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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of the Bush administration's adamant refusal to cut heat-trapping pollution." Texas is the nation's largest emitter of carbon dioxide...."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

Aquifer Development Horse Has Left Barn

"...Hence, notional arguments of ruinous follow-on secondary development and pollution appear to be specious. Further, Freescale Semiconductor’s large (1.5..."

Jan. 3, 2006 Postmarks

Endangered Spider Spooks the Feds

Fish and Wildlife Service declines to add rare cave spider to federal endangered species list, saying C. cueva doesn't exist; critter's supporters cry foul

"...it at ground zero for the kind of water pollution, noise, and general disturbance that degrade and destroy ecosystems...."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor

AMD Sets Its Site on Lantana

Company trumpets facility greenbuilding; opponents ask what's downstream

"...tricks will do a thing to address the off-site pollution from secondary growth catalyzed by AMD's development, from AMD's..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: Saying 'No' to AMD

As the company moves forward, the culprits are wiping away their fingerprints

"...and (most importantly) reduce storm-water runoff and therefore watershed pollution to as low a level as seems possible for..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Alcoa, von Gonten Family Reach Settlement in Legal Fight

Critics charge suit was meant to intimidate citizens

"...members sued the company in 2003 for area air pollution and for dumping coal combustion waste on their property..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Commission to oppose the ban – claiming that the pollution increases were due to increased vehicle miles and that..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Sexing Up Sealants

Leffingwell proposes a ban on commonly used parking lot material

"...It's hard to make pollution stories sexy, and harder still when the pollutant on..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Hightower Report

Fifty percent of Americans say they want Congress to consider impeaching Bush if he lied about his reasons for invading Iraq; and while Big Oil gouges America, Congress gives refiners new tax breaks and anti-pollution requirement exemptions

"...demanding new tax breaks and an exemption from some anti-pollution requirements so they could increase the flow of gasoline..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Commissioners Court Gets Trashy

Commissioner Davis fights further landfill expansion in eastern Travis County

"...layered high atop old, grandfathered sites that lack modern pollution controls. While operators clamor for more capacity they say..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Reports Detail Threats to National Wildlife Refuges

Energy exploration endangers refuges, including ones in Texas

"...how border policy, Western water management, energy development, air pollution, suburban encroachment, and other threats are "eroding the largest..."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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Our readers talk back.

"...The parallels in disinformation, water pollution, and disregard of local communities are disturbing. For more..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Column

Why Has Austin's Solar Program Stalled?

Activists think the city has put sun power in the shade

"...Sandhill natural gas plant, the scheduled $100 million in pollution control upgrades being made to AE's Fayette coal facility..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Taking Advantage of Tragedies to Push Own Agenda

"...diseases that kill 1.3 million Americans annually. It funds pollution of waterways by animal waste, destruction of wildlife habitats,..."

Sept. 28, 2005 Postmarks

Parallels Between Freeport McMoRan and Stratus?

"...and STRS for Stratus.) The parallels in disinformation, water pollution, and disregard of local communities are disturbing. For more..."

Sept. 27, 2005 Postmarks

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The city continues to push enviro-friendly autos

"...governments continue to take the lead in addressing auto-related pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and the nation's energy crunch, as..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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Market for renewable energy continues to grow

"...Hyatt Regency DFW Airport will offset the annual air pollution of over 4,400 cars, or about 55 million vehicle..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The original sexbot film and the meat of white people

"...major benefits in soil fertility, drought resistance, and water pollution...."

Aug. 26, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Lege Notes

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from beneath the pink granite dome

"...enough to power 2.3 million homes and offset the pollution of 1.1 million cars, according to Texas Public Interest..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Column

Day Trips

A sea turtle's life has never been easy

"...that, then it has to contend with fishing nets, pollution, and the loss of habitat to live a normal..."

July 29, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Transportation System Not Healthy

"...to kill. Does anyone think this is wise? Air pollution is by no means the only problem caused by..."

July 11, 2005 Postmarks

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The nonprofit still needs help to promote cycling

"...volunteer. "From community isolation problems, to obesity, to air pollution, to war, there are so many problems this country..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Not So Red

A "blue state" reporter journeys through the multi-colored regions of the Lone Star State

"...who used to stage solo hunger strikes against corporate pollution and has written a book about environmental activism; Democrats..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Rose Aguilar

Study: Parking Lots Pollute

Common pavement sealant could be damaging waterways

"...the elements, may be a major source of water pollution in Austin...."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Lege Notes

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from under the pink granite dome

"...for Funding Texas Schools," which recommends a series of "pollution sin taxes" that authors say could generate more than..."

July 1, 2005 News Column

Let's Really Think Green

"...ride if it weren't so scary. We can reduce pollution and make Austin a much nicer place by having..."

June 27, 2005 Postmarks

How an Aquifer Works

The unique geology of the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer makes it a particularly fragile resource

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Air We Breathe Is Dangerous

"...in fog, only it wasn't fog, it was air pollution. I have developed breathing problems over the years, and..."

June 22, 2005 Postmarks

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How Texas environmental policy fared in the Legislature

"...easier to figure out how much renewable energy affects pollution reduction, requiring studies of both building efficiency codes and..."

June 17, 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.

"...... Tailpipe emissions are a major source of air pollution. Our cars contribute about a pound of carbon per..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

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