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Under the Big Tent
Does working from home help save the environment?
"...could kill. Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gave a dire warning that nations must act..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag
Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture
"...the expected emphasis on the science of sustainability and climate change, with a heavy sidebar on eating in an..."

Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Civics 101
Calendar of civic events, Oct. 27-Nov. 4
"...CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOS­IUM Join the Interfaith Environmental Network of Austin..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Column

City Hall Hustle: The Fires This Time
Austin's feverish summer a tinderbox for rumination
"...in the Middle East, or consider the party of climate change deniers seeing the results of extreme weather unfolding..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

An Exceedingly Poor Understanding of Science
"...“commonsensical” maybe, based on the public’s disconnected understanding of climate science, “poleaxed by the fear … that we are,..."

Nov. 22, 2010 Postmarks

World, Interrupted
Saving the world, one Web warrior at a time
"...of what our green techno-future might hold.Building a Worldwide Climate Movement March 10, 3:30pm, Room 19AB..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

An Inconvenient Truth About UK Courts
The Neo-Cons go global in their pursuit of Al Gore.
"...Prize for his efforts in educating the world about climate change, the global warming doubters have been getting all..."

Oct. 15, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
"...to the state sweeping environmental reforms aimed at attacking climate change. Crist committed to an 80% reduction in global..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature

Coal Hard Reality
Still cloudy over TXU
"...year. Austin is set to embark on its ambitious Climate Protection Plan – which would certainly boost that figure..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Hightower Report
More Monkeyshine From Exxon; and Making an Honest Dip
"...own words: "The risks to society and ecosystems from climate change could prove to be significant."..."

March 9, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City
"...to an 8% decrease in AE's fuel charge. The change should save the average 1,000-kilowatt-hour-per-month customer about $2.91 a..."

Jan. 12, 2007 News Feature

Why Has Austin's Solar Program Stalled?
Activists think the city has put sun power in the shade
"...cycle, despite strong local popularity, global energy crunches, and climate change realizations. Leading the charge is Solar Austin, a..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Cool City: Acting Locally, Cooling Globally
The Austin Climate Protection Plan takes form
"...three months since City Council unanimously approved the Austin Climate Protection Plan Feb. 15, city staff has steadily begun..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

A Look at the City Council Races for Districts 2, 4, & 7
As Garza moves on, Pool and Casar seek to stay put
"...prevent further disparate outcomes from public health, economic, or climate catastrophes...."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies
For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate
"...and Co.), a bone-chilling exploration of the impacts of climate change...."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Going to Bat for Bats
"...sustain us and to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. If this idea seems radical, it is. As..."

Nov. 21, 2023 Postmarks

How Bad Is This Heat, Really?
Better than 2022, but still deadly
"...more than 500% in the last century due to climate change. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas reported record-breaking..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Rep. Erin Zwiener, HD 45
“We’re going to have to fight hard to protect our [LGBTQ] communities”
"...while protecting natural areas, establishing the House Caucus on Climate, Environment, and the Energy Industry in 2021...."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Mobility for All
Three visions for our transportation future
"...from fairly conventional to one that calls for disruptive change. Austin Climate Equity Plan..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Local Roller Derby Community in a Jam Over Extreme Heat
A shade covering could cost more than $100,000
"...sport that was born right here in Austin, Texas." Climate change will continue to impact outdoor playing conditions, she..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Gardeners and Librarians Join Forces to Catalog Seeds
Seed banking on the future
"...intended to promote sustainability, self-sufficiency, food security, and interpersonal exchange." [inset-2-right]..."

April 22, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Looking for Solutions for Residents Feeling Extreme Heat
UT-Austin partners with city, community orgs to mitigate local "heat island" effect
"...Austin, with the number of triple-digit days steadily increasing. Climate scientists believe this upward swing in extreme heat is..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: Electric School Buses Are a Win for Kids’ Health, the Environment, and Our Community
There's no safe level of exposure to diesel fumes for children, and yet our kids spend hours each week breathing fumes on diesel buses
"...three electric buses to their fleet. Citing student health, climate concerns, and cost savings, that district foresees a "bright..."

March 12, 2021 Column by Mary Beth Bennett

Willie Nelson to Deliver SXSW Online Conference Keynote
Shotgun Willie brings a few hundred friends to the virtual stage
"...• Aquaculture, Food Systems and Climate Change: A conversation about aquaculture’s role in creating sustainable..."

Jan. 13, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Research Reinforces Anti-Racism at Austin Water
Making equity flow
"...100-year plan adopted in 2018 to prepare AW for climate change and regional growth. Smart meters that can be..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Read The Platforms
"...when they gain power over everyone else. Republicans say climate change is just “a political agenda promoted to control..."

Oct. 12, 2020 Postmarks

Dem Candidates Wendy Davis & Jennie Lou Leeder Take the Stage
South Austin “Indivisible” forum considers TX-21 race
"...(I-35 at Live Oak) for a polite but engaging exchange of views generated by audience-submitted questions, addressing health care,..."

Jan. 20, 2020 News Post by Michael King

ATX Fest Recap: Vice News On Attracting Younger Viewers
How the near-nightly news show draws in millennials
"...several other Vice News Tonight on HBO’s staff – climate and environment reporter Arielle Duhaime-Ross, correspondent Elle Reeve, and..."

June 10, 2019 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Slow Gains for the Environment at the Capitol
Lawmakers won't look forward, but will repair the damage done
"...Lege, hindsight rules – rather than acknowledge that changing climate conditions are creating weather disasters, officials are grudgingly funding..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

The Next Austin Bust
Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?
"...employment and GDP losses by 2011, without any fundamental change in our economic trajectory. "We were one of the..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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