Cool Cities: AE Task Force

Austin Energy moves one step closer to a generation plan

"...City Hall to talk about "the future of Austin Energy" – more specifically, what magical mix of renewable power..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin Energy Generation Resource Planning Task Force Recommendations: An Excerpt

"...The task force set forth several recommendations addressing affordability issues or..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature

Energy Efficiency Is All Important

"...the Complex" [News, Sept. 14] article should have included energy efficiency as a means to control overall rental costs...."

Sept. 17, 2007 Postmarks

Wasted Energy

Why the 11th-hour 'action' against AE's generation plan?

"...Council chambers last week as the council considered Austin Energy's generation plan, a guide for the utility to generate..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Wynn Weighs In

Mayor talks about Green Home Tax (and how there's no such thing)

"...is that Wynn is clarifying exactly what the proposed energy efficiency ordinance means. Another is that he's stamping on..."

June 11, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• Keeping Austin's Energy Affordable When a house in Austin is sold, an..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature

Fact Checking the Galindo Mailers (UPDATED)

'NO Green Tax' talk from self-described green builder Galindo

"...What's actually going on? A broad-based city task force is meeting to work out a structure for..."

June 3, 2008 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Twisting in the Wind

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

"...July 24, two weeks after news broke of Austin Energy's troubles selling its latest batch of GreenChoice wind power,..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Before the Well Runs Dry

The city moves toward conservation, but is it moving fast enough?

"...also aptly lyricizes the inexorable connections between water use, energy use, pollution, and even climate change – connections that..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...Last summer, the Austin Generation Resource Planning Task Force issued a bold recommendation to Austin Energy, the..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin Climate Protection Plan Year One Highlights

A progress report on Austin's war on global warming

"...Action Item: Secure new wind power and other renewable-energy contracts, sufficient to 100% power all city facilities by..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...hopes to be buying plug-in hybrids by 2010. (Austin Energy's Plug-In Part­ners campaign has helped to create the market..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Going Negative: Galindo vs. the 'Green Home Tax'

"...mailer is contradicted by data from the city and Energy Efficiency Retrofit Task Force materials. Galindo's statements echo the..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...last week by the University of Texas Gender Equity Task Force found that female professors make, on average, roughly..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature

Developing Stories

Connect-the-dot conversations heard around town

"...Take the Zero Energy Capable Homes Task Force. Its mission: requiring homes so..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...package proposal that Capital Metro and StarTran want to force onto the workers is reasonable and fair," the union..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature

Affordability Key to Climate Plan Goals

City task force makes its recommendations for 2024 climate change protection goals

"...City Coun­cil approved – after much hand-wringing – Austin Energy's 2020 climate change protection goals, but already it's time..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...belief," the standard applied to the use of deadly force. "It is apparent that a reasonable officer would not..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...launched an advertising misinformation campaign to undermine a new energy-efficiency policy for homes proposed by the Austin City Council..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature

AE's Solar Deal: 'Game Changer'

Recurrent Energy price could lower energy rates

"...nonetheless came as a surprise in May when Austin Energy secured a solar power purchase agreement with Recurrent Energy..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

City Needs Stronger Environmental Ethic

"...references welcome local progress on the issue, but Austin Energy and the city face many internal challenges on program..."

April 23, 2008 Postmarks

The Rich, the Poor, and the AE Generation Plan

Social service groups weigh in on Austin Energy's generation plan

"...draws near, so does the passage of the Austin Energy Generation Plan, expected to go before City Council for..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Pipe Dreams

Chapter 37 From Robert Bryce's new book on Enron

"...Although the California energy crisis was raging throughout Bush's first few months in..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...fight the South Texas Nuclear Project, arguing that saving energy could actually save money if it freed the utility..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Point." Of perhaps more permanentÊimport, the Water Conservation Task Force meets Friday to hear staff recommendations on long-term..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

Municipal Death Match!

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

"...judgment, experience, and age will be a steadying, positive force for troubled times and not, as rival Brewster McCracken's..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...as the most sustainable policy. Rationales include climate protection, energy efficiency, diminishing sprawl, protecting environmentally sensitive land, reducing city..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...Group announced a pending buyout of the major state energy utility TXU Corp., to coincide with a series of..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...The AISD Community Safety Task Force will hold a series of meetings over the..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Cacophony of Passions

Why the City Council changed the boards and commissions system – and what still needs to be done

"...issued by the citizen-led Boards and Commissions Process Review Task Force, which had spent more than a year and..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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