels Movement Building Momentum

As Bush makes groundbreaking revelations about the U.S. being "addicted to foreign oil," Texans may be pleased to know that many of the scientific "breakthroughs" he says will someday break our oil fixation are already in the works here.

"...opinion, biodiesel may produce less Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), a smog-forming emission, than petroleum...."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the actors in Cricket Radio, Among the Sand and Smog, The Most Beautiful Lullaby Your Ever Saw, and You're..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Column

'Chronicle' Should Have Given Credit

Feb. 3, 2006 Postmarks

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