A Plan to Plan for a Zero-Waste City

Leadership will determine the success of long-range strategy

"...Get ready for another acronym: The city of Austin has started the public consultation process on the Integrated..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Energy's Wrinkle in Time

Early GreenChoice customers' low rates will soon be gone with the wind

"...Early adopters of Austin Energy's GreenChoice program – those who subscribed to the..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

AE Generation Plan Forum Tonight

Come, talk, text

"...The big Public Forum on Austin Energy’s proposed Resource & Climate Protection Plan (aka "Generation..."

Feb. 22, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Public Forum Tonight: Austin Energy GM Candidates

Much rides on the decision over who will be the utility's next boss

"...Tonight may be your only chance to see the Austin Energy general manager candidates up close and personal before..."

June 30, 2010 News Post by Nora Ankrum

Duncan Austin Energy General Manager

Ott fills another departmental vacancy.

"...power programs, to the top General Manager position at Austin Energy. Duncan previously led AE’s award-winning Green Building program;..."

Feb. 28, 2008 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Climate Change: City Targets Zero Emissions

City aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

"...As the city of Austin grows closer to completing the goals set by its..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

CAMPO & Climate Politics

Austin reps and mayor split on 2040 Plan vision statement

"...split vote on the broad goals of the future planning for the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization – one..."

Nov. 3, 2013 News Post by Michael King

This New-ish Plan

"...Dear Editor, While reading the article “Climate Change: City Targets Zero Emissions” by Lizzie Jespersen [News,..."

March 29, 2019 Postmarks

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...In April, Austin Energy revealed a big ask: It wants to change..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

SCOTUS Hobbles EPA, but Climate Tools Remain

Green raw deal

"...Court issued a ruling that took away the Environmental Protection Agency's best – but not only – tool for..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Be Impressed With More Concrete Actions on Climate

"...Dear Editor, Characterizing Austin as having "the most ambitious municipal climate-protection plan in..."

May 21, 2007 Postmarks

Point Austin: Back to the Future

GOP officials take opportunity to demagogue on heels of Obama clean air plan announcement

"...to the Obama Administration's announcement of its "Clean Power Plan" – the latest federal attempt to resume chipping away..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Small Victories

Whatever the prospects, the tasks remain the same

"...estimated 7.1 million people had enrolled in health insurance plans through the exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act...."

April 4, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Austin Needs to Do More to Be 'Green'

"...issues. Regarding the cost of the proposed Webberville solar plant, let me just say that asking for “volunteers” to..."

March 10, 2009 Postmarks

Austin Energy Partnership Helps Reach Renewable Energy Goals

"A virtual power plant in any building."

"...If Austin's to truly establish itself as a city independent of..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Can Austin Waste Not?

City vows to cut landfill-bound garbage to zero

"...than 4 billion years. The bitter truth is: "The planet is fine; the people are fucked."..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin's Corn-Powered Cop-Car Conundrum

Did climate-change concerns trump common sense when the city decided to rush a nearly $3 million order for new cop cars?

"...Did climate-change concerns trump common sense when the city decided to..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Council: Austin, Can You Spare $7 million?

CodeNEXT, budget, and the long shadow of the state

"...Item 43, sponsored by District 10 Council Member Alison..."

June 26, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Your Vote Is Your Voice

Austin prides itself on civic engagement: It's time to prove it

"...I had a quick look back at Austin's voting statistics for the last couple of election cycles,..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Be It Flood or Fire, Austin Is Preparing for Disasters to Come

Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water

"...issued what's called a red flag warning for the Austin and San Antonio metro areas, indicating increased wildfire risk..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...For decades, Austinites have been calling for the closure of the Fayette..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...On Friday, Oct. 4, city planners released their initial draft of the Land Development Code..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Climate Change: Still Not a Hoax

Reducing carbon emissions with Austin Energy, without the Fayette Power Project

"...take a stronger stance against the global threat of climate change. The day coincides with U.S. President Donald Trump's..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Point Austin: Through the Looking Glass

City Council considers its threatened budget in a topsy-turvy Texas

"...shoe is on the other foot. She also described Austin as "one of the most egregious violators of the..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Austin at Large: Does Austin Need SF Zoning?

Or is this status quo protection already obsolete in the City That Never Shrinks?

"...effective public safety, becoming more resilient to the global climate emergency, devising a path forward for our local schools,..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...Austinites remember the big floods – the expanding, treacherous storms..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Council: Mobile Homes and Climate Change

City Council gets through a brief agenda the week before budget talks begin

"...home residents in the Tenant Relocation Program, a proposed plan that asks developers to assist the often vulnerable and..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Affordability Key to Climate Plan Goals

City task force makes its recommendations for 2024 climate change protection goals

"...since City Coun­cil approved – after much hand-wringing – Austin Energy's 2020 climate change protection goals, but already it's..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Opinion: Texas Gas Programs Not a Solution to Climate Change

The main provider of natural gas to the Austin area has a profoundly flawed climate policy, and is spending substantial funds on greenwashed conservation programs

"...and services using false or exaggerated claims of environmental protection and sustainability...."

Nov. 26, 2021 Column by Paul Robbins

A Delicate Balance: Austin Progressives Struggle to Hold the Movement Together

Council Watch

The Chronicle's endorsements explained; Council Watch writer JennyStaff Johnson says goodbye.

"...because the parties involved regret that Watson made environmental protection one of the top concerns of the city's political..."

May 5, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

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