With billions of federal dollars flowing, the time is right to maximize our use of existing railway lines and realize hybrid rail across Texas—including Corpus Christi and Laredo.
Guest Voices
Biden 2.0 v. Trump 2.0: The Likely Climate Impact
A Carbon Brief analysis suggests a victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election could lead to an additional 4B tons of US emissions by 2030—enough to tank global climate efforts and erase last five years of gains from renewables.
Climate Scientist’s $1M Defamation Victory Won’t Crack Our Polarization—Only You Can Do That
With bad science and worse intent, the climate denial traffickers have been winning the battle for the public mind—but Michael Mann’s legal victory is an invitation to the rest of us to push back, Gunnar Schade writes.
Why Environmentalists Must Speak Up On Palestine
As the environmental community rightly celebrates the global growth of renewable energy as a means to combat climate change, we cannot ignore what is unfolding in Israel-Palestine, where nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been murdered in three months.
Climate Activists Supporting Ceasefire (and More) in Palestine—In Their Own Words
With the body count soaring beyond 25,000 in Gaza, Deceleration invited climate leaders to share why they are supporting ceasefire in Palestine.
Gulf Coast Activist Diane Wilson Seeks to Hold Formosa Accountable for Toxic Spill in Vietnam
Goldman Environmental Prize-winning activist and fourth-generation fisherman Diane Wilson cites jailing and mistreatment of those seeking justice for the devastation of coastal fisheries in launching the solidarity Global Hunger Strike.
A People’s Movement to Make Rail Transit Central in San Antonio
‘San Antonians for Rail Transit’ seeks to rescue rail as a local, regional, and national transit (and climate) solution after years of official neglect.
Why I’m Making ‘The Bee Maker’ Available Free to Teachers
Ancient Greece, Vietnamese Buddhism, the biodiversity collapse, and Texas students being failed by the system helped inspire ‘The Bee Maker.’