It sounds like it’s a new construction on former agricultural land to me.

Good catch and important question. That would be good feedback if there’s a place to submit that. It’s unfortunate they default to hierarchical structures and more collective aspects would definitely be more solarpunk.

No problem! I’m glad you liked it and found it useful.

The headline does seem a little like clickbait. Thanks for looking into it and sharing what you found.

The article is focusing on California as an example so that doesn’t seem entirely necessary but you could look to Norway to discover how they deal with this:

Vertical Panels are one solution as are Snow Repellent Panels and heated solar panels

Beyond simply the headline, the first two paragraphs from the article directly address this and site their source ( mentioned quoted above ) which further addresses the issue you are mentioning.

From the scientific journal directly sited in the article :

It’s true that solar energy is only produced when the sun is shining on solar panels. Likewise, wind energy is dependent on the ebb and flow of air currents. But the sheer volume of renewable energy being deployed, the ability to store that energy for longer, and to match demand with supply using software, creates a balanced grid.

According to BloombergNEF, lithium-ion battery cell densities have almost tripled, and costs have declined by almost 90% in the past decade – making it easier to smooth out the peaks and troughs of generation to meet the shifts and cycles of demand. Renewable energy sources themselves have dropped by as much as 82% over the same timeframe. Further improvements to both generation and storage will continue driving down costs, making renewable energy even more attractive to consumers.

One thing I can agree, the censorship and repression has nothing to do with China. The article erroneously uses the term “Semitic” btw and many of the students I was referring to are Jewish. This says nothing new. Just opinions, which are not facts. It’s no conspiracty theory that Meta’s board has many former Israeli intelligence agents on it since you’ve mentioned them. Perhaps you should do a bit more research. And so on.

It’s behind a paywall so I can’t read it. I never said “the Jews” were taking it away. I mentioned one group that is a known lobbiest group with examples. I love Jewish people and the ADL and does not speak for all of them in any way. This is the “weaponization” I’m referring to . You are free to disagree but it’s just lazy logic to call it a “conspiracy theory” just because you do.

He and others in the ADL weaponized accusations of antisemitism to shut down pro Palestine speech as much as they possibly could. I live a town away from Harvard University and he was seen meeting with Harvard administration often and preceding every act of repression against student activists including immediately before they shut down their encampment and prevented student activists from graduating instead of listening to them.

When a lobbiest says they want a platform shut down and then it eventually gets shut down it’s hard for me to dismiss that as mere coincidence. Given their influence on platforms like Meta, who wants to avoid an FTC investigation, I’m just not surprised. Any corporate platform’s primary goal is profit.

It’s no secret that Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL was recorded and heard by many saying “We don’t have a left / right problem. We have a young / old problem. We have a TikTok problem” It’s pretty clear that TikTok finally caved in to the ADL’s demands, just like other centralized social media companies.

Thanks. I didn’t miss that even if not every detail isn’t included.

Thank you for that context. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen many of these films and the lack of availability of even the most well known John Woo classics like The Killer / Hard Boiled was palpable so I knew something had to be brewing behind the scenes. I was thrilled to hear this news and wanted to share immediately. It’s such great news that a company like Shout acquired these titles so they can finally be available to as many film fans as possible and given the respectful treatment they deserve. I can’t wait to see some of these films again and it’s great to know that they’ll be presented in ways they film makers intended and fans have dreamed about for years.

I hear you. That regional history must have been part of Butler’s inspiration or at least influenced it. I’m not as familiar with the geography of the area as I live in the Northeast so I appreciate your perspective. It seems as though many people saw this as inevitable and it’s a tragic wake up call for others who ignored history. Thanks for sharing the link.

Not just “a neighborhod” but several including predominently black neighborhoods as the article points out. This is far from a natural disaster and many are actively trying to claim it is. Indigenous peoples performed controlled burns that prevented this prior to colonization. The article is very brief but points this out. It’s an entire ecosystem impacted not just celebrities and Octavia Butler made some predictions that were frighteningly astute without trying to say that we are doomed to repeat this.

That response is unwarranted especiallly as I took time to thoughtfully give you feedback and advice. Emotional intelligence is important on Lemmy and you are clearly lacking by not following its very basic code of conduct. Good luck.

While the articles may not be spam you are flooding the feeds of users who subscribe to mutual communities by posting 6 times in one community in a minute, therefore pushing posts in other communities way down in users’ feeds. I appreciate your passion and the information you share but it may make a better experience for others if you spread your posts apart a bit. I have been on Lemmy for over 2 years and moderate a few communities so you can take this feedback or leave it. Getting blocked by other users probably isn’t your desired result especially when you have good information to share. Calling people “sad” will definitely lead to getting blocked or banned from communities which I doubt is your desired result.

Microplastics and plastic pollution more broadly are definitely a problem and an artist should be aware of their materials and use ethical materials when available. However it seems a bit misguided to hold individual artists fully accountable for the pollution caused by the textile industry. It’s not individual artists and consumers that are producing plastics as the corporations that another commenter mentioned do. We should all look for sustainable materials and products when available, demand them when they aren’t and hold corporations account for the damage they do. I feel that art like this which reclaims public spaces and draws attention to those spaces is a great way to start conversations that are necessary in that regard as one step in that process.

Great question! If you look in the sidebar of this very community and its larger instance you will find that our admins have placed helpful links to answer exactly that question. You can find the articles “What is Solarpunk?” and “A Solarpunk Manifesto” on our wiki

Glad to have you here and hear you enjoy it. I haven’t been posting super consistently as of late but I welcome anyone to participate and help shape the community into what they like