Environmentalism: Uncomfortable and Scratchy?

Thinking outside the (burlap) box at SXSW Eco

"...Environmentalism faces one key problem: burlap bags. Or rather, says..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mixing Up Your Environmentalism

Plateaued on your earth-friendly efforts? Here are a few ideas to help.

"...Environmentalism has become almost old hat despite its increasing importance...."

Nov. 30, 2018 Events Post by Bonny Chu

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

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

"...Maybe it's the fixation on burlap. but American environmentalism has long been associated with hippydom. But in the..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag

Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture

"...Environmentalism faces one key problem: burlap bags. Or rather, as..."

Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Hoot

First-time producer Jimmy Buffett turns outs an eco-friendly coming-of-age movie based on Carl Hiassen's Newberry Award-winning young-adult novel.

"...drenched in Hiassen's wit, sense of adventure, and aggressive environmentalism, the film emerges as a vanilla comedy, only slightly..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Bringing the Enviro 'Entourage' to SXSW Eco

Adrian Grenier, UN policy creators getting green in Austin

"...the last recalcitrant anti-Greens out there who still thought environmentalism was just cheesecloth and hacky sacks, maybe this will..."

Aug. 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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Benefits of Frankenfoods

"...voicing concerns makes them true. Wood's premise is obviously Environmentalism. The fundamental idea of Environmentalism is that man should..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...Williams Company of Bulverde presents a theatrical tale of environmentalism and peace through the saga of three couples separated..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Puzzled by Oppel

"...Bodmann's hysterical screed against some imagined boogeyman he calls "Environmentalism" [Vol. 18, No. 51] shows, yet again, the environmental..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column

My Penguin Friend

Jean Reno forges a bond with a penguin named DinDim in this touching family film

"...DinDim causing adorable chaos, and, of course, the implicit environmentalism. What’s fascinating is how the filmmakers don’t make it..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Godzilla Minus One

The king of the monsters returns in a mighty period drama

"...movies are about more than just big kaiju battles. Environmentalism in Godzilla vs. Hedorah, scientific hubris in Godzilla vs...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Wolf and the Lion

Sweet-natured animal adventure brings back an old story

"...animal adventure flick, those weird mixes of drama and environmentalism that often felt like live-action cartoons but used real-life..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Review: Abhi the Nomad

The toxic treasure of Modern Trash

"...Modern Trash, in contrast, stands as a treatise on environmentalism, or more specifically, how humans are trashing Earth like..."

Oct. 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: The Larry Fessenden Collection

Horror's underappreciated auteur on existential terror

"...his professional debut brings together the two themes – environmentalism, and the inscrutable uniqueness of individual experience – that..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Arise' Screens Tonight at Alamo Slaughter

Award-winning film documents women working for social change

"...renowned activist living in Colorado, started her career in environmentalism much later in life than many of her peers...."

Sept. 24, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...read to prep for Earth Day, that sparked his environmentalism. Commoner was remonstrating against what happens when the industrial..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

Preserving a 'Special Kind of Place'

Scott Swearingen on the ‘environmental city’

"...in nationwide, a lot of progressive energy moves into environmentalism. Austin is a special case because right about the..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Municipal Death Match!

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

"...each of these projects, the edgier strains of Austin liberalism/environmentalism/neighborhood association-dom have castigated Leffingwell, accusing him of insufficient aggressiveness..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Faith-based environmentalism ... and we don't mean the kind W practices

"...Carrying the message that environmentalism is a moral value to an even larger audience..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

America's Heart & Soul

Inspirational documentary is about Americans with true grit working in a land where seldom is heard a discouraging word.

"...They don’t need health care reform. They don’t need environmentalism – not when a dedicated group of Tlingit tribespeople..."

July 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks

The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.

"...the world are speaking out and saying "no!" What "environmentalism" says is that since we humans can consciously and..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

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Libertarians Say No to Doggett

"...the president. While these views may jive with the environmentalism of high-income nature-lovers in the Aquifer recharge zone, NAFTA/environmentalism..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column

"Corporate Predator" Dissected

Freeport Makes The Nation

"...First! - or Dave Foreman, the godfather of radical environmentalism, has become part of the environmental mainstream. Many observers..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

"...big screen. This is no wooden caricature spouting he-man environmentalism. This is funny, pretty, touching, scary, magical stuff. The..."

April 17, 1992 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 27-January 2

"...a passionate activist who has crusaded for animal rights, environmentalism, poverty, and human rights. A few years ago, he..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Opinion: Formula 1: An Environmentalist’s Guilty Pleasure

A student tries to reconcile her passion for F1 and environmentalism

Nov. 1, 2024 Column by Julia Ruiz

Ernest Cline Is Taking The Bridge to Bat City

Ready Player One author making kid lit debut

"...vibrant cast of characters, rich music history, activism and environmentalism, and bats! Bridge to Bat City is the type..."

June 13, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

William Shatner, Still Boldly Going

The legend brings The Wrath of Khan to the Long Center

"...If anything, he’s more driven than ever to his environmentalism, with a new eco-minded music project, spinning out from..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The LBJ Presidential Library at 50

For five decades, the LBJ Library & Museum has been not only keeping history but also making history

"...campaigner for LBJ, the ardent advocate for education and environmentalism. It's the full picture...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...The legendary pioneer of LSD, cyberspace, futurism, and modern environmentalism now urges people to use our god-like powers to..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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