There are some great ‘solarpunk’ stories currently playing out. For example, the combination of solar farms and sheep farms couldn’t be more ‘solarpunk’ in its creative weirdness, giving us whacky articles entitled Do solarpunks dream of

Sidmouth Solarpunk looks at how Sidmouth might be ‘solarpunk’ – each responding to the other’s aesthetic (Art Deco/Nouveux, an abundance of green), sustainability aspirations (lots of activity on that front in the Sid Valley) and

Dreams are good, but that doesn’t mean sticking our heads in the clouds. Here’s an intro to a talk by Jerry Springett on the history and future of Solarpunk at Human Entities Conference in Lisbon – organised by CADA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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