Talking Down the Pipeline

Austin hearing highlights debate over tar sands pipeline

"...went to press Wednesday, the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline was under debate at a U.S. State Depart­ment..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Turn Words Into Actions

"...considering that as much as 1.7 million gallons could spill before pipe operators would know there was a leak...."

Sept. 22, 2011 Postmarks

Headlines

"...first anniversary of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature

One More Detour on Holly Street

Power plant demolition delay reprises neighborhood history

"...soot; and a constant threat of fires and fuel spills that have marked much of the neighborhood's perilous history...."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Top 10 Environmental Stories

An oil spill and a water treatment plant top the list

"...relatively unscathed, the 2010 summer was blackened by an oil spill that surged through the rest of the Gulf..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

It's Nice To Car Share

The more hands on the wheel, the merrier

"...1 to witness the effects of the horrific BP oil spill, the folly of my own excess hit me..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

News of the Day: 11/15/10

Welcome our new collection of news stories

"...not be enough, BP has reimbursed $518 billion for oil-spill cleanup...."

Nov. 15, 2010 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

TV Eye: The Axe Drops

Why isn't the new fall TV season working?

"...the aftereffects of the Wall Street debacle, the BP oil spill in the Gulf, disenchantment with a formerly enchanting..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

GP Crush of the Week: Anderson Cooper

He's cable's hunky silver-haired fox, but that's not why we love him.

"...the Gulf Coast to broadcast live from the BP oil spill?..."

Sept. 30, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

OOB dishes up a feast of funny after a summer starved for laughs

"...been a big one for laughs. Between the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the floods in..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Decoder

Lawrence Wright reflects on a decade spent exploring and explaining the Middle East in My Trip to Al-Qaeda

"...get into any trouble, having recently witnessed another intern spill cherry soda on his keyboard. Wright, a staff writer..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Cleaning Up BP Facts

"...the horror of inmates working to clean up the oil spill. How terrible that imprisoned members of our society..."

Aug. 25, 2010 Postmarks

Oil!

Steve Forbert's black gold lament

"...what is Forbert’s longest living and breathing song, “The Oil Song.”..."

Aug. 5, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Black Gold Disco

Three local music benefits for the Gulf Coast

"...finally been fixed, but the effects of the BP’s oil spill will linger for years to come. Here are..."

July 23, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Event Menu

Why whine about the Gulf when you can wine and dine to help?

"...support of the Greater New Orleans Foundation Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund (www.gnof.org) and the Gulf Restoration Network (www.healthygulf.org)..."

July 23, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Report

Katrina Trailers Attack; and Averting the 'Long Depression'

"...housing for workers involved in the cleanup of BP's oil disaster. Yes, many of the trailers still reek of..."

July 23, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Making It Right

Austin-based Students of the World strives to make it a better one

"...draped over New Orleans as a result of the oil spill."..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, July 22-29

"...GULF COAST FUNDRAISER Enjoy live music and a shrimp boil dinner to benefit the Greater New Orleans Foundation Oil..."

July 23, 2010 News Column

Page Two: The Never-Ending Story

Checking out of politics, checking in with the press

"...should be less government regulation. Since both the Gulf spill crisis and the economic collapse are largely due to..."

July 23, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Luv Doc Recommends: Benefit for Gulf Coast Disaster Relief

Jo's Coffee, Friday, July 23, 2010

"...There will also be a $10 per plate shrimp boil by Perla's, the proceeds of which will go to..."

July 23, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Red Hot 2010

Oilcan's, Friday, July 16, 2010

"...The oil business has been getting an especially bad rap recently,..."

July 16, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

The Hightower Report

Marooned on BP Island; and Dems Cave on Disclosure

"...on BP's disastrous blowout in the Gulf, the British oil giant has been quietly and quickly drilling another risky..."

July 9, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: Catch-2010

The ledger on Barack Obama features plenty of black eyes and feathers

"...in the air and the Gulf steadily filling with oil slurry, this seems like a good moment to reread..."

July 9, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Safer Drilling? Whoda Thunk?

Perry's project seems too little, too late

"...forming a new body to look into preventing future oil disasters. The Gulf Project will bring together academic researchers,..."

July 6, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Go Into the Light

It's time to lighten the load of light pollution

"..."While it's not as immediately threatening as the Gulf oil spill, at the same time there is this steady..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

BPness, Part 2: A (Long) Line (of Boom) in the Sand

Notes from Kate's trip thru Lafourche Parish to Grand Isle, LA., Part 2.

"...to learn firsthand about what's happening during this insane oil spill tragedy: Part two...."

June 25, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

BPness: A Line in the Sand

Notes from Kate's trip thru Lafourche Parish to Grand Isle, LA., Part 1.

"...about what's happening on the coast during this insane oil spill tragedy...."

June 25, 2010 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

BPness: Louisiana's Beleaguered Coast

A snapshot of life since the spill

"...La., for years buoyed by the commercial fishing and oil industries, finds itself between a fish and a slick..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 24-July 1

"...OIL SPILL RALLY Hear firsthand accounts of the crisis in..."

June 25, 2010 News Column

Oil Spill Fun Facts

"...Dear Editor, Oil spill fun facts: The rate of spillage in the..."

June 24, 2010 Postmarks

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