Newsletter - Deceleration

Data Centers Generating 'Heat Islands,' Compounding the Hazards of Rising Global Temps

112 Degrees?! Deceleration investigation supports findings from two studies into data center heat islands, measuring downwind temps from a major data center complex at six degrees higher than upwind areas.

By Greg Harman

/ 1 Aug 2026

Data Centers Generating 'Heat Islands,' Compounding the Hazards of Rising Global Temps

A Board Game of Climate Change Solutions? Yes, Please.

The complexity of our situation, including fossil fuel lobbying and risks of democratic collapse, are fully represented by the creators of 'Daybreak.' But winning the game is still within reach.

By Syris Valentine

/ 30 Jul 2026

A Board Game of Climate Change Solutions? Yes, Please.

Brownsville’s Saronic Autonomous War Plans Echo a Confederate’s Post-Civil War Profit-Seeking Killings

The ongoing ‘murder-suicide’ of our living Rio Grande Valley (ie. economic development) has the same billionaire overlord vibe as the slave-picked cotton profits fought for by ‘Rip’ Ford in 1865.

By Gaige Davila

/ 21 Jul 2026

Brownsville’s Saronic Autonomous War Plans Echo a Confederate’s Post-Civil War Profit-Seeking Killings

How To Celebrate a Falling Empire This Semiquincentennial

Plus: Why a non-unanimous decision on birthright citizenship should concern us all—and how we keep fighting when we want to give in to crippling fear, grief, and panic.

By Roxana Rojas

/ 11 Jul 2026

How To Celebrate a Falling Empire This Semiquincentennial

FIFA & the Rise of Reuse

Seattle has a plan to address the proliferation of plastics. How can we replicate its successes in less eco-friendly cities and states?

By Syris Valentine

/ 2 Jul 2026

Dow Wants to Lead a Texas Nuclear Resurgence—and Data Centers Aren't Far Behind

The risks long associated with the U.S.'s aging fleet of nuclear reactors continue with a new generation of "advanced" designs proposed for Texas data centers and plastics manufacturers, longtime critics warned the seaside Seadrift community.

By Greg Harman

/ 18 Jun 2026

Dow Wants to Lead a Texas Nuclear Resurgence—and Data Centers Aren't Far Behind

The Billionaire's 'Betrayal' of Freeport, Texas, and Cameron Parish, Louisiana

'Parties in the ship channel and shrimping are over. Downtown is dead.' What went wrong started with industry promises.

By Gaige Davila

/ 11 Jun 2026

The Billionaire's 'Betrayal' of Freeport, Texas, and Cameron Parish, Louisiana

'Is This Our Future?' San Antonio Data Center Hearing Smacks of Trolling by the State

Plus: Massive global data center study, Trump's fake oversight EO, accelerating surveillance of data center opposition, action opportunities, y más.

By Greg Harman

/ 7 Jun 2026

'Is This Our Future?' San Antonio Data Center Hearing Smacks of Trolling by the State

Dozens of Countries Just Met to Chart a Path off Fossil Fuels—No Lobbyists Invited

At the first international conference of its kind, almost 60 nations shared ideas, exchanged best practices, and discussed the hurdles they face in their effort to end their dependence on oil, gas, and coal.

By Syris Valentine

/ 29 May 2026