News and analysis for San Antonio and the South Texas bioregion.
Via NOWCastSA.com In direct contradiction of a city ordinance and the promise of the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, city staffers are systematically eliminating long-standing neighborhood plans designed to protect the character and future of San Antonio’s urban core communities. The news came as an unwelcome surprise to city council members […]
CPS Energy’s “Flexible Generation Plan” anticipates the city will still be burning coal in 2042. I hope when I’m gone and the ages shall roll, My body will blacken and turn into coal. Then I’ll look from the door of my heavenly home, And pity the miner a-diggin’ my bones. […]
By Marisol Cortez and Brian Gordon Materials Disgust Brazenness Obsession Facebook Stepladder Rake Scissors Car, and probably a truck too PVC pipes and connectors PVC glue Duct tape 8 8’x4′ campaign signs FLIPPER SIGNS (50-75 is good) Box cutter blade Staple gun Staples (longest you can find) Hammer Marker Zip […]
Start-to-finish livestream from today’s International Women’s Day March in San Antonio, Texas. Greg Harman Deceleration was proud to march today with newly minted and seasoned activists alike in the streets of downtown San Antonio for female empowerment, LGBTQIA and immigrant rights … for straight up human rights and full liberation. […]
oal ash heaps. Toxic groundwater plumes. Waste pits and burning flares. San Antonio’s air, land, and waters are marred by permitted pollution—typically self-reported, under-regulated, and (surprise, surprise) under-counted.
Greg Harman The winners and losers of the “Decade of Downtown” trumpeted by Julián Castro in 2010 continue to take shape across the center of the city, as residents navigate the speculative real estate landscape the gentrification push has ushered in. Those living at the Soap Works, Soap Works 2, […]
Breaking down the climate crisis to what city residents can feel deeply without an often assumed understanding of the science behind the rapid destabilization of the biosphere, the first of a series of coming monthly events came together on Wednesday, August 23, with music, poetry, food and drink. “Extreme Heat: […]
Your City Supports Climate Action? Define Action. Greg Harman and Marisol Cortez If there was any question as to what “America First” meant when it came to the subject of climate change, the world got its thumb-in-the-eye answer on June 1 when Trump announced plans to extricate the United States […]