Focusing too tightly on emissions reduction can keep governments and grassroots movements from dealing with the actual sources of environmental decay.
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Building Back Bayou Grande Cheniere in Louisiana
Over the past six months, crews have laid nearly eight miles of pipe from West Pointe à la Hache to an area of open water on the west bank of Plaquemines Parish. These massive pipes carry sediment, with hopes of restoring 334 acres of this brackish marsh, known as Bayou Grande Cheniere.
Degrowth: Who’s Ready for the Three-Day Workweek?
Kohei Saito, author of “Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto,” talks abbreviated workweeks, private jet bans, and what we gain from reducing consumption.
Reclaiming the Soil as the Key to Community Wealth
Respecting the humanity and history of soil can help us grow a more resilient future for all. “When I think about soil, I think about the ecosystem and I think about history.”
Volunteers Planting Coral Gardens to Save Coastal Reefs
Volunteers flock to Key Largo to go underwater and help restore one of the world’s most important ecosystems.
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.
The City Taking Shade to a Science in Battle with Heat
While other cities wait for their newly planted trees to grow, Tel Aviv has taken shade high-tech with ‘Lumi-Weave’ and detailed shade mapping. EDITOR’S NOTE: Coming out of our hottest summer on record, Deceleration is exploring heat-busting strategies and developing resources for survival. In August we published both an Extreme […]
From Displacement to Resilience: Climate Migrants Helping Grow Needed Solutions
People from nations highly vulnerable to climate change—like the Marshall Islands and Honduras—are now helping the United States to better prepare for its impacts David Sherfinski | @dsherfinski | Thomson Reuters Foundation When Benetick Kabua Maddison moved to the United States from the Marshall Islands aged six, it was partly […]