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COP27: A Handful of Corporations and Countries Are Responsible for the Mess We're In
VIDEO: Harjeet Singh (CAN International) on loss and damage
"...world’s eyes turn to Egypt for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power &..."

Nov. 8, 2022 News Post

U.S. Senate Debate Closes Upbeat Texas Dem Convention
M.J. Hegar and Royce West seize the center
"...disputes and staked out the middle ground on guns, climate change, and racial reconciliation...."

June 8, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Song/Book: Grapes of Wrath vs. 1984
Rob Halverson and friends wrap live music around some heavy fiction
"...pretty fucking creepy, too. And what about – hello, climate change – what about John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath?..."

July 18, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hightower Report: Help Oust Junk Science From Our Public Science Museums
Climate change denialism comes for natural history museums
"...filthy reputations and to spew the self-serving balderdash that climate change is a natural phenomenon, not one caused by..."

April 10, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

SXSW Film Review: 'Seeds of Time'
A complex subject yields a compelling documentary
"...future of global food production in the face of climate change is not the sexiest topic for a filmmaker..."

March 13, 2014 SXSW Post by Amy Smith

Austin@COP15
Local participants, activists in Denmark for U.N. climate summit
"...eyes are upon Copen­hagen, during the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference Dec. 7-18 (aka "Conference of the Parties"..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Two Years Gone – How Many Left to Save the Planet?
This Earth Day, urgent evidence of global warming should kick the Austin Climate Protection Plan into higher gear
"...places, impossible – place to live. At an emergency climate summit in Copenhagen, scientists agreed that 'worst case' scenarios..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: A More Urgent Warning
National Climate Assessment amplifies the alarm
"...Reading through the summations in the latest National Climate Assessment, I found my mind drifting inexorably to the..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Obama Going to COP15
The pres finally commits to UN Climate Talks
"...Obama announced today he'll appear at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen Dec. 9; he receives the Nobel..."

Nov. 25, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

The 11th Hour
Leonardo DiCaprio narrates this well-constructed – but oddly calm – documentary on global climate change aimed at the fence sitters, not the true believers.
"...seeking to dismiss or obfuscate the factuality of global climate change. It went like this: "If the babysitter you..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Not So Cool
Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort
"...Asked what they think of the Austin Climate Protection Program, most Austinites respond with a befuddled look...."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Opinion: Wake-Up Calls for Our Fossil Fuel Addiction
Kicking our fossil fuel addiction is good for the climate, our health, our economy, and geopolitical stability
"...just geopolitics. Alarms are also ringing for Earth's warming climate, as they have for over 30 years. The latest..."

May 13, 2022 Column by Bob Hendricks

Austin Moves Up Target Date for Net-Zero Emissions Goal
City emphasizes equity as it ramps up climate action
"...City Council is set to adopt a Climate Equity Plan today, Sept. 30, that would move up..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Cool City: The Leffingwell Lens
One council member's view of the Austin Climate Protection Plan
"...now since the City Council unanimously adopted the Austin Climate Protection Plan. Conceptually, it's perhaps the most aggressive and..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Opinion: The Outdoor Recreation Economy in Texas Depends on EPA Safeguards
An Austin bike shop owner on why the climate crisis isn't just bad for the environment – it's bad for business, too
"...In Austin, we are lucky to be able to exchange the hot expanses of cracked concrete for nearby soft..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Brad Wimberly

How Cool Is Austin?
With a deep, collective breath, the city rolls out a world-class – but as yet unproven – climate-protection plan
"...Wynn is blunt when he talks about the global climate change crisis and the new Austin Climate Protection Plan...."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Bringing the Enviro 'Entourage' to SXSW Eco
Adrian Grenier, UN policy creators getting green in Austin
"...was just cheesecloth and hacky sacks, maybe this will change your mind. Adrian Grenier, star of HBO's Entourage, will..."

Aug. 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Obama's Address at COP15
The president's address to the U.N. Climate Conference
"...Pres. Barack Obama urged international action today on a climate agreement, as COP15 closes: "We are running short on..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Encounters at the End of the World
Werner Herzog, contemporary cinema's most consistently lyrical examiner of the (in)human condition, returns to the documentary form in yet another wonderfully improbable locale: Antarctica.
"...travels to a place where compasses are useless, the climate is negative 70 degrees Fahrenheit and white all over,..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pete Buttigieg Is Thinking Big
Transportation secretary considers climate change in SXSW keynote
"...goals for the Department of Transportation, he eschews incremental change and points to a massive infrastructure overhaul on the..."

March 18, 2021 SXSW Post by Benton Graham

Learning from Copenhagen
Upcoming blogs on climate action in Denmark
"...from Copenhagen, Oct. 5-10. I'm providing coverage of Denmark's climate action in advance of COP15; Copenhagen is the host..."

Sept. 29, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

City Vehicle Fleet Getting More Alternative
City of Austin four months away from being halfway to a biofuel vehicle fleet.
"...city council. The move was prompted by the Austin Climate Protection Plan’s carbon-neutral city fleet by 2020 goal. A..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
Humanity's scarring of Earth mapped out in graphic, terrifying detail
"...all natural processes combined to become the source of change in the Earth’s biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and other environmental..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Wind Power
Learning From Copenhagen: Post #3
"...morning I'll be interviewing the executive director of the Climate Consortium Denmark. CCD is working to solve some of..."

Oct. 5, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

COP27: Harsh Words for the Host Country
Egypt earns Thursday's Fossil of the Day Award
"...world’s eyes turn to Egypt for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power &..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Post

'Arise' Screens Tonight at Alamo Slaughter
Award-winning film documents women working for social change
"...despite their shared message of the necessity for urgent change...."

Sept. 24, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

“Nick Schnitzer: Inevitable Reckoning” at Dimension Gallery
Structures degraded by time and other materials provide a pointed view of dramatic change at work in the world
"...keyboard and requests that they type a secret in exchange for the revelation of another's entered secret. We are..."

April 20, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

COP28: “Maybe You Should Ask a Woman”
Hillary Clinton and women climate leaders inspire in Dubai
"...world’s eyes turn to Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power &..."

Dec. 7, 2023 News Post

Health Finally Gets a Seat at the COP28 Table
VIDEO: “The climate crisis is a health crisis”
"...world’s eyes turn to Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power &..."

Dec. 5, 2023 News Post

COP27: Fossil of the Day Award
Turkey honored as the country that's "the best at being the worst"
"...world’s eyes turn to Egypt for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power &..."

Nov. 21, 2022 News Post

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