very very terrible climate news thread
I'm using this thread to keep track of important articles, publications, discussions, and resources on the topic of catastrophic climate destabilization. It's a not fun topic to think about, but the better informed we are the more capable we can respond.
Please feel very welcome to link anything relevant here
@RedBard @tulsi Resource Based Economy is an evolution from political to technical solutions
Some core characteristics:
1) The scientific method applied for social concern
2) The application of technology for the betterment of the human condition
3) A holistic-systems approach, adaptive to the needs of the environment. So not just STEM but a fundamental understanding of the interconnectedness of all things
The Venus Project is a great source, The Zeitgeist Movement functions as community
I'm here because I love the solarpunk aesthetic from design to function. I seek to participate in education, info sharing, resource development, addressing climate destabilization, and radically facilitating better habits & lifestyles through the use of appropriate technology.
I spend time interacting w/ strangers to address these issues better. I think the best way to achieve these goals simultaneously and at the scale needed is an iterative testing of the RBE.
earthships and my qualms with them
An actual #Solarpunk post holy cow
When I first found out about Earthships (that piece of architecture patented by an old white guy named Michael Reynolds: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship) I was completely enamored with the concept. Natural and recycled materials! Plant growing capacity! Passive temperature control! Being 100% #offgrid capable! It sounded so perfect from what I had found, but I later realized that there are several problematic elements that would need to be examined before deciding to jump on board. There are already a number of places detailing the problems with #Earthship design; that's not my purpose in this. My issue is that for something that is supposed to revolutionize the world, it should be accessible and open source in order to look at the construction and build up solutions for the ongoing tracklist of fixable problems.
Hey, this zine that I worked on in out. NODE Vol 01, free digital release and physical preorder, https://n-o-d-e.net/nodevol01.html
This first volume is 150 pages long, and, it's packed with features on P2P projects, such as Dat, Beaker, Ricochet IM, Aether. There are tutorials showing projects like the new NODE Mini Server, 3D print long range wifi antennas, how to chat via packet radio, and how to Libreboot the Thinkpad X200. There's also a handy open source directory at the back, and more!
Canada warming twice as fast as the rest of the world
"The largest temperature increases have been seen in the North, the Prairies, and in northern British Columbia.
Annual average temperature in northern Canada increased by approximately 2.3C."
Yay BC I guess.
After some deliberation, we'll be 🌟 opening our registrations 🌟 for a short while.
Gentler Earth is an antifascist space for people who wish for or need what it says on the tin. We hope to be a safe space for you to organize and make friends, to both fight for justice and find kindness.
Feel free to join us (and boost!)
very very terrible climate news thread
https://www.businessinsider.com/so-much-co2-planting-trees-cant-save-us-2017-5
"...studies indicate that we simply can't grow enough trees to capture the necessary amount of CO2 that would help us meet the goals set by the Paris Agreement.
In truth, we would have to cover the entire contiguous US with trees just to capture 10% of the CO2 we emit annually.
There's just not enough room on this planet...'
Over a hundred years ago, people used to used electricity to make giant imitation moons.
We are only now learning about the effects of light pollution on our surrounding environment...
I have been informed that, yes, the random doodles I draw in my notebook do count as #inktober contributions. Kinda.
Still looking for the fully compostable bike, but this one is close: http://www.allthings.bio/interview-thomas-kanters-flaxed-bicycle/
Still looking for the fully compostable bike, but this one is close: http://www.allthings.bio/interview-thomas-kanters-flaxed-bicycle/
My contact code:
0x04b43afe4f754256fec1403ba1268b48507e2310724cb47cc42ce27545e45d457f8c9639f726888dd346cbfd2129c71de863c53cb384131b592b0552c1150439b0
Playing with this app, seems neat. Decentralized. Major con: ethereum
http://status.im
Natural Law Resource Based Economy advocate
internet autodidact, wordsmith
climate alarmist
composter of capitalism
https://www.rbepledge.us/organizations
#rbe