Austin City Council v. Climate Change

City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles

"...the city can take to grow its support for electric vehicles. One of the resolutions also endorses the Green..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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City leaders announce plan to push hybrid cars here and nationwide

"...a call for the mass production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles capable of triple-digit fuel economy and up to..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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Our readers talk back.

"...well. Unfortunately, that's unconfirmed. The photo came from the personal archives of Atlantic Records pioneer Jerry Wexler for a..."

July 21, 2006 Column

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...to measure whether someone should be granted bond on personal recognizance; it passed the Senate in 2017 but died..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of a resolution encouraging the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (capable of doubling today's hybrids fuel economy) "as..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

How Cool Is Austin

2010 snapshot of the ACPP 'five plans'

"...to meet overall objective seems optimistic.Objective 2: City fleet vehicles carbon neutral by 2020..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Austin at Large: SXSW, in Four Dimensions

Reporter, presenter, attendee, local: An after-action report on confab’s comeback

"...co-winner of the snakebit 2020 Iowa caucus, and close personal friend of our own mayor. I blogged about Buttigieg..."

March 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...requirements for emissions, we might have 25 million non-polluting electrical cars on the roads of America and independence from..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

TDH: 5/4/11

The Hustle gets down in the Place 3 gutter

"...for Chris Nielsen’s fleet of solar powered golf carts electric vehicles. Nielsen, you’ll recall, announced a Place 3 run..."

May 4, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

News Roundup: Climate, Cuts, and Cuckoos

Austin attends the Paris climate conference

"...energy efficiency of our buildings, expanding renewable energy, adding electric vehicles to our fleets, and leading the search for..."

Dec. 14, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

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"...not care about the school, but is troubled by personal problems. This letter seems to be more of an..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program

Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP

"...Here's a little-known fact: The departments don't see their electric and water bills. Since we're all internal, the money..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Austin Climate Protection Plan

The five components

"...100% carbon-neutral by 2020. That includes all facilities, all vehicles, all operations. "This alone is such a massive undertaking!"..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...confirmed as chief justice, President Bush nominated his longtime personal lawyer Harriet Miers to the other vacancy on the..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature

Casting Votes Against Development

"...and young actions are not safe from consequences, whether personal or planetary destruction...."

Feb. 21, 1997 Column

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...vote to authorize the lease of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and related participation with the Electric Power Research..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...say: caveat emptor. The unholy alliance of railcar manufacturers, electrical infrastructure builders, track makers, the Republic of Bechtel, et...."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

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Bush on Borderline

"...by requiring new car makers to put much lower-polluting vehicles on the road, and requiring oil companies to produce..."

June 11, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Sandy and Bob are almost done in, while Kirsty MacColl isn't so lucky, and Pops Staples goes onto his great reward. Dopey the Goat, meanwhile, becomes cabrito.

"...a history of distrusting private planes and even road-bound vehicles during poor weather conditions, and has been known to..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...THE CHEMICAL WEDDING Electric Lounge, Thursday, March 13..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Ozone of His Own

Texas environmentalists wonder when George W. Bush will face up to the consequences of killing the Tejas emissions-reduction program.

"...lanes -- including 103 in Dallas-Fort Worth -- where vehicles would be tested for levels of volatile organic compounds..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Roger Duncan's Night Visions

Austin Energy's GM invites us to wrestle with the conundrum of clean energy

"...Public Participation Process," below). Duncan also has begun meeting personally with key local stakeholders; he and the AE staff..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

John Sayles

The evolution of American music and Southern race relations in Honeydripper

"...to the liquor man, the chicken man, and the electric company, Purvis grasps desperately at the opportunity to save..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Fire in the Night, Music in Bone-Deep Bassnote Throbs

Reveling among the multiform delights of Art Outside

"...another journo (and the aforementioned Mr. Gadget) in Swagger's electric cart, the Media Liaison pointing out the various epicenters..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Holiday Wish Lists 2002

Presents for public service

"...Pickup trucks, used vehicles for auction..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Features Feature

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The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...walk from his corporate office. Requiring cleaner leaf blowers (electric or otherwise) would definitely help, particularly by reducing the..."

June 8, 2001 Column

A Blue-Sky 'Silver' Plan for Austin Energy

Austin Energy and a former city employee team up to publish an idealized, clean-energy vision of the future.

"...to convert Austin Energy to a coal-free, nuclear-free, renewables-based electric utility by 2028, as Osborne envisions, then the utility..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Raves for Marc Savlov's recent article on Ecstasy.

"...that we couldn't survive without nuclear power, and that electricity would be so cheap it wouldn't even pay to..."

June 23, 2000 Column

Car2Cute

Smart cars are hitting Austin's streets

"...for city business; they also can use them for personal driving anywhere in town, billed separately. The pilot pickup..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...people for qualities such as intelligence, physical strength, and personal bravery. This may be the first award the city..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature

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