Take Action: Petition to Save Bird Island
Greg Harman A coalition of organizations and individuals launched a public campaign this week calling for the end of the violent eviction of the birds of Bird Island on San […]
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Tag Archives: San Antonio
Decelerator of the Year (Or, Type Slowly)
In the gentle ferocity of Manuel de la O lies a manual for survivance. Marisol Cortez This Solstice of 2019, as the earth sinks into deepest cold and dark, and […]
VIDEO: Hundreds in San Antonio Rally for Impeachment
Roughly 400 targeting US Rep. Will Hurd turn out on a cold night to support impeachment of ‘Donald tRumpudo.’ Greg Harman There were ground rules. Keep focus. Watch out for […]
VIDEO: Destruction of San Antonio’s Bird Island
City relies on dubious air strike data and public health threats for mass eviction of protected migratory birds. Greg Harman Walking in the morning with the sound of the highway […]
Why SA Council Members Voted for Climate Action
While the vote was near-unanimous (9-1), San Antonio’s City Council members staked out unique positions in justifying their votes. Greg Harman When San Antonio City Council members voted to adopt […]
VIDEO: ‘Hidden History’ of SA’s Environmental Resistance
From the Great Flood to climate action, San Antonio’s equity struggles reflected in its environmental fights. EDITOR’S NOTE: Who lives and who dies in the wake of disaster is largely […]
Coal Power Means High Bills, Public Health Crisis
EDITOR’S NOTE: San Antonio’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (PDF) hardly mentions coal power. In spite of JK Spruce being the largest emitter of climate pollution in San Antonio, it’s […]
10-1: San Antonio Council embraces climate action
CPS Energy’s coal plant, implementation agenda, remain challenges to success Greg Harman Last week, the San Antonio City Council voted 10-1 in favor of a climate plan intended to drive […]
Factchecking the Texas Public Policy Foundation
Greg Harman In recent months, an Austin-based think tank, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, has been holding regular (lightly attended) meetings to disparage and attempt to undermine the City’s draft […]
Take Action: Attend San Antonio Climate Action Vote
City Council will vote on San Antonio’s draft climate action plan this Thursday, Oct. 17.
Take Action: Earth Strike, Book Party, Mother of Trees
Friday: Earth Strike All day strike. Walk out of school, off your job, and meet at 11am at Milam Park in downtown San Antonio (500 W Commerce St, San Antonio, […]
Live Broadcast to Explore SA’s Radical Resistance
Greg Harman As we close out Global Climate Strike week, do you or your kids ever wonder what we did before #Greta? Join us in October 7, 2019, as Deceleration […]
VIDEO: Messages from Youth Climate Strike-San Antonio
Greg Harman By preliminary estimates, the global uprising that was Friday’s Global Climate Strike inspired more than four million people around the world to rally and march for an end […]
Powerful Voices Sing at Global Climate Strike-San Antonio
Friday’s rally thought to prepare the way for an even larger Saturday downtown climate march. Greg Harman Students and young people from across San Antonio turned out in strong numbers […]
Take Action: Global Climate Strike—SA Events
San Antonio is on the cusp of passing its first ever climate plan. Houston and Dallas are poised to soon follow. While City-owned utility, CPS Energy, has worked hard to […]
Elmendorf Egret Eviction: Open Letter to Shirley Gonzales
A Close Reading of “Another View: Why We Support Moving Egrets from Elmendorf Lake Park.” Editor’s Note: In an epistolary take on the traditional op-ed, Kamala Platt below responds to […]
Tearing at the Soul of a Climate Action Plan
As climate hazards grow, CPS Energy’s CEO challenges City Council to a turf war. And they don’t even realize. Greg Harman “Greg, I think you’re being dramatic.” It was the […]
In Praise of Nuisance Heronries (Part Two)
Bird-dispersing chemical warfare comes to the Westside’s little Aztlan, our ‘place of herons.’ Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Click here for part one, a dispatch from […]