As this article from the CSM earlier in the year says: “An increasingly popular utopian science fiction and art genre, called “solarpunk,” hinges on a new eco-friendly future.” The piece starts at the same elevation
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One of the most interesting and inspiring people in the SolarPunk movement is Phoebe Tickell – hosting a whole lot of imaginative stuff: Phoebe Tickell 🌟(imagination x regen x solarpunk) (@solarpunk_girl) / Twitter In a
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There are a number of ways that buildings can be impacted by climate trends and weather events. Adapting buildings | Climate Just If adaptation is not adequately considered, we will remain in a situation where
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The SolarPunk thing is happening everywhere… Here’s a manifesto in several languages: A Solarpunk Manifesto (English) – ReDes – Regenerative Design ReDes – Regenerative Design – Permacultura, Sociocracia, Solarpunk Ein Solarpunk-Manifest (Deutsch) – ReDes –
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At last November’s COP26 meeting, the COP26 House was on display – notable for using Scottish-grown timber: COP26: Scotland’s home-grown house of the future – BBC News The case for home-grown timber homes was made:
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A basic idea behind the SolarPunk ethos is that there is actually enough ‘technology’ already available to improve things considerably. One example is this from over twenty years ago: Remote Street Lights Powered by Solar
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Soon, there won’t be enough wood – so we need to come up with sustainable options. Here’s an idea: According to a report by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), it is estimated that the amount
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Here’s a fine piece from the SolarPunk Anarchists – telling us what it’s all about: Solarpunk is a Revolt of Hope Against Despair Solarpunk is a rebellion against the structural pessimism in our late visions
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Here’s a brilliant STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, maths) project just open: A glowing silicone sun measuring 2.3 metres in diameter and a pinhead-size Pluto have been brought down to earth in an extraordinary scale
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There is ‘solar’ – which is about realising all those alternative technologies which we already have at hand. And there is ‘punk’ – which is about all those creative and ingenious approaches which we are