Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...out of South Texas Project 1, Austinites' very own nuclear reactor. So says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which reassured..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Is Homer Simpson Available?

"...of nonunion contract labor by the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company -- the nonprofit that oversees plant operations..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Austin Energy readies a "secrecy resolution" to present to council that would allow it to conceal some of its financial information from the public. The resolution already has many consumer activists up in arms.

"...fuel costs and consumption at individual power plants;..."

July 14, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Anna

"...life? As the film opens, Leonid Brezhnev is in power, and young seven-year-old Anna grins at the camera, mugging..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...and cold for three full days, residents dependent on power-driven medical equipment were forced to call 911 to be..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...largely because most of Texas is on a different power grid than the rest of the U.S. The other..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

PUC Gathering the Western Wind

A new source for electricity is on the wind

"...plan to build nearly 5 billion dollars' worth of power lines to carry wind-generated electricity from West Texas' booming..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Shock to the System

Brace Yourselves: Deregulation Is Coming, Eventually

"...large industrial users and Enron of Houston, the largest power marketer in the nation, are leading the charge for..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Savings or Slush?

In a tight budget year, Austin Energy's debt management fund is under scrutiny.

"...DMF to fund the Sand Hill Energy Center gas-turbine power plant; $10 million also went from the DMF in..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Is the Constitution Just a Screenplay?

"...is not a play or movie. Politics is about power. Politics is about two essential and interlocking concerns: who..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Sxsw

"...be his, given how much of a revival the power-pop genre he inadvertently invented has seen of late. His..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Beyond City Limits

"...a young industry, we do not have the lobbying power of the RIAA," wrote Westergren. "You, our listeners, are..."

May 16, 2008 News Feature

Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over Finds the Anti-Punk in Full Fury

Beth B blows it all up in new documentary

"...knew: No, it wasn't about sex. It was about power. At that point, I had the power!" [inset-1-right]..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Can Austin Become Carbon Neutral by 2050?

The city stepped up its game, but it'll need your help

"...two largest carbon emitters by 2027: the Decker Creek Power Station and the Fayette Power Project...."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Francesca D'Annunzio

Public Notice: Drama on the High Seats

Reading (not too far) between the lines of Thursday's marathon

"...a Riley press release put it, "to expand solar power, ... and to replace the aging and dirty Decker..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Eco-Currents: Spring Roundup

Butterflies, hummingbirds, power plants, and more

"...as "scrubbers") to units one and two of the coal-powered Fayette Power Project in La Grange, about 60 miles..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Get It While It's Green

City pimps out limited supply of clean energy

"...the 1700s that, side by side, wind and solar power has come out cheaper than coal," said Council Member..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• Austin Energy's GreenChoice Program led all utility-sponsored green power programs nationwide in sales last year for the third..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Off the Desk:

"...plan to a final vote on Feb. 25. --K.F. Power Plays..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature

Live Through This!

The Semi-Annual Rock & Roll Round-up

"...biographical paragraph to date: "Could Courtney Love, with her nuclear temper and her penchant for melodrama, allow that peace..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature

No Badge Necessary at These Live Music Recommendations

Crucial concerts for the week ahead

"...Majesty bookstore offers a meditation on complex topics – nuclear proliferation, uranium mining, nuclear waste disposal – through myriad..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...to a dangerous city, where she must use the power of destiny and song to save her true love’s..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Never, No Guarantee

Fivepiece strings listless ennui into post-punk fixtures on debut EP

"...of Nevil, Luna Luna, Thelma & the Sleaze, and Nuclear Daisies, Never strings corporeal anxieties, fractured relationships, and listless..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...Brains-level speed midsong, as Pearl’s vocals quavered alongside thrashing power chords. “We were very obviously 16 years old and..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...eagerly-anticipated Bruce Lee cultural biography Be Water, and Freak Power, Robert Kennedy III's long-rumored documentary about the gonzo king,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: He Doesn't Fish

There is no legitimate excuse for racism, sexism, or supporting our demonstrably imbecilic president

"...probably pulls up to your house in his huge diesel-powered dually, sees your Prius in the driveway, and dreads..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...Smitty continued, the eventual closure of the coal-fired Fayette Power Plant has become imminent, not only because of its..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Playback

Neil Young premieres his director's cut of Human Highway at SXSW, while Graham Reynolds brings Marfa to the Festival

"...love, ambition, and workplace politics unknowing that the nearby power plant will soon usher a radioactive holocaust. The broadly..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

AE's Solar Deal: 'Game Changer'

Recurrent Energy price could lower energy rates

"...surprise in May when Austin Energy secured a solar power purchase agreement with Recurrent Energy for less than 5..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Rush’s Grand Design

New Hall of Fame inductees open tour at Erwin Center

"...that day ever arrives, don’t be surprised when 1985’s Power Windows gets the call. Other than the new platter,..."

April 24, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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