There are several initiatives at work in the Sid Valley addressing the issues around climate change – including the Sidmouth Science Festival and the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth project of course, as well as the likes of the Sidmouth
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The artistic sources of inspiration for solarpunk (studio Ghibli, Art Nouveau, etc.) are clear to see – even if an overreliance on them might provoke a critique of solarpunk (“… falling short of its stated political aim of
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An indication of the solarpunk thing becoming ‘mainstream’ is when it is featured by a publication such as the Rolling Stone magazine – who have done just that this week in their post on How
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The Los Angeles fires, fuelled by climate change, might feel a million miles from Sidmouth – and even further from any solarpunk visions – but maybe there’s something to watch for all of us. Firstly, most
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The aesthetics of solarpunk, cyberpunk and steampunk are often juxtaposed, the first taking on organic motifs (from Art Nouveau to today’s environmental movement), the second saturated in a dystopian mix of ‘low life and high tech’. When
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As we look forwards into 2025, probably most of us want to be defying dystopian doomerism and looking beyond climate apocalypse. First, let’s look back at a piece from 2024: VISIONARY… We could say the Vision Group for
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IN THE SID VALLEY It’s now over a decade ago since the Sid Vale Association planted its ‘golden copse’ in the Byes park. Would we call this a ‘pocket’ forest today? Now these ‘tiny forests’ are
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We are now learning that stories can be powerful tools to change organizations. And indeed we know how a powerful story can inspire people to change. In particular, we are realising how storytelling boosts environmental impact and engagement:
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There’s too much of the over-complex, out-of-bounds technology and not enough hands-on stuff. How about using LEGO as inspiration? A wee robot to ‘find the perfect place for a plant to take root’? Solarpunk BOTanist
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Envisioning the future is a good start if we want to get the sort of future that we actually want – and there are more and more, particularly young, people looking to their Dream For