When Good Things Happen to Bad Bills – and Vice Versa

Bad bills fly, while good bills die

"...$100 million in franchise-tax credits for clean coal and carbon capture research. In spite of Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston,..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by the News Staff

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

'Offended liverwurst,' kosher Kate Moss, and more

"...and sheep with farmed kangaroos would cut Australia's greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a recent study...."

May 1, 2009 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...to obtain and to keep operators strictly accountable to emissions rules, efforts that have taken nearly 70 plants off..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature

Austin's Energy Future ... and You!

Citizens to play a large role in determining where Austin gets its energy in the future

"...through energy-efficiency and load-shifting programs, and capping AE greenhouse-gas emissions and advancing toward carbon-neutrality...."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

By the Numbers

The Green Line

"...95%; Decrease in carbon-monoxide air pollution, per passenger mile, transit vs. auto..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Before the Well Runs Dry

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

"...departments, and about half of Austin's electricity comes from carbon-intensive coal.)..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

PUC Gathering the Western Wind

A new source for electricity is on the wind

"...power costs could rise up to 62% if federal carbon dioxide emissions limits are enacted...."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Greening of Michael McCaul

Austin congressman breaks with GOP on environmental vote

"...in energy savings over 10 years. It greatly reduces carbon-dioxide emissions. In turn, students have better lighting, temperature controls,..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Beyond City Limits

"...tougher standards and vast economic incentives funded by aggressive carbon-emission auctions, which Doggett says "charge a fair market price..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...hopes it will result in significant efforts to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions – including possible mandatory reductions after the Bush..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature

1,599,604 Kilowatt Hours ...

"...summer, and it translates into 799.8 tons of avoided carbon-dioxide emissions. To find out more, check out the Progress..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Columns Post

Naked City

"...12.8% decrease, which translates into 245 fewer tons of carbon-dioxide emissions and $37,000 in savings. Now that September has..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...surplus funds from existing clean-air programs to reduce school-bus emissions, and SB 1687, which would have mandated the Texas..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

Green Events: Sept. 28-Oct. 3

"...for anyone interested in healthy living, saving money, reducing carbon-dioxide emissions, and increasing U.S. independence from foreign fuels. Sept...."

Sept. 27, 2007 Columns Post

Kill-a-Watt Challenge Champs

"...of electricity compared to last year, thereby reducing their carbon-dioxide emissions by 70 tons. (Cue manic applause.)..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

"...to a recently released Sierra Club report, however, coal's emissions are only a fraction of the damaging side effects..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

Plug-in Hybrids Get Jump Start

House Ways and Means Committee approves first-ever federal incentive bill for plug-in vehicles

"...diesel engines. It's regarded as "CO2 neutral," as the carbon dioxide it emits was taken from the atmosphere by..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Biodiesel Comes to Central Austin

"...diesel engines. It's regarded as "CO2 neutral," as the carbon dioxide it emits was taken from the atmosphere by..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Cap Met Gets a Little Cleaner

Transit authority begins using fuel additive in buses, support vehicles

"...its diesel city buses and support vehicles to reduce emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides. ORYXE is the first nitrogen-oxide-reduction..."

June 21, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

They Used to Call It Train Wreck

TCEQ lets Texas slide further into a coal-fired future.

"...they'll make this nitrogen-oxide-, sulfur-dioxide-, and mercury-neutral by reducing emissions from other sites. Not that there'll be a reduction,..."

June 14, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Be Water Wise

You can play a role in holding off the need for a new water treatement plant

"...water also conserves energy and thus helps reduce our "carbon footprint"; more than half of the city of Austin's..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Dirty Coal Update: Fast-Tracking Slowed Down

Travis Co. district judge issues temporary injunction instructing state administrative hearings judges to ignore Perry’s 2005 executive order fast-tracking coal-plant permitting as hearings were set to begin Wednesday on six TXU plants.

"...out competitors (including cleaner alternatives) while pumping as much carbon dioxide as possible into the air in hopes of..."

Feb. 21, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Queen Victoria's burial booty, and catching up with the Oyls

"...use and spins off about 260 million tons of carbon-dioxide emissions...."

Jan. 12, 2007 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Better Energy Solutions

"...Dear Editor, The Dec. 1 article entitled “It’s the Carbon, Stupid!” [News] discussed the harm that 19 new coal-fired..."

Dec. 19, 2006 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...capable of nearly eliminating mercury pollution while capturing global-warming-causing carbon-dioxide emissions – expected to double in Texas with the..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

There Goes the Sun

Will a new study cause the sun to set on Austin's solar program?

"...long-term operating expenses are overlooked, and that climate change-related carbon taxes are an inevitable future cost. He noted that..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Trouble on Green Mountain

Green Mountain blames regulatory and market obstacles for its woes, but critics cite lack of investment in clean energy.

"...estimated $50 million and avoided about 306,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, according to a press statement. Hanlon says..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Letters at 3AM

We take cars for granted, yet people have been living like this only a short time, and, when this era exhausts itself, people may never live like this again. What will they think of us, I wonder.

"...externalized out into society and the environment. ... Tailpipe emissions are a major source of air pollution. Our cars..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Despite San Marcos Libertarians' strong opposition to a regional emissions testing program for vehicles, San Antonio-based HEB is doing..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...It is the buildup of greenhouse gases (mainly carbon dioxide) in our atmosphere that is suspected of causing..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column

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