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The solarpunk revolution has already begun

A solarpunk future isn’t some distant fantasy — many of its technologies and practices already exist today. From earthship homes to zero-carbon sail shipping, communities are proving that we can live ...
Rather than imagining another dystopia, solarpunk envisions futures where tech and the environment can co-exist. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
“Demand utopia!” That’s the tagline for a new digital magazine based in Eugene, Oregon. Solarpunk Magazine will focus on optimistic ideas about the future. What if humans came together to solve the ...
In the realm of sci-fi subgenres, there’s a little something for everyone. For the nihilists who envision a techno-dystopian future, there’s “cyberpunk.” For the romantics who like to fantasize about ...
Phoebe Wagner, Ph.D., Lycoming College assistant professor of English, is releasing her debut novella. Titled “When We Hold Each Other Up: A Solarpunk Novella,” the book mixes the sci-fi, fantasy, and ...
My first brush with punks was laced with fear. This was years ago in Stockholm where I was researching the consumption habits of wealthy nations. On the street that I had to take from my boathouse ...
Solarpunk is “an eco-futurist movement which tries to think our way out of catastrophe by imagining a future most people would like to live in, instead of one we should be trying to avoid.” The Earth ...