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Fellow solarpunks, what do we think of this new artwork by Jared Koh? In his vision of the future bioengineered trees can recharge e-bikes 🌳⚡🚲 🔗 to more of Jared's art in the comments 👇🏼 #Solarpunk #SolarpunkArt
Could a dinner party be the most radical thing you do this week? 🍽️ Nico Shi hosted 270 guests for 12 solarpunk dinners in four weeks and wrote up everything they learnt ✨ From rotating conversation pods to sourcing local food, there's a full recipe here for how to host your own 👇
Washington solarpunks 🌿 Zine-making with our friends Solarpunk DC tomorrow! Theme: bikes Vibe: messy, fun, collaborative Explore people-first mobility through collage, drawing, writing. No experience needed. 📅 June 5 | 5–8 PM 📍 Edmonston, MD Free RSVP in comments #solarpunk #Washington
Could Africa be showing the rest of the world how to solarpunk? From Uganda to Rwanda and South Africa, we explore projects that might just be leapfrogging the West 🌿 Link in comments 👇
Solarpunk or not? This concept art by Naafi Adriana is striking either way ⚡ Check the comments for more of Naafi's art 🔗 #Solarpunk #Solarpunks
Scavenger's Reign is leaving Netflix at the end of this month 🚨 If you've been sleeping on it, wake up! ☀️ It's breathtakingly beautiful and original 🎨✨ We explored what makes it so special and if it qualifies as solarpunk in the post in the comments👇 #ScavengersReign #Netflix
Help us level up! 🚀 Which Substacks are crushing it at building communities of paid subscribers? We're taking notes - all in service of bringing greater solarpunk joy to even more people 💚 Drop your recommendations in the comments 🙏 #Solarpunk #Solarpunks
If you’re in Great Britain remember to vote today 🗳️ If you’re in England remember to take a form of photo ID to vote 📸 Polls stay open until 10 pm ⏰ You can use this site to find out who your local candidates are 👉 whocanivotefor.co.uk #Election2026 #VoteToday
This week's protopian round-up asks the important questions 🤔 Like: is Superman solarpunk? Also: a new piece of solarpunk art every day this month and why landscape architecture is a foot in the solarpunk door. Full post in the comments 👇 #Solarpunk #Superman
Want to scale regenerative agriculture while enjoying a tasty craft beer? Then get down to ‘Scaling Agroforestry and Climate-Resilient Agriculture Through Policy, Finance, and Consumer Demand’ at the Atlas Brew Works in Washington tomorrow. RSVP in the link below #DCClimateWeek
Really value this comment, especially coming from someone who’s also trying to build something protopian. It’s been awesome over the years to share how solarpunk keeps growing in all the ways NUVAGAIA describes below 🙏☀️💚 Link 👇 for the post their commenting on #Solarpunk #SolarpunkMovement
Calling all Washington-based solarpunks and audio wizards ☀️🧙♂️ Our friends at Solarpunk DC and their buddies at DC Bike Party are taking a mesh networked sound system for a mass bike ride this #DCClimateWeek For more check the flyer 👇 #Solarpunk
Did you know Superman runs on solar energy? ☀️ Gabriel Rizzo argues he might be solarpunk too. It's a personal, thought-provoking post we really enjoyed, and you can too by clicking the link in the comments 💚 #Solarpunk #Superman
Looking for the best way into solarpunk? 🌞 We’ve gathered some of the pieces we still think about most, including TV picks, free fiction, movements for change and playful visions for better worlds 🌿 Link in the comments 👇 #Solarpunk #Solarpunks
🌱 Our friends at the London School of Solarpunk are co-hosting a gorgeous free festival in Notting Hill 15-18 April. Tea, art, zines, sound systems and more. Drop in anytime. Link 👇 #Solarpunk #Solarpunks
If you're in New York on 7th April, don't sleep on this - solarpunk artist Olalekan Jeyifous is giving a talk: "Double Exposure: Protopia and the Public Realm." 💚 It's free! Grab your spot via the link in the comments👇 #Solarpunk #SolarpunkArt
A mum in the Bronx just became her own power company. $400 panel. Zip tie. No permission asked. She calls it "solar civil disobedience" 👊 Full story in comments 👇 #Solarpunk #BalconySolar
Built without cutting down a single tree. The Forest Tower in Denmark is designed to open up new ways of seeing the woods. You don't conquer the landscape here, you move through it, slowly, deliberately. Perspective as an architectural tool. Would you make the trip? #Solarpunk #Denmark
While revisiting old posts for our upcoming 100th newsletter, we rediscovered this brilliant @jordiversteege.bsky.social image. What does it make you think of? See a link to more of Jordi’s art in the comments below 👇 #Solarpunk #SolarpunkArt
Get a big discount off the Alma Oasis Urban Agriculture course by using the code Oasis10. Link in the comments :) #UrbanAgriculture #UrbanFoodGrowing
Balcony solar is coming to the U.S. ⚡💚🙌 One Bronx resident is already doing it illegally. She calls it "solar civil disobedience" with a smile! (see pic 😁) Would you buy one if your state legalised it? Article in comments 👇 #BalconySolar #Solarpunk
"When I discovered solarpunk, it felt like I had found a thematic home" 🏡 Taylor Seamoount went from chronic illness and climate paralysis to creating some of the most rooted and community-focused solarpunk art around 🌿🎨 Interview link in comments 👇 #solarpunk #solarpunkart
Build it better Build it green Keep the engine clean Keep the system clean Build it better Build it better Sunlight in the wires Turning all the wheels - chorus from “Sunlight In The Wires” video below 🎶👇
The 1st mention of solarpunk in 2008 was inspired by a cargo ship being pulled by a giant kite 🪁 Now kites are powering a town in Ireland and blimp turbines are generating megawatts in China ⚡ Memes can come true 🌱 Read our latest post in the comments below to find out more 👇
Just added this chilled Sunday morning track to our SolarPunk Stories playlist 🎶 Link in the comments 👇
Seen the Chobani yoghurt solarpunk ad? 🌱 They made another one, this time for oat milk 🥛 Link’s in the comments 🔗 Is this solarpunk done right or just vibes? 👀
“Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got.” - Steven Pressfield
What does taking the power back actually look like? ⚡🔋 An inspiring solarpunk documentary 🎥🌞 Writing & fundraising events ✍️💚 and more in our latest round-up 🌱✨ Link in comments 👇🔗