It’s dewberry season in Texas. Some practical advice and reflections on red wasps, slippery slopes, and the exuberance of foraging in a time of peril and suffering.
Author: Greg Harman
Mexico’s Fight to Protect its Corn Varieties From GMO ‘Wild West’ Gets a Boost
North American orgs have sided with Mexico in trade dispute that challenges Mexico’s right to limit genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate and protect a deep cultural and religious legacy.
OSHA Says U.S. Heat Deaths a ‘Vast’ Undercount as Off-the-Rails Temps Push Toward Summer
Federal regulators are targeting Spanish-speaking workers early this year in hopes of reducing deaths during 2024’s extreme heat. But large gaps in Texas heat surveillance means another avoidable season of suffering and death looms for workers, migrants, elderly, unhoused, and the incarcerated.
A ‘Net-Zero’ World Is Not Sustainable—Necessarily
Focusing too tightly on emissions reduction can keep governments and grassroots movements from dealing with the actual sources of environmental decay.
In Ukraine, ‘Birds of Joy’ are Also Victims of Russian Invasion
As the Russian invasion rages on, two species of crane make their annual migration into ancestral habitats that have become a battlefield.
VIDEO: Heat Emergency—A Forum on Extreme Heat, Public Health, & Community Response
Public health experts and community workers convened this week at Deceleration’s ‘Heat Emergency’ forum to connect the dots between extreme heat’s causes, local impacts, and how best to interrupt the gathering crisis and (hopefully) save some lives.
Valero Energy Accused of Fueling Genocide at ¡Viva Viva Palestina! Blockade Action
Valero Energy has been a leading supplier of jet fuel to Israel for years—and wants to sell the nation more. An hours-long blockade at the company HQ on Monday shows that those a growing number standing against Palestinian genocide have taken notice.
Corpus Christi Officials Warn Water-Intensive ‘Green’ Fuels Plant May Threaten Supply, Rates
‘They spent millions of dollars pushing desalination and all the money went to lawyers, permitting and public relations. The idiots sold water they didn’t have,’ said a local retired chemical engineer.