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March 21, 2003 Column
Love Liza
"...come into the picture. They’re merely props for the fuel he covets. "I love remote control," he bellows while..."
Feb. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Naked City
Austin Stories
"...magnetic bearings to produce a smoother ride and save fuel. As the bus stops, motors on the wheels convert..."
Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature
Bonnie and Clyde
"...David Newman, while Arthur Penn's brilliant camera strategies helped fuel a national debate about violence in movies and the..."
Aug. 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
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"...air with blatant noise violations and noxious burnt fossil fuel smells. And now Austinites have to decide whether to..."
July 5, 2002 Column
Visualize Whirled Tank Farms
An update on the continuing controversy over the future of the tank farms
"...Exxon, Citgo, Texaco et al. -- that once stored fuel on the 61-acre site. "Are we going to plan..."
June 7, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Talking Trash
A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.
"...turn result in more vehicles on the road, more fuel consumption, additional air contamination and much higher prices for..."
May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
The Box and Beyond
Games, hardware, and other tech toys
"...provides one source to juice up most personal gadgetry (www.electric-fuel.com). Many styli sold for PDAs or pocket PCs convert..."
Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta
The Hightower Lowdown
Bush goes easy on mining companies; his new drug czar is doomed to repeat history; and his energy policy lacks vision.
"...break through the remaining barriers to such clean, alternative fuels as solar, geothermal, wind, micropower, hydrogen fuel cells, and..."
Nov. 30, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower
Day Trips
The USS Lexington has gracefully retired from fighting ship to military museum.
"...The USS Lexington used about seven tanks of fuel despite serving in active duty longer than any other..."
Nov. 9, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Adventures of Felix
"...and crammed with the sort of unbelievable occurrences that fuel fiction. (In the span of five short days, Felix..."
Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
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Urban planning and noise in the Hood
"...persuade the corporation to switch to a cleaner burning fuel such as natural gas...."
Aug. 3, 2001 Column
Kill and Kill Again
"...mind-control byproducts of the good doctor's experiments with potato fuel to rule the universe...."
June 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Hightower Lowdown
The Bush energy pose, the FTAA farce & Biotech cynicism
"...not that sissified conservation stuff or those gentrified alternative fuels. We're gonna plunder the tundra, he bellowed on national..."
June 1, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower
The Hightower Lowdown
The Fundraiser-in-Chief, Harvard busts its workers, and Dick Cheney oils his own nest
"...you said Cheney, the oil executive! Now, guess what fuel source Cheney's task force is putting at the center..."
May 11, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower
Naked City
Local Austin news and gossip
"...generating capacity. This winter, the utility has been burning fuel oil instead of natural gas in its Decker plant..."
Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Joy Division, New Order
"...Joy DivisionThe Complete BBC Recordings (Fuel 2000)New OrderBBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Fuel 2000)..."
Dec. 8, 2000 Music Review by Michael Chamy
Naked City
Wind power is creating a huge buzz in Texas; but will the honeymoon last?
"...program to give customers the opportunity to hedge against fuel prices," says Green Choice director Mark Kapner. "What began..."
Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Naked City
Thanks to soaring energy prices, wind energy is becoming cheaper than that fueled by natural gas and other fossil.fuels.
"...electricity more cheaply than wind farms, even at today's fuel prices. Walter Hornaday, whose Austin-based company Cielo Wind Power..."
Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Cost of New Electric Generation (cents/kWh)*
"...Resource, Fuel Cost, Total Cost..."
April 21, 2000 News Feature
Supernova
"...star in the throes of supernova. While their ship's fuel cells were drained by a calamity while exiting hyperspace,..."
Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Naked City
The latest public hearing on the proposed Longhorn pipeline through south Austin brings out 2,000 protesters and a few supporters to speak the gas pipeline, whose environmental impact is being debated.
"...has been portrayed as a struggle between El Paso's fuel needs and Austin's environmental concerns. But one El Paso..."
Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Jasper
Tailgating Teasips
Mick Vann makes a foray into the curious and often elaborate rite of University of Texas fandom known as "tailgating" and discovers some intriguing practices.
"...deliveries need to be made. Portable generators (with backup fuel) need to be tested to make sure they can..."
Oct. 22, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann
Frogs for Snakes
"...particular), while bitter rivalries between ex-lovers add yet more fuel to an already over-burdened conflagration. Indie-film stalwarts such as..."
May 28, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Taste of Cherry
"...The film's ambiguous ending has enough possible interpretations to fuel at least a dozen post-screening arguments. Others may just..."
Oct. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...explosion of a portion of the pipeline carrying diesel fuel through suburban Houston...."
Oct. 16, 1998 News Feature
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Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are
"...putting the few dollars in my pocket into the fuel tank of my vehicle instead of drugs and alcohol..."
Aug. 28, 1998 Column
American Job
"...completed a roving national exhibition as part of the Fuel Tour.) In appearance, Randy Russell looks something like a..."
March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Krippendorf's Tribe
"...a crude jungle set erected in their backyard. Adding fuel to the fire is Veronica Micelli (Elfman), a young..."
Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Flying Sausage
It's Time to Retire the B-1 Bomber
"...flying because it is powered by the most potent fuel in Washington: pork. And much of that bacon has..."
