Municipal Death Match!

With five council seats open, mayor and Place 1 look like the headliners

"...The main event in Austin politics is here once again: the 2009 City Council..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Insiders

Meet City Hall's local candidates for city manager

"...internal candidates – Assistant City Manager Laura Huffman, Aus­tin Energy General Manager Juan Garza, and Assistant City Manager Rudy..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Why Is GreenChoice No. 1?

"...Dear Editor, Austin Energy's GreenChoice program is, according to AE's website, the..."

Nov. 1, 2007 Postmarks

Downtown Coolin' Plant Chillin' Like Paul Robbins

Who's Paul Robbins, and what's a cooling plant?

"...In June, the Austin City Council voted to rename Downtown's District Cooling Plant..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Plug-in Hybrids Get Jump Start

House Ways and Means Committee approves first-ever federal incentive bill for plug-in vehicles

"...approved the first-ever incentive bill for plug-ins. Proposed by Austin's own Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the legislation establishes tax credits..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

"...go away." – Paul Robbins, a constant critic of Austin Energy, after a Downtown chiller plant was named after..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature

Green Guide

A preview of our ongoing guide to green living

"...take a sneak peek into the beginnings of The Austin Chronicle's ongoing Green Guide. This is a mere snapshot..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Coal Hard Reality

Still cloudy over TXU

"...pulverized coal plants currently proposed in Texas, by TXU Energy and other utilities. Although TXU's recent deletion of eight..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

More Inconvenient Truths for the Right

As expected, the right is laying into Al Gore again. And as expected, they're wrong.

"...for Policy Research has accused him of being an energy hog, using 20 times the electricity of the average..."

Feb. 28, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the enviro vs. developer wars weren't bad enough, now Austin has a green vs. green battle: Several prominent environmentalists..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

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