Science Groups Demand Textbook Publishers Remove Climate Change Denialism

Social studies textbooks under fire for climate change errors

"...are guilty of including inaccurate and misleading information about climate change in new social studies books, charged science advocates..."

Nov. 12, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

AAAS Highlights Austin Efforts to Address Climate Change

One of 18 communities featured in “How We Respond,” released today

"...from 18 communities using scientific information to adapt to climate change impacts and/or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”..."

Sept. 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Publishers Remove Climate Change Denialism From Textbooks

Pressure from science, education groups leads to revisions

"...state’s largest textbooks publishers have rid their books of climate change denialism...."

Nov. 17, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Climate Change Stories: A Traveling Sisterhood

The Climate Wise Women visit SXSW Eco

"...time-honored tool of storytelling to “put a face to climate change.”..."

Oct. 14, 2013 News Post by Jessi Cape

Climate Change Comes to Austin

Helen Plume hosted by U.S. Green Building Council

"...Come hear Helen Plume, a world-renowned climate change expert from New Zealand, speak Tuesday, June 15...."

June 11, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

COP28: Smaller Players Like Cities and States Are Taking Big Steps to Combat Climate Change

“Subnationals” speak to the implementation crisis

"...world’s eyes turn to Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power &..."

Dec. 5, 2023 News Post

An Historic Moment at COP28 As Loss and Damage Fund Is Established to Help Countries Impacted by Climate Change

VIDEO: U.S. pledges $17.5 million to effort

"...world’s eyes turn to Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power &..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Post

COP25: Greta Thunberg Addresses the Climate Change Conference

VIDEO: Climate activist and badass teenager rises above, again

"...world’s eyes turn to Madrid for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Austin-based Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy/Texas..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Post

COP25: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Addresses UN Climate Change Conference

VIDEO: U.S. Congressional delegation in Madrid for climate talks

"...world's eyes turn to Madrid for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Austin-based Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy/Texas..."

Dec. 2, 2019 News Post

Doggett Gets Funding for Texas State University Climate Change Research

A publicly available tool will project climate impacts on state water resources

"...at Texas State University to study the effects of climate change on Texas water resources. The funds, which add..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

COP25: When It Comes to Climate Change, What Does "Loss and Damage" Mean?

VIDEO: Texas Impact unveils Climate Policy 101

"...world's eyes turn to Madrid for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Austin-based Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy/Texas..."

Dec. 3, 2019 News Post

COP27: How Climate Change Impacts Island Communities

VIDEO: Kelly Takaya King talks about her work in Hawaii

"...world’s eyes turn to Egypt for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power &..."

Nov. 9, 2022 News Post

COP25: Housing Rights and Climate Change

Where two crises – climate and housing – meet: "Catastrophe."

"...world’s eyes turn to Madrid for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Austin-based Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy/Texas..."

Dec. 5, 2019 News Post

COP25: A Three-Way Tie for "Fossil of the Day" Award at the UN Climate Change Conference

VIDEO: Which country is the best at being the worst?

"...world’s eyes turn to Madrid for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Austin-based Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy/Texas..."

Dec. 3, 2019 News Post

What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?

Reading the signs from our friends up in the sky

"...provide in tracking wildlife response to habitat loss and climate change...."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Melany Jean

'We've Got Climate Change'

Lee Nichols interviews UT biologist Camille Parmesan about the evidence and consequences of global warming.

"...several years. There's been a strong consensus among the climate community that the trends we're seeing are linked to..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Chefs, Researchers, and Activists Write the Climate Change Cookbook

Redefining what sustainable really means at SXSW

"...Understandably, with climate change serving as an acute existential threat, this year’s..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Melanie Haupt

Climate Change Crusader Heats Up Renewable Energy Fair

Q&A with Rick Piltz, formerly with the U.S. government's Climate Change Science Program

"...years as a senior associate within the U.S. government's Climate Change Science Program, which coordinates the research efforts of..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Climate Change: City Targets Zero Emissions

City aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

"...closer to completing the goals set by its 2007 Climate Protection Plan, last month City Council members decided to..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Communities Combating Climate Change

"...become more aware of how serious the threats of climate change are, and have gotten increasingly discouraged until I..."

April 4, 2020 Postmarks

Climate Change Crosses County Lines

Study predicts how climate change will affect Texas' future water needs

"...Natural Resources Defense Council brings the problems created by climate change directly home to Austin. Based on the most..."

July 30, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Climate Change Awareness Month

From the Islands and the IPCC comes the latest urgent warning

"...of opportunities remaining to avoid unthinkable damage to the climate system that supports life as we know it."..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Column by Michael King

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

Even the Winter Storm Disaster Couldn't Budge the Texas Lege on Climate Change

Maybe when hell freezes over?

"...was "optimistic that the body [would] openly take up climate change." Has that been the case? "Not at all...."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Should Texas Science Textbooks Cover Climate Change?

Kids are affected by it but can't learn about it

"...teacher Geoff Carlisle taught his students in Austin about climate change and its human drivers for a decade, even..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Emily Engelbart

Opinion: We Can’t Let Coronavirus Distract Us From Data Collection and Climate Change

We cannot give companies slack on environmental regulations during the pandemic – and that includes those running energy-gorging data centers

"...might finally reckon with the existential crisis that is climate change. Yet, the EPA has relaxed enforcement of environmental..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Tracy O’Neill

Council: Mobile Homes and Climate Change

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

"...shy of Earth Day, Zimmerman renewed his charge against climate change science. Council passed an item authorizing a $116,000..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Five Ways YOU Can Fight Climate Change

Yes, you can do things to help the planet

"...and the United Nations confirms the "life-threatening" effects of climate change are being felt throughout the world. It's time..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

With Climate Change Award, Bloomberg Makes It Rain in Austin

Billionaire ex-New York mayor wants to speed up urban carbon reductions

"...selection as a winner of Bloomberg Philanthropies' American Cities Climate Challenge. Austin joins 24 other U.S. cities, including San..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Climate Change News

Safe Climate Act introduced to Congress; and National Academy of Sciences releases climate change report requested by House Committee on Science chair

"...Tuesday, Rep. Henry Waxman of California introduced the Safe Climate Act (HR 5642), a so-called long-term, science-based solution to..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature

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