Solarpunk Brazil by Sean Bodley (images.squarespace-cdn.com)
I’m a big fan of Sean Bodly’s art, and think more people need to see it.
In a coup for the dark and damp, bats and mushrooms get their moment in Sacramento [Politico] (www.politico.com)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Deep in the shuttered gold mines that defined California’s beginnings there live colonies of golden-hued mammals that could come to define the state’s future: the once-humble Pallid bat....
A self sustaining, interconnected community, proposal written by ChatGPT (slrpnk.net)
Imagine a visionary building at the heart of a self-sustaining community—an architectural marvel that embodies the principles of sustainability, interdependence, and holistic living. This remarkable structure serves as a hub where all essential projects seamlessly come together, forming an interconnected and interdependent...
Notice of violation for grass that is too high in Magog (euro.dayfr.com)
Downtime [SOL002] (slrpnk.net)
Hello All!...
The Plan to Build an Island Using Only Electricity (youtu.be)
I was watching this video, and the first thing that came to mind is how interesting it would be to the solarpunk community. It’s the story of a professor and his efforts to make a “cybertecture” island by getting coral reefs to grow on-demand.
Orcas Continue To Target Sea Vessels With No Signs Of Stopping Leaving Experts Baffled (www.msn.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2712557...
A comparison of portable 200 Watt solar panels including power output with partial shading (youtu.be)
What are some good solar punk friendly careers ?
It would be interesting to get an in general idea of careers that you feel are compatible with solarpunk ethos. also asking for myself haha I live in a city. thanks!
Hardware ideas
Hi! I’ll be participating in a hackathon next month in the hardware division. I was thinking of making something sollarpunk inspired. I’m posting this to ask for inspiration....
One of the greatest pieces of environmental literature ever created. Posting here for purely educational reasons only, of course. (theanarchistlibrary.org)
Stationary Bike Air Compressor/Energy Storage - Low Tech Magazine (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
A smolnet post I made on doomerism and dead cities (okasen.smol.pub)
(NOTE: this is mainly hosted on the gemini protocol, a New to Me thing that I’ve really enjoyed. If you want to get into the small internet, check out gemini.circumlunar.space...
Cheap proton batteries compete with lithium on energy density (sopuli.xyz)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/1726805...
What Are You Working On?
In this thread, post what you’re working on! Guerilla gardening? eBiking? planting/pruning? Let us know!
Interested in a solarpunk book club?
Hey everyone, We from the Solarpunk Book Club community on discord just finished reading the Monk and Robot Series together and are discussing what to read next this week....
Technofeudalism: post capitalism but nope (pluralistic.net)
How to Get Wi-Fi ANYWHERE Indoors or Outdoors without Cables - DIY Solar MESH - Silver Cymbal (youtu.be)
This is a pretty neat DIY project to create a grid-less, solar powered access point.
How the Barter Myth Harms Us - Andrewism (youtu.be)
Critical Mass for a new generation of cyclists (www.eta.co.uk)
Are climate doomers right? (youtu.be)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2153810...
Design Transforming Waste Around the World - Wonderful Waste (www.youtube.com)
Designers from the Netherlands but they are solving problems in a pretty solarpunk way.
the anti-15-minute-city backlash is ridiculous (www.youtube.com)
Homemade rain barrel. Cost? $1. (lemmy.world)
Got these old ice cream tubs from a local ice cream place. $1 for a dozen. I wanted to increase my rainwater storage (currently have 2 rainbarrels). Realized I could stack these guys up as much as I needed. A few drilled holes and a spout off a cracked kombucha kit and bam. Homemade rainbarrel....