Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...It should come as no surprise that two key climate change programs were shortchanged while requests for nuclear weapons..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

Hustle and Snow

At Sundance, the proving ground just got a lot more slippery

"...Gore's traveling presentation about the long-term effects of global climate change and his personal search for meaning in the..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Why Not Continue to Vote Republican?

"...the oil industry, has lied to you about global climate change for three decades. It isn't as though they..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Postmarks

Letters at 3AM

We take cars for granted, yet people have been living like this only a short time, and, when this era exhausts itself, people may never live like this again. What will they think of us, I wonder.

"...million miles. ... A million miles requires 250 oil changes adding up to 300 to 400 gallons of oil,..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Battling the Toxicity of Coal-Burning Power Plants

'Clear Skies' gets shot down, and Legislators try to cut the crud in Texas

"...address carbon dioxide emissions, the main culprit in global climate change...."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Get Visionary With Me Here

We are no longer pioneers of the digital age. We're miners.

"...the halcyon days of free-market narcotics. Except for the climate change – it's scarcely stopped raining since I got..."

March 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Bruce Sterling

Letters at 3AM

Stanley Crawford's new book, The River in Winter: New and Selected Essays, reminds us that we must all do our part.

"...era of imminent catastrophe -- whether from human motive, climate change, or primeval force -- that's a scary realization..."

June 27, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

With inaction, inattention, cowardice, and stupidity, Americans are watching tyranny take shape in plain sight before our eyes, while the overwhelming majority say and do nothing.

"...predicted a disastrous future for American agriculture due to climate change. Bush said merely that he'd read the report..."

June 28, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Bush League lambasting, locally-grown concerns, and a side of jazz.

"...to "take a leadership role on the issue of climate change." Moments later, out of the other side of..."

June 22, 2001 Column

Corporate Takeover

Walter Prescott Webb Told Us So

"...against them. The MAI threatens workplace laws, environmental laws, climate change agreements, fishing treaties, and a whole range of..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Out-Gunned?

Sierra Blanca Dump Proponents Divide and Multiply

"...World report. This year's effort has studies on global climate change, the decreasing amounts of arable land, ozone depletion,..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

EUD's Self-Help Program

Cutting Down Never Hurt So Much

"...the air. That's the gas primarily responsible for global climate change. If there's a direct correlation between funding and..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Spanked All Over

Top Ten Environmental Stories of 1995

"...do something about it soon. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that warming will cause "widespread economic, social,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Cool City: Water Utility Flows Green

Daryl Slusher hops from Austin Energy to Austin Water Utility to serve as first assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation

"...national model for energy efficiency, environmental protection, sustainability, and climate protection? City Manager Toby Futrell says she's determined to..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...Austin Energy revealed a big ask: It wants to change its base rate structure for the first time since..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Travis County 'Death Spiral'

Facing a personnel dilemma, the commissioners respond: Fire everybody!

"...try to resolve the problem – first with a "climate assessment report" of the HR depart­ment and later a..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Letters at 3AM

Hot news about global warming.

"...thermometer registered higher, but that the heat itself had changed. A more harsh and brutal heat. My friend and..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Panels Explore What’s Next for Sustainable Food

How to transition from “eco-depressed” to “making regenerative living sexy”

"...Several SXSW sessions are exploring climate-friendly food and regenerative agriculture by asking questions like: Could..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Mapping the Future

Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.

"...A Changing Climate "When I came here to study conflict management and..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

AE's Coal Conundrum

Energy planners and the fight over Fayette

"...Admittedly, those figures should soon change for the better. AE is nearly finished installing "SO2..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Cool City: My Big Fat Carbon Footprint

One reporter's liberating steps toward energy efficiency

"...saves energy. Reporting on the launch of the Austin Climate Protection Plan last February, I researched national efforts to..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...Indeed, that change is likely to come because of the billions of..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Weed Watch

Transit authorities have freedom of speech, too, judge rules

"...series of ads paid for by drug reformer group Change the Climate – including one with the headline, "Enjoy..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The feds punish transit authorities for carrying drug-reform ads

"...a November ad produced by the parent-led advocacy group Change the Climate. "WMATA has provided $46,250 worth of space..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Kudos for the Lost Austin issue, and much environmental ado.

"...the beautiful little corners of Old Austin that hadn't changed. They reconnected me with the gentle, slow-moving town I'd..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...• Art & Climate: A Conversation with Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe: In..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...1514 passes, no Texas wineries would be required to change their current business model, which could include sourcing grapes..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Your Electric Bill Is About to Go Way Up

Council approves new Austin Energy rates, advocates disappointed

"...a nine-month process (which ended just last week) to change its rate structure and increase its base customer charge..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Cluster: Pandemics - Racial and social justice - Climate - Food Insecurity - Governance. In this conversation with..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Council Endorses EPA Emissions Rule

Supporters hope to set precedent for Texas

"...While environmental advocates endorse the ozone-restoring implications of the change, critics reflexively argue that the restrictions could hurt the..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

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