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April 11, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson
Letters at 3AM: What Are Human Beings For?
No I, only robot
"..."If Google's efforts to create driverless cars are successful, cab drivers [and] cross-country truckers ... could..."
Jan. 25, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura
Then There's This: Solar for Lease
It just got easier for nonprofits to afford to go green
"...as a win-win for both nonprofits and AE's entire electric delivery system, particularly during peak demand periods of long..."
Jan. 11, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith
Surf-Age Nuggets: Trash & Twang Instrumentals 1959-1966
Complete catalogs trump career overviews
"...surf culture penetrated the hinterlands. Malibu siren Gidget, mass-produced electric guitars, and Top 40 AM radio stations segueing into..."
Dec. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets
Fire in the Night, Music in Bone-Deep Bassnote Throbs
Reveling among the multiform delights of Art Outside
"...for the ride," especially since we traveled in separate cars, but because I wanted some good company. More to..."
Oct. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Hightower Report
People are being replaced by robots who don't take coffee breaks
"...back on Earth, 128 similarly sophisticated robots are making electric shavers for Philips Electronics – work that would take..."
Sept. 21, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower
Watching on the Web
Famous names like Seinfeld & Hanks ride the web series wave
"...Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com Jerry Seinfeld must read Gwyneth’s GOOP...."
Sept. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan
Playback: Off With Their Fez!
Lovejoys gets priced off of Sixth Street, Swan Dive pulls back from live music, and the Blind Pets plot their own fundraising scheme.
"...with representatives from East Side Bikinis, will be scrubbing cars. $5 buys a car wash (bring extra for merch),..."
July 20, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
20 Questions With David Kilgour
The Clean guitarist comes, well, clean for Chaos in Tejas
"...Hamish bought an electric guitar, which I took over and we formed a..."
May 30, 2012 Music Post by Greg Beets
One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Freeway View
A fresh slap of paint and new ZIP code for Austin clubs
"...scene jumped with lines to get into clubs, flashy cars, and well-dressed patrons of every color out for the..."
Feb. 3, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser
After a Fashion
Cuddle up with Stephen for some holiday cheer
"...to being ill. I even have to use those electric shopping carts at Walmart most of the time. When..."
Dec. 23, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Austin Gets Some V8
Circuit of the Americas snags ethanol-powered race
"...for the V8 Supercar Championship, with other human and electric-powered events to come...."
July 1, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
End of the Road for Five-Way Stop?
A proposal to close Bruning Avenue stirs neighborhood debate
"...Breeze – an employee of Austin Energy, the city's electric provider – is leading the charge to keep the..."
May 27, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Hitting the Brakes on Rolling Blackouts
Can electric cars help keep the grid going?
"...it will join the University of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in a study to determine..."
May 6, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols
The Action's in Place 3
Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested
"...offer alternative proposals. Specifically, he envisions an array of electric vehicle subsidies he believes will simultaneously boost the local..."
April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Off the Record
Scouting reports on Austin Psych Fest and Reckless Kelly's Celebrity Softball Jam
"...it as something from the past," reasons leader and electric Autoharp spellbinder Bill Miller. "Maybe it was just something..."
April 29, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell
Eco-Currents: Spring Roundup
Butterflies, hummingbirds, power plants, and more
"...the plant currently provides about 30% of AE customers' electricity. The scrubbers – one of which became operational in..."
April 15, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
Hard Listening
Reviewing Butch Hancock's winter tour of Texas.
"...staple “Julia,” “You Coulda Walked Around the World,” “Box Cars,” and the stirring “If You Were a Bluebird.” Surely..."
Jan. 18, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Plug In, Turn On, Drive Off
When do we get to share electric cars?
"...of civilization, our nation was on the road to electric cars. Anyone who saw the 2006 documentary Who Killed..."
Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer
See Reverse Side for Title: Part I
If English first-wavers had trouble getting ahold of American roots music, Americans themselves weren't much better off, piecemealing together the foundations of today's national scene
"...played on turntables. Eight-track tape players were mostly in cars, though later there were cassette tapes. Listening to vinyl,..."
Oct. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black
Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program
Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP
"...AC: Is that the "CARS" [Climate Action Reporting System]?..."
Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature
How Cool Is Austin
2010 snapshot of the ACPP 'five plans'
"...now "alternative-fuel capable": biodiesel (38%), ethanol (8%), propane (6%), hybrid-electric (4%), electric (1%), natural gas (less than 1%). Fleet..."
Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature
Eco-Currents: Party Circuit
Solar trailer makes the social rounds; wind power blows hot and cold
"...MW of solar would be similar to removing 400 cars from the road, according to AE. Still, the purchase..."
Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
Mobile Food
Some tips on getting a foot in the door of the trailer business
"...and thus share their common overhead costs: trash removal, electric service, rent, set-up and cleaning of common eating areas,..."
Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann
The Daily Hustle: 7/27/10
Council makes up for lost time
"...Item 28: $1.5 million contract with Pedernales Electric Co-op for relocating transmission lines and easements, per WTP4..."
July 27, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Best-Laid Plans
How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.
"...going to wind up spending more time in our cars. The price we pay individually is losing time –..."
July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'
CinemaTexas program notes
"...Frye. Special effects: Steve Karkus. Still man: Peter Sorel. Electrician: Foster Denker. Best boy: Mel Maxwell. Sound boom: James..."
June 4, 2010 Screens Feature
The Cost of Pride
How much does a non-profit pay to attend?
"...unloaded, we're set— almost. We had planned to have electric at our booth (if for nothing else a box..."
June 3, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell
Austin's Greenest 'Yellow Pages': Seventh Edition Hits Stands
Paul Robbins draws on institutional knowledge to produce a 'labor of love'
"...instances." In the current edition, Robbins tackles synthetic fuels, electric cars, and the "zero-energy suburb," all topics that he..."
May 21, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
Recycled Dreams: Three MRFs and a Phantom in the Wings
The council considers recycling proposals, with one offer off the table
"...LEED Silver-certified building, complete with rainwater harvesting systems and electric vehicle charging stations. And the city could buy the..."
