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"...reversal in caring for the environment; assured drilling for oil in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge; assured big business, especially..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Column

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...signs: Around two-thirds of Edgerton's business comes from the oil industry, and after almost a year of large numbers..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film News Top 10 of 2006

The top Texas stories of 2006

"...1) Save our film industry The biggest news for the Texas film industry in..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Austin Chronic: Getting Terpene Boosted With Tejas Tonic

In a crowded industry, Texas’ first cannabis seltzer still stands apart

"...we want commonsense regulation – like age restrictions. Our industry does a lot of self-regulation and we’re looking for..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

A Dozen of the Most Disturbing Legal Actions Ken Paxton Took in 2024

All suits and no empathy makes Pax the bane of our existence

"...Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Attempt to Undermine Texas Oil and Gas Industries by Weaponizing Environmental Law.” In May,..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Features Feature by Chronicle staff

Renew Our Energy

"...of the country. Renewables are also significantly safer than oil industries in their building and upkeep. Thousands of people..."

May 23, 2023 Postmarks

Sharing the Planet

"...natural gas wasted in the Permian Basin through common oil industry practices like flaring and venting surprised me when..."

March 31, 2022 Postmarks

Chronicle Endorsements

"...Lon Burnam As the entity that oversees the state's oil and gas production (sorry, really nothing to do with..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

DVDanger: The Larry Fessenden Collection

Horror's underappreciated auteur on existential terror

"...A team of oil explorers in Alaska are sent to open a new..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamosa Wine Cellars Is For Sale

Warm-weather varietal pioneers are ready to retire

"...20 years as leaders in the modern Texas wine industry. The Johnsons planted Texas' first warm weather grape varietals..."

July 8, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...The Great Invisible Director: Margaret Brown Penetrating the oil industry's secretive world, The Great Invisible examines the Deepwater..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

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

Nneka

Following the Black President into the Concrete Jungle

"...growing up in Warri, in the oppressive shadow of oil industry, Fela was a true hero, her faith complete:..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Natural Gas No Solution

"...folks are excited to see a symbol of the oil industry like T. Boone Pickens now building the largest..."

Oct. 8, 2008 Postmarks

Against Affirmative Action, in Favor of Government Aid

"...a lot cheaper. Besides, when we start drilling for oil off the coast, we can have that extra income..."

Sept. 23, 2008 Postmarks

Doherty Launches Offensive on McCaul

Democratic challenger to TX-10 incumbent

"...second notes that McCaul has received $107,000 from the oil industry, and that he's cast several votes just in..."

Sept. 18, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Behavioral Shifts, Anyone?

Michael Webber spoke to a UT audience on potential solutions to the energy problem

"...night about potential solutions to this country's dependence on oil and alternative fuel options for the future...."

Feb. 25, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

Naked City

"...cars, and a measure to redirect $13 billion in oil-industry tax breaks to key renewable-energy tax credits, had to..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature

Writing the Climate

Flannery and Kolbert on the accelerating pace of global warming

"...lethargy typically place the blame on the coal and oil industries, Kolbert has a more nuanced perspective. "When you..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

California Lawmakers Pushing for Legal Hemp

"...bill specifically names the mature plant stalks, fiber, seed oil and cake, and sterilized seeds as hemp products distinct..."

April 4, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Film News

Scott Rudin's Texas bent brings Kimberly Peirce's 'Stop-Loss,' even though it's 'No Country for Old Men' and 'There Will Be Blood'

"...as There Will Be Blood, a look inside the oil industry loosely based on Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!, directed..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

The Hightower Report

The war on drugs attacks poor Bolivian farmers, not drug kingpins; and Halliburton still has its snout in the war trough.

"...including getting Iraqi contracts to repair Saddam Hussein's war-torn oil industry...."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

'Showdown in Texas' Takes on Bush in His Old Back Yard

The American Friends Service Committee's May 3 rally aims to be a global multi-issue challenge to the Bush agenda.

"...group visited the Valero Energy Corporation, which supplies crude oil to the Defense Dept. In Houston, they visited Baker..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Camera Is Mightier Than the ...

Documentarians Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain were right in the belly of the beast when the Venezuelan coup began -- specifically, in the Presidential Palace, right as the opposition stormed it.

"...the nationalization of Venezuela's primary source of wealth, the oil industry...."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael King

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"...We'll attack Iraq and steal their oil to run our gas-guzzlers. Oh, we'll just go ahead..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...in the line, which was built to transport crude oil from West Texas to coastal refineries, and runs past..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature

The Austin Chronic: The Taste of Texas Hemp Cup Wants You to Get Them High

“It’s incredible to watch these farmers and the genetics get better every year”

"...which effectively puts a face to the local cannabis industry...."

July 26, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Mitch; and That Can't-Do Spirit

"...honcho of American Airlines recently explained: "We have an industry that is too fragmented, with too many competitors, and..."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Climate Change Crusader Heats Up Renewable Energy Fair

Q&A with Rick Piltz, formerly with the U.S. government's Climate Change Science Program

"...Times uncovering how a White House official and former oil-industry lobbyist has repeatedly edited government climate reports to downplay..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Why Not Continue to Vote Republican?

"...as though the GOP, at the behest of the oil industry, has lied to you about global climate change..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Postmarks

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