Originally shared by Rob Donoghue
Yeah, the guy who thought that solar panels would take away photosynthesis was funny. Funny enough that the original story got spread far and wide, but this follow up is super duper worth a read, both for politics and fiction. It digs into a number of issues related to the expansion of solar energy that i had never considered because they’re a step removed from the actual energy itself. But the thing is, that step removed is usually where people are, and where the most interesting intersection of tech and humanity can be found.
Which is to say, this is a good article on its own. But if you are interested in near future sci fi, it’s really worth getting the contents of this article into your brain, since the material is super toothy. If I was running a cyberpunk (or solarpunk) game, I would use this right now.
http://www.vox.com/2015/12/18/10519644/north-carolina-solar-town
Beware the Solarpunkalypse…
that’s when all the zombies start painting everything chrome-&-green…
Reminds me of all the hoopla I suffered trying to establish some practical wind turbine upgrades in some very grumpy gated hoas that premium promises were prudentially paid on… but, that’s a tall tale to tell of split infinities, where I’m unsure if the details have become declassified:- no doubt it’s been registered on the youtubes for posterity, and someone will turn it into a movie, book, or tv screenplay — eventually.
Why there is always that one person in every community full of anti-progress rhetoric for anything directed toward creating a healthy planet we can mutually coexist on, just seems like so much drama…
I can’t figure it out;
It’s bringing me down — I know,
I’ve got to let it go…
…And just enjoy the show.