Enviro-Rentalism

Saving the planet when you don't even own your own (low-flow) pot to piss in

"...thing you'll find to an easy fix: No lifestyle changes required. This simplicity perhaps makes it the most important..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Restricts Free Speech: This summer, when UT-Austin was making changes to its Speech, Expression and Assembly rules ordered by..."

July 12, 2024 News Feature

Top 10 Environmental Stories

We've only got one planet

"...that signed a new international agreement to act against climate change, adding the "C40" agreement that promises more substantial..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Heed the Experts

"...Dear Editor, Council Member Don Zimmerman recently asserted to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe that CO2 cannot warm the Earth..."

May 5, 2015 Postmarks

Under the Big Tent

Does working from home help save the environment?

"...could kill. Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gave a dire warning that nations must act..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

An Exceedingly Poor Understanding of Science

"...“commonsensical” maybe, based on the public’s disconnected understanding of climate science, “poleaxed by the fear … that we are,..."

Nov. 22, 2010 Postmarks

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...Plan; Downtown Austin Plan; Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2020; transit-oriented development and corridor plans..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

World, Interrupted

Saving the world, one Web warrior at a time

"...of what our green techno-future might hold.Building a Worldwide Climate Movement March 10, 3:30pm, Room 19AB..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Council Updates Austin’s 100-Year Water Forward Plan

Amid increasing drought, conservation goals require customers’ help

"...As Austin looks toward a future of co-accelerating climate change and population growth, Council has approved the first..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...sound like much, but that it's actually a stark change in the city. Of those electric vehicles, half are..."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature

Is Kyle’s Water Problem a Microcosm of Central Texas Drought Issues?

Straight outta water

"...in the 1950s and does not use the word "climate change" once.)..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Hot Topic

"...there’s a lot to say about Texas’s relationship with climate change – from winter storms leaving people powerless for..."

March 30, 2023 Postmarks

Automation Is the Future of Food, and the Future Is Now

AI on your plate

"...plays a major role in perpetuating its biggest challenge: climate change...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Food Feature by Jessica Zuniga

Austin at Large: Help Is Not on the Way

By design, decadence, and default, Austin and Texas have entered a DIY era

"...was inevitable and will almost surely happen again as climate change warms and weakens the polar vortex that has..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: This Road’s Gone On Forever

Is it wrong, or dumb, or evil to spend billions to fix I-35?

"...commitment among U.S. cities to address the impact of climate change. That's ... nice!..."

May 17, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Vortex Repertory Company's Last: An Extinction Comedy

The magic cast by the company of this devised show pulls laughs from the impending demise of the planet

"...The news from climate scientists is now dire. The political reality is even..."

April 12, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Luv Doc: A Hard “No”

It's not uncommon to have awkward, shitty dates

"...to be a heartfelt apology. In the current political climate his response was a smart one: Just shut the..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Public Notice: Ten Things

A CodeNEXT primer, and happy Earth Day

"...Form-based vs. Use-based: The biggest change in the new Transect-based zoning is that the regulations..."

April 21, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...of translating stakeholder input into viable guidelines for meeting climate plan goals and updating AE's generation plan, the appointed..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag

Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture

"...the expected emphasis on the science of sustainability and climate change, with a heavy sidebar on eating in an..."

Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Civics 101

Calendar of civic events, Oct. 27-Nov. 4

"...CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOS­IUM Join the Interfaith Environmental Network of Austin..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Column

City Hall Hustle: The Fires This Time

Austin's feverish summer a tinderbox for rumination

"...in the Middle East, or consider the party of climate change deniers seeing the results of extreme weather unfolding..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

An Inconvenient Truth About UK Courts

The Neo-Cons go global in their pursuit of Al Gore.

"...Prize for his efforts in educating the world about climate change, the global warming doubters have been getting all..."

Oct. 15, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...to the state sweeping environmental reforms aimed at attacking climate change. Crist committed to an 80% reduction in global..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature

Coal Hard Reality

Still cloudy over TXU

"...year. Austin is set to embark on its ambitious Climate Protection Plan – which would certainly boost that figure..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Hightower Report

More Monkeyshine From Exxon; and Making an Honest Dip

"...own words: "The risks to society and ecosystems from climate change could prove to be significant."..."

March 9, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

"...to an 8% decrease in AE's fuel charge. The change should save the average 1,000-kilowatt-hour-per-month customer about $2.91 a..."

Jan. 12, 2007 News Feature

Why Has Austin's Solar Program Stalled?

Activists think the city has put sun power in the shade

"...cycle, despite strong local popularity, global energy crunches, and climate change realizations. Leading the charge is Solar Austin, a..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

A Look at the City Council Races for Districts 2, 4, & 7

As Garza moves on, Pool and Casar seek to stay put

"...prevent further disparate outcomes from public health, economic, or climate catastrophes...."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Cool City: Acting Locally, Cooling Globally

The Austin Climate Protection Plan takes form

"...three months since City Council unanimously approved the Austin Climate Protection Plan Feb. 15, city staff has steadily begun..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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