Volunteers flock to Key Largo to go underwater and help restore one of the world’s most important ecosystems.
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Don’t Like People Dying from Extreme Heat? Join a Union.
Deceleration speaks with Texas AFL-CIO Deputy Policy Director Ana Gonzalez about extreme heat, worker deaths, and fighting forward in the midst of a climate emergency.
Puerto Rico’s First Community-Owned Solar Microgrid Grows from Climate Disaster
Residents in Adjuntas are creating a solar power and battery backup system that can ‘island’ in a blackout. ‘It’s not an opportunity to move away from the centralized system. In Puerto Rico, it’s a necessity.’
Sargassum Explosion on Mexican Beaches Forcing Creative Responses Like Biogas, Vegan Leather
Once cleaned of heavy metals, microplastics, and sand, sargassum is finding many potential uses in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, particularly as biogas, but also biofertilizer, cellulose packaging, and even artificial vegan leather. But regulatory hurdles are delaying range of responses.
Disaster & Disability: Federal Lawsuit Spotlights Lesser Seen Climate Challenges
As many as one in four U.S. residents live with a disability, increasing their risk of injury or death from climate-driven disasters. Yet disaster planning efforts have largely failed to account for the needs of those with greater physical or cognitive challenges.
Climate Change’s Mental Health Toll Demands Deepening Community Connections
Unprecedented heatwaves and increasingly violent storms kill outright. But researchers are also discovering the many ways the global climate crisis is affecting our mental health—and finding ways to respond creatively.
VIDEO: ‘Decolonize the Future’ with Arturo Escobar
A community conversation with Colombian decolonial scholar/activist Arturo Escobar, produced by Deceleration in partnership with UTSA.
3 Billion Birds Lost: How to Halt the Staggering Decline?
In 2019 a staggering study revealed North America had lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970 — almost 30% of the total population, with declines in both common and rare species. The figures floored even the researchers.