A Wind-Powered Tumbleweed That Heals the Desert as It Rolls – Yanko Design
A Wind-Powered Tumbleweed That Heals the Desert as It Rolls – Yanko Design https://share.google/oFvKVpez3eC0g5MEc
The solarpunk community’s interests extend beyond literature, though. Some of the greatest ferment is online, where everyday folks cram into themed subreddits, Tumblrs, and Substacks, posting their mood-board images of a better future. Some of it is fantasy—solar airships with grappling hooks hovering over vertical farms—but more often, the posts involve solarpunkish things already happening: people planting guerrilla wetlands in aqueducts, solar-powered root cellars, “agrivoltaic” farms where sheep graze beneath industrial photovoltaic arrays. Broadly speaking, as Ulibarri put it to me, solarpunk depicts “a future that I might actually want to live in.”
Lovey to see this piece about Solarpunk in Mother Jones. Wonderful to see so many friendly faces and names mentioned. Including this very blog!
Inside the UN’s Massive Lake Project in Africa
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the edge of the Sahara Desert in the Abeche and Mongo regions of Chad. He visits 3 projects where massive dykes have been to hold back floodwaters and soak the water into the ground to create fertile well-watered farms and recharge water tables.
ALTDid a little more decorating on those cargo shorts that I’ve been mending. Getting centered by stitching in these crazy times has been essential.
Solarpunk: A Story of Sand and Energy: Imagining Namibia’s Bright Future
The Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) came alive on 30 October 2025 as art lovers, sustainability advocates and curious visitors gathered for the opening of Solarpunk: A Story of Sand and Energy, an interactive exhibition inviting audiences to imagine Namibia’s future powered by creativity and renewable energy.
The exhibition marks the first public presentation of works by Namibian artist Vitjitua Ndjiharine and Spanish artist Rocío Asensi, created during their joint residency in Swakopmund in August 2025. Their collaboration blends science fiction, environmental awareness and cultural storytelling, a visual dialogue between sand, sun and imagination.
Also… the EU ambassador to Namibia gave a Solarpunk themed speech?
Here, the Solarpunk movement challenges us to be radical optimists. To reject dystopian and pessimistic world views that want us to be apathetic and encourage inaction. Hope is what enables us to dream and build. If you can envision a better future, you are more likely to want to contribute to making that future a reality. To hope is the greatest gift we can give our children.
I invite all of us to imagine today, to look through the coloured glass into the visions of solarpunk, and see the future we wish to create together.
ALTPocket ferns! A big embroidery to cover one tiny hoke. Something’s still not right with the lowest leaves, but all in all I’m really pleased.
I used two strands of embroidery floss, one yellow green and one mid green, because I didn’t have the color i wanted. I’m glad I did; I love the effect of two different colors!
A $375M landmark partnership is backing Indigenous-led conservation and development across the Northwest Territories
In an unprecedented partnership, 21 Indigenous governments, the Government of Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories and private donors are investing $375 million in Indigenous-led conservation, stewardship and economic development across the Northwest Territories.
The Northwest Territories, a region of significant ecological value, hosts one of the largest and most intact forest ecosystems around the globe, along with two of the world’s largest freshwater lakes and the eighth largest river. These lands and waters support an abundance of animals, including migratory birds and arctic mammals, including caribou (Rangifer tarandus), grizzly bears (Ursus arctos), polar bears (Ursus maritimus), wolves (Canis lupus), lynx (Lynx canadensis) and wolverines (Gulo gulo).
Through the “Our Land for the Future” initiative, the partners involved aim to build community capacity by supporting the Indigenous Guardians program, which is a stewardship program that includes trained experts who manage lands and waters on behalf of their Nations. The funding will support training and career development of Indigenous people that will then monitor the ecosystems and cultural sites as part of the program. The money that the “Our Land for the Future” initiative receives will also advance climate action, support new and existing protected areas and promote sustainable, conservation-based Indigenous economies, which is key in the Arctic region.
“We belong to the land, and the land belongs to us,” said Grand Chief Herb Norwegian, Dehcho First Nations. “The investment announced today will help us steward our sacred responsibilities.”
By using a regional, community-driven approach, those involved in the initiative hope to help identify ecologically and culturally significant areas, provide greater clarity for industry and streamline conservation planning while protecting this vital landscape for future generations.
Beyond Aesthetic: Artworks Imagining a Future for Humans and Nature
PHNOM PENH — Cambodian and international artists recently incorporated ideas of green technologies and sustainable strategies into their artworks to reflect the need for sustainable development and climate action.
To mark Clean Energy Week held Oct. 2 through 9 in Cambodia and numerous countries around the world, the Solarpunk Art Exhibition brought together on Oct. 4 artworks that artists had created during a weeklong workshop in Kampong Thom province in late September. The exhibition also included digital works contributed by artists from across Southeast Asia.
“I’m excited to see an increasing number of people in the capital embracing Solarpunk attitudes…such as creating small gardens in front of their houses, recycling, and repurposing existing materials [which is] truly beautiful,” Jerónimo said. Still, a great deal remains to be done to minimize environmental impact and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, he said, whether in the country, the region or throughout the world.
Sarah Wong, a Cambodian-Chinese artist who has lived in Siem Reap province for many years, said that the motifs, temple architecture and Kui culture inspired her to create a Solarpunk vision of Siem Reap: a reimagining of the riverfront full of potential for the community to get together and come up with creative solutions and innovations.
Adam Savage Learns About 3D Printed Houses
Adam visits the testing site for ICON, a company that designs and makes 3D printers for printing entire structures and houses! We learn how printing reinforced concrete works and get a preview of their next-gen multistory printer. How long does it take to print an entire house?
