What better way to reclaim the radical roots of Earth Day than by simultaneously making the world a more beautiful place?
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Is San Antonio Not Big Enough for a Rookery?
With a growing list of false and stretched statements justifying its war on migratory birds, it’s time for the City of San Antonio to stop with the poop scares and make room for a bit of wildness in our parks.
How to Stop Climate Disinformation
Disinfo on Twitter and and ‘nature-rinsing’ ad campaigns on Facebook are the norm. Transparency and accountability at Big Tech—and an end to the monetization of disinformation—is what’s required.
Where Abandoned Chicago Bicycles Go May Surprise You
Thousands of bikes every year are recirculating through a free economy that puts them under folks who need them most, oftentimes in Central America and Africa.
Cheat Sheet: CPS Energy’s Jan 23 Vote to Close the Coal Plant
The recommendation is to convert the younger Spruce 2 unit in 2027 to run on gas instead of coal and to close the older Spruce 1 unit in 2028.
Car-Free Streets Are Here To Stay In These Cities
What happens after roadway are returned to communities as car- and truck-free spaces? As these case studies from New York to São Paulo show, a lot of cool things, actually.
CPS Energy’s Rate Committee Readies Recommendation to Swap Out Coal for Gas
Seeking an early retirement for San Antonio’s last coal plant, the City-owned utility sought direction from its Rate Advisory Committee. On a prayer and a Biblical parable, the RAC members are primed to fail a key climate test.
Texas’s Failed Grid Brought Out My Inner Survivalist—Here’s What I Learned
The bitter failures of our “Energy State” taught me that it doesn’t hurt to have a dozen alternative ways to boil water in your toolkit—and skills to barter for a steady coffee supply.