Greg Harman - Deceleration (Page 4)

As Trump Works to Crush Climate Efforts, Local Projects Persevere at the Grassroots

Just this week, the president froze billions in funding for renewable-energy projects in Democrat-led states amidst a wider government shutdown, demonstrating why grassroots climate initiatives are increasingly building in resilience from heat, storms, and the government itself.

By Greg Harman

/ 2 Oct 2025

As Trump Works to Crush Climate Efforts, Local Projects Persevere at the Grassroots

San Antonio Heat Death Efforts Stalled As Council and Mayor Battle Over Process

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones insists proposals must first be screened by city attorney, city manager before council can discuss. A vote Thursday could resolve the dispute and put heat work back in motion.

By Greg Harman

/ 17 Sep 2025

San Antonio Heat Death Efforts Stalled As Council and Mayor Battle Over Process

San Antonio Poised to Defund ‘Climate Ready Neighborhoods’ as Project Marvel Tops City Agenda

Billions in investment will be required to realize the downtown ‘Project Marvel’ redevelopment scheme and new Spurs arena. But austerity is on order for city programs, including efforts designed to help neighborhoods survive escalating climate shocks.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Sep 2025

San Antonio Poised to Defund ‘Climate Ready Neighborhoods’ as Project Marvel Tops City Agenda

San Antonio Leaders Dangerously Bedazzled by Project Marvel Amidst Climate Breakdown

Dangerously rising heat, housing and food insecurity, and the rise of autocracy and concentration camps in the U.S. are threatening our collective future. More entertainment is not the solution.

By Greg Harman

/ 6 Sep 2025

San Antonio Leaders Dangerously Bedazzled by Project Marvel Amidst Climate Breakdown

Texas Gerrymandering Fight Reveals Actions of an Autocrat—And What it Takes to Defeat One

Do not obey.

By Greg Harman

/ 11 Aug 2025

Texas Gerrymandering Fight Reveals Actions of an Autocrat—And What it Takes to Defeat One

Housing Insecurity: Extremity of Federal Attacks on Social Services Require a Coordinated Response, Local Leaders Say

‘Real solutions are not cheap.’ Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert presents plan for 3,000 additional Permanent Affordable Housing units—and commits to tracking (and preventing) heat-related deaths.

By Greg Harman

/ 24 May 2025

Housing Insecurity: Extremity of Federal Attacks on Social Services Require a Coordinated Response, Local Leaders Say

Extreme Heat Roars Into Texas with Pre-Summer Reminder of Ongoing Climate Crisis

Sudden heat shock expected to stress bodies across the state this week as 2025 continues to manifest unprecedented levels of extreme heat for Texas and the planet.

By Greg Harman

/ 13 May 2025

Extreme Heat Roars Into Texas with Pre-Summer Reminder of Ongoing Climate Crisis

‘SUNAK’ (‘Awaken’) Music Video Release Celebrates Migration as a Birthright of All Beings

Ceiba ili’s new song, ‘Sunak,’ sung in Kotik and Spanish, has a buoyantly infectious flavor. Better yet: It is a jam with a message for our time.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 May 2025

‘SUNAK’ (‘Awaken’) Music Video Release Celebrates Migration as a Birthright of All Beings

‘Solidarity Forever’: International Worker’s Day Opens and Closes with Rallies in San Antonio, Texas

Against a backdrop of mass casualty embodied by the memorial to the 53 immigrants who died locked in a tractor trailer in 2022, organizers from a range of unions and worker-support organizations rallied crowds across San Antonio last week.

By Greg Harman

/ 5 May 2025

‘Solidarity Forever’: International Worker’s Day Opens and Closes with Rallies in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio Council Members Call for Tracking of Extreme Heat’s Impact on Residents

Advocates say the effort would begin repairing a system that fails to account for heat-related deaths across the community, a prerequisite for preventing needless suffering and loss of life. But Bexar County’s partnership remains uncertain.

By Greg Harman

/ 24 Apr 2025

San Antonio Council Members Call for Tracking of Extreme Heat’s Impact on Residents

VIDEO: ‘Fire Elon Musk!’ U.S. Rep. Casar Revs up Thousands Marching Against Trump Abuses in San Antonio

“The biggest domestic threat to our Constitution is Donald Trump and those that support him,” said one marcher, describing himself as a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Army.

By Greg Harman

/ 22 Apr 2025

VIDEO: ‘Fire Elon Musk!’ U.S. Rep. Casar Revs up Thousands Marching Against Trump Abuses in San Antonio

Hands Off! Protest Floods San Antonio Downtown Streets Decrying Trump, Musk Abuses

Deceleration stumbled into former and current Republicans at the Hands Off! march in San Antonio joining millions worldwide rallying against recent Trump actions, including the dismantling of federal agencies and social services, and in favor of fundamental human rights.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 Apr 2025

Hands Off! Protest Floods San Antonio Downtown Streets Decrying Trump, Musk Abuses