Category: Features and News

SXSW Eco Coverage: “Green is Good”

The second year of the SXSW Eco conference gathered people from all over the world to discuss the myriad ecological and energy problems facing our world. Panels spanned topics as diverse as sustainable food, green design and ecologically responsible fishery management.

Despite the disparate nature of these topics, one idea that emerged at panel after panel was the concept that certain things cost us far more than what we actually pay for them, otherwise known as Externalized Costs. [Read moreā€¦]

Friday Fun @SXSWi: How to Rawk SXSW!

. . . .   sxsw.com How to Rawk SXSW Friday, March 12 at 2:00 PM Austin Convention Center (500 E Cesar Chavez Street) Room: 18ABCD [info] | [tickets] The Washington Post recently described...

Starry-eyed in Texas

Like thousands of others, 22-year-old Latvian singer-songwriter Goran Gora packed his bags, his guitar and his dreams of musical success, and brought them all to the 20th South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in...