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METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Central Texas environmental activists on Rag Radio
Paul Robbins, Dave Cortez, and Roger Baker talk the Texas drought, climate change denial, Texas water politics, Keystone, fracking, and more… Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | May 16, 2014 Our Rag Radio podcast features prominent Central … Continue reading
METRO | Roger Baker : The proposed Austin light rail plan as I see it…
…which clearly isn’t the way Mayor Leffingwell sees it, since he cut me off during the CAMPO meeting. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | May 15, 2014 AUSTIN — I make it my regular habit, as a hobby … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Politics, CAMPO, Central Texas, Lee Leffingwell, Light Rail, Metro, Project Connect, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Transportation
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FRONT PAGE | Thorne Dreyer’s tribute: Maggie Dreyer played a major role in Houston’s emerging art scene, putting it ‘on the side of human rights and general soul.’
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METRO | Melanie Scruggs : Houston’s regressive trash burning proposal
The global Zero Waste movement is actively opposing Houston’s proposed ‘One Bin for All.’ By Melanie Scruggs | The Rag Blog | May 14, 2014 HOUSTON — The environmental community in Texas has organically cultivated an unofficial division of labor … Continue reading
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Tagged Environmental Activists, Houston, Melanie Scruggs, Metro, One Bin for All, Rag Bloggers, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Waste Disposal, Zero Waste
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METRO UPDATE | Roger Baker : The continuing Texas drought crisis
By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | May 4, 2014 Roger Baker’s three-part Rag Blog series, “Can Austin survive the current Texas drought,” garnered much attention and was reposted widely, including by the highly-influential Resilience.org. Roger wrote the following … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Water Supply, Climate Change, Global Warming, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Texas Drought, Texas Drought Series, Texas Politics
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METRO | Lamar W. Hankins : Rick Perry investigation may have legs
Did Governor Perry try to strong-arm Rosemary Lehmberg into resigning? Upon reflection, some of the criminal complaints against Perry may have a legitimate basis. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 1, 2014 AUSTIN — When they … Continue reading
METRO REPORT | Bruce Melton : Critical sea level rise on Padre Island
Sea level rise is accelerating. At some point, our barrier islands will cross a disintegration threshold and begin to disappear. Because every mile of every beach is created differently, we will see some beaches begin to suffer sooner than others. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Erosion, Beach Report, Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Environment, Global Warming, Metro, Padre Island, Rag Bloggers, Sea Level Rise
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METRO ESSAY | Brendan V. Wittstruck : A view from Mueller
The view from the Mueller hill is the physical and conceptual zenith of this exploration into transitional and illicit spaces. By Brendan V. Wittstruck | The Rag Blog | April 22, 2014 “Of all the islands he’d visited, two stood … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Growth, Brendan Wittstruck, Liminal Space, Metro, Mueller Airport, Public Space, Rag Bloggers, Urban Development
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METRO | Terry Dyke : Resilience and cooperative urban farming in Austin
What we’re doing is a nice, green, eco-conscious bit of ‘walking the walk.’ By Terry Dyke | The Rag Blog | April 21, 2014 AUSTIN — We grow food in our neighborhood. It’s not a huge amount, and there aren’t … Continue reading
METRO EVENT | Rag Blog ‘Highbrow Happy Hour’ features literary hotshots Barrios & Zigal
Event: Rag Blog ‘Highbrow Happy Hour’ Date: Friday, April 25, 2014 Time: 5-8 p.m. Place: El Mercado Address: 1302 S. 1st Street, Austin Special Guests: Writers Gregg Barrios & Thomas Zigal Sponsor: Friends of New Journalism AUSTIN — The Rag … Continue reading
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