Solarpunk discussion

For anyone looking for positive fiction I just found Noblebright.

Noblebright is the opposite of Grimdark and cousin to Solarpunk. Here are some of their offerings.

Interesting ....

I'll share that with friends too--thanks!

Thank you - always down for more positivity in my reading!

I found a video about a woman named Lisa Starr, who's building sustainable biodomes in the US (Arizona, I think?) - they're absolutely gorgeous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evsu9...

Skip to 1:50 to avoid the sponsorship etc :)

Great video Fiona! I love looking at eco homes!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Oh my life that book looks amazing - I'm actually going to have to buy a hard copy. I'm absolutely in love with eco homes and that looks like it has some particularly pretty examples! Plus it actually has the how to? Perfection!

Ah no. I think most of those pictures are from my Earthship Porn folder on Pinterest, lol.

Just tried to look at the book again but it must have been something I read in my kindle unlimited days.

Here's a link to my Earthship Porn: https://pin.it/fgrnyxrzdxzako

Lena wrote: "Ah no. I think most of those pictures are from my Earthship Porn folder on Pinterest, lol."

Hahaha, my bad, but that's a great name for a Pinterest folder!
In that case, how do I persuade you to have an art book of eco homes published? :D

Here’s a pretty list until I get there 😉
https://elemental.green/17-best-books...

Why thank you!

We aim to please here at Solarpunk

Rebecca wrote: "I read this short story online and thought others might enjoy it, too.

How Solarpunks Saved the Planet

https://www.kinder-world.org/articles......"

Thanks Rebecca, that was really interesting - and it linked to some great articles!

Sweet! Thanks for posting Rebecca!

Seems legit.
Who wants to read Ender’s Game?
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

I can’t wait to see their first Book of the Month!
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

At last! A horror movie about going off grid! 😆😆😆😆😆 https://youtu.be/vSSerQa6saM

Lena wrote: "At last! A horror movie about going off grid! 😆😆😆😆😆 https://youtu.be/vSSerQa6saM"

Maybe it's the sleep deprivation talking, but that actually looks like it could be worth a watch :D

Pizza, beer, B Movie.

Hell yes. Standing appointment for if we're ever in the same country? :D

Deal!

Hey guys! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Did anyone Black Friday? I ordered a new Kindlw HD10, the sale plus trade-in made a sweet deal.

Ooh, nice! No Black Friday for me though - we don't have Thanksgiving in NZ but the retailers still do Black Friday - I'm still struggling to decide which ereader I get next :)

Just heard about The Staunch Prize from Corinne and I think everyone should hear about it!
http://staunchbookprize.com/about-2/

Driving back home through my neighborhood this morning when I saw three boys rushing around down the street; one had a metal detector, one had a trowel, one had a sack. I laughed and was so proud of their moms! These kids were on an old school mission out getting exercise.

There is hope.

Lena wrote: "Just heard about The Staunch Prize from Corinne and I think everyone should hear about it!
http://staunchbookprize.com/about-2/"

That's very interesting! I almost never read thrillers because the genre is a (fictional) women abuse nest.

Lena wrote: "Just heard about The Staunch Prize from Corinne and I think everyone should hear about it!
http://staunchbookprize.com/about-2/"

That's very interesting! I almost never read thrillers because the genre is a (fictional) women abuse nest.

Lena wrote: "Driving back home through my neighborhood this morning when I saw three boys rushing around down the street; one had a metal detector, one had a trowel, one had a sack. I laughed and was so proud o..."

Oh, that's amazing! Don't know if it's still being done, but my middle school had a 'we only have one planet' day each month - all the students would go out in groups of 3-4 (with a teacher/volunteer parent) and clean the city. I was amazed by the sheer number of gargage people just toss in the street/parks :O

That's a great idea, Virginie! Where I work we get a day to donate to charity (whenever we like), so this year I'm getting a group of us together to do a similar thing. I haven't seen schools do it though, let's hope that takes off ^^

That is a great idea! So good for the community to have the young take ownership.

Yes! It wasn't so much about really cleaning the city (we weren't super effective lol) as it was about raising awareness and education.
If anything, people are less likely to throw that McDonalds package on the ground if they know their kid is going to have to pick it up later (or if they spent hours doing so as kids) :p

Question from a newbie in the group - I saw that there was 2 reads a month - one starting on the 10th and one on the 20th. Is it still the case for 2019?

I really want to read lots of things with you guys, so I'm trying to figure out of much leeway I ought to leave in my monthly TBR :)

New group, so I was trying out a few things out. I like the idea of squeezing in some non fiction but I think one book a month will be all until the group grows.

I think that's a wise decision. Two books is ok occasionally, but I think it would be too much for most. I read between 5 to 13 books a month, so I can usually squeeze in two solarpunk books, but some might struggle finding time for other books if there were always two books. It would also be really difficult to catch up at that pace.

I'd appreciate it if we do only one book a month too. :)

The people have spoken! 🙂

Thanks for the explanation, Lena.
So I guess it'll be one book a month then :)

Avengers Four Endgame!
https://youtu.be/-9hhb3M6c1A

Lena wrote: "Avengers Four Endgame!
https://youtu.be/-9hhb3M6c1A"

WEEEEEE! Can't wait! :D

#firstworldproblems
https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...

I can only broadcast one message a day to you all so here is where I say I’m sorry that I made and broadcast a poll for not this group.

Ohhh that's why the link didnt work! No worries, it's a hectic time of year ^^

I was working on the poll for Spells Space and Screams...
and then i was screaming, lol. I've never deleted a poll and i didn't know i couldn't send a My Bad email.

Men in Black goes British! I’m there opening night! https://youtu.be/BV-WEb2oxLk

Lena wrote: "Men in Black goes British! I’m there opening night! https://youtu.be/BV-WEb2oxLk"

That looks like a lot of fun.

It does, with a bit of a Thor flare by using the same acting duo.

Merry Christmas all! Gorgeous gif, Lena :)

That is definitely something we should all think about.

Has everyone seen the new Gillette Ad?
https://youtu.be/UYaY2Kb_PKI

I have! I confess I'm a bit surprised there's an uproar, but I'm not a guy so may be seeing it through the wrong lens. From my perspective it looked like quite an upbeat ad, with a nice message about trying to be better people. Yes, male-centric, but Gilette have a mainly masculine market, so it makes sense that they'd target them. Maybe we'll see a female equivalent for their Venus brand, tackling MLM and anti-vax movements?

What were everyone's thoughts?

I liked it too. I think the controversy only helps them and that they have started a trend (hopefully) https://www.theguardian.com/media/201...