The OSE Future Builders Academy (FBA) is a 4 year apprenticeship and immersion program with hands-on, immersive learning - built around three core pillars:
This website by Dr. Damon M. Centola with the Annenberg School for Communication has a lot of interesting information and scientific research on topics related to spreading information and creating change.
I found this somewhat recent report from RAND that highlights Costa Rican leadership in mitigating CO2 emissions. The notable thing is the artist who interpreted the data was explicitly inspired by solarpunk ideas and art.
The technology is here now. This house is a boring square cracker box, which you would expect from Habitat for Humanity and a proof of concept. However, the freedom of 3-D printing allows you to make almost any shape that you can imagine that is physically possible.
Last week, Minnesota governor Tim Walz signed an omnibus bill that includes a comprehensive right to repair law requiring manufacturers to make spare parts, repair information, and tools available to consumers and repair shops. This law builds on smaller, but still significant, wins in Colorado, Massachusetts, and New York. California could be next. "The Right to Repair" Act (S.B. 244), just passed the California Senate and is on its way to the State Assembly.
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