PondSkimmer

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Irish farmers resist cow culling plan to meet climate goals in c/climate@slrpnk.net
Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while passively cooling objects in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[–] PondSkimmer@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

This is so cool! I love it when things are functional and beautiful. I hope this can be used in the future to keep our communities cool and vibrant.

Welcome to Sandponics, a great combination of agriculture and technology in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[–] PondSkimmer@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

This is a good point. I hadn't thought about it like that before. It would be great to see some more calorie-dense crops represented in these kinds of projects.

El Niño: Why so many climate records are breaking all at once in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] PondSkimmer@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

Good explanation, thanks! I'm definitely weary of the possibility that this sort of information could be twisted and misrepresented by climate change deniers in an "It's not climate change, it's just El Niño!" sort of way. I wonder if there's any way to prevent that.

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Light-Pollution (www.darksky.org)
 

The fight against light pollution seems relevant to this community. The International Dark Sky Association has a lot of good information for people who are just starting to learn about this issue. Light pollution has many impacts on wildlife and the environment, but it also keeps us from being able to see the stars. I think everyone should get the chance to experience a night sky that isn't obscured by light pollution.

Eating the bugs? in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[–] PondSkimmer@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This! I don't know how I would feel about the texture experience of eating whole insects, but using them in stuff as a powder seems very doable.

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Tactical Urbanist's Guide to Materials and Design (tacticalurbanismguide.com)