Opinion: We Have Faith. Now We Need Clean Air.

Addressing methane emissions through robust pollution standards is critical to our future

"...Texas has seen more than its fair share of climate-induced severe weather. And while storm preparation is needed, storm..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Column by Bee Moorhead

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

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

"...points. But this time around, several meaningful factors have changed...."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Meet Denialism Don

Council considers resilience, and other things

"...engineer" – directly took on Katherine Hayhoe, Texas Tech climate scientist and director of the university's Climate Science Center...."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the air in hopes of profiting from anticipated federal climate-change emissions cap and trade laws. Sussman says he has..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature

Global Warming Treaty Update

While the international community and some U.S. cities embrace the Kyoto Protocol, the Bush administration resists, in typical assbackwards fashion

"...In a series of climate change negotiations that culminated last week in Montreal, and..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Save the World With Bill Nye

SXSW Eco closing speaker thinks we're not a lost cause

"...name?' Yes, well, it's William Nye. 'Why did you change it?'"..."

Oct. 18, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Small Victories

Whatever the prospects, the tasks remain the same

"...people had enrolled in health insurance plans through the exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act. And that's not..."

April 4, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...notably a citizen survey and an interactive game called Change Your Generation (see www.austinsmartenergy.com). But not everyone is convinced..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

It's the Planet, Stupid

George W. Bush is not sure global warming and the greenhouse effect are a problem.

"...the U.S. Senate to approve the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, the 1997 treaty designed to reduce global output..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Point Austin: Signing On to a Green New Deal

Doggett in defense of concrete steps, not “absolute purity”

"...in general and folks engaged in our response to climate change are definitely bristling with opinions, pro and con,..."

March 1, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Pressure Congress

"...of Austin for planning to be emissions-free by 2050 [“Climate Change: City Targets Zero Emissions,” News, May 23]. However,..."

May 27, 2014 Postmarks

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight

"...Change the culture, and you'll change the world. The genius..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chicago Comparison

"...report (and the plan it contains) against the Chicago Climate Action Plan, released Sept. 19, 2008. The Chicago Climate..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Global Warming

A political timeline

"...2001: Third International Panel on Climate Change report says that unprecedented global warming is very..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...the International Space Station, while the New York Times Climate Debate will ponder life on the burning, freezing world..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

This New-ish Plan

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

March 29, 2019 Postmarks

Bird’s the Word

"...the article “What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?” [News, Feb. 23, 2018] and found that it..."

March 25, 2019 Postmarks

Affect the Effects

"...recently read the article titled “Naked City: Professors on Climate Change” from Feb. 24. It is great to see..."

March 16, 2017 Postmarks

State of Denial

"...Texas is a state that refuses to prepare for climate change [“Flood of Memories,” News, May 25]. We’d rather..."

May 26, 2015 Postmarks

Becoming Drought Tolerant

Central Texas looks for ways to balance population growth with future water supplies

"...its course even without a human footprint. And despite climate change, we are not certainly seeing a long-term spike..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...tour on environmental grounds, if nothing started happening to change the way the touring operates." He explained, "Some of..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin Dance India Calls on Us All to Respect Mother Earth

Multimedia, multicultural production Sacred Earth Stories appeals to the heart

"...the Arctic is expected to be near ice-free. But climate change is not something of the future; it is..."

June 28, 2019 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...start charging people to urinate. But I wonder if climate change has become such a different issue in the..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...of the area’s many bars, KUT reports. The traffic change has been promoted as a way of making the..."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature

The Lifesaving Cooking of Chef José Andrés in We Feed People

Making a longer dinner table

"...over the past decade is the documentary’s uncredited co-star: climate change. “We used to respond to one [Category 5..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Big Picture

"...the important article about data storing, pollution, and the climate emergency that is all but forgotten during this pandemic..."

May 4, 2020 Postmarks

Election Notes: After the Fall

The fun continues through the Dec. 13 run-off

"...objected to being characterized by the Chronicle as a "climate change denier." "I've never denied climate change," said Falk...."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: When the Well Runs Dry

While our leaders fiddle a manufactured crisis, the land is burning

"...days the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the international scientific group that has been monitoring..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Room, 200 S. Lamar, 6-7:30pm. – Nick Barbaro Pedaling Climate Change Awareness..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature

Beside the Point

Wynn is leading the way in cities' efforts to curb greenhouse gases

"...including a sizable devotion to combating global warming and climate change. Not entirely coincidentally, the U.S. Conference of Mayors'..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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