Weekly Solarpunk, of 04 April: Iran War Is Pushing, Nationwide General Strike Planned, Self Taught Electronics, Finished My Algae Photobioreactor

Weekly Solarpunk for 04 April follows 6 future-facing stories and member reactions, moving through iran war is pushing, nationwide general strike planned, self taught electronics, finished my algae photobioreactor. (00:00) - Intro (00:32) - Iran War Is Pushing (01:47) - Nationwide General Strike Planned (02:52) - Self Taught Electronics (04:02) - Finished My Algae Photobioreactor (05:19) - New Study (06:36) - The Internet Reinvented Reticulum (07:48) - Closing 1. Iran War Is Pushing On r/solarpunk, a Bloomberg story argues that the Iran war and the latest oil price shock are making electric cars, rooftop solar, induction stoves, and heat pumps look more attractive again. The post frames the shift as consumers breaking up with fossil fuels when gas and heating costs spike. Source link 2. Nationwide General Strike Planned On r/solarpunk, a Common Dreams article reports that No Kings organizer Ezra Levin says a nationwide general strike is planned for May 1. The linked piece presents the strike as the next stage of a mass action campaign rather than a finished labor strategy. Source link 3. Self Taught Electronics On r/solarpunk, a YouTube video called Teaching Myself Electronics Part One is shared as an example of learning technical skills outside formal institutions. The post itself is thin, but the discussion turns it into an argument for more people learning to build, repair, and understand their own tools. Source link 4. Finished My Algae Photobioreactor On r/solarpunk, a YouTube project about a homemade algae photobioreactor is presented as a step toward a self-sustaining home with local food, power, and aquaponics. The poster describes the reactor as a spirulina input for a future closed-loop system and ties it to an open-source blueprint for more localized living. Source link 5. New Study On r/solarpunk, a Good Good Good article highlights a study saying food banks prevent about 1. 8 million metric tons of carbon emissions a year by recovering food that would otherwise be wasted. Source link 6. The Internet Reinvented Reticulum On r/solarpunk, a YouTube video called The Internet, Reinvented introduces Reticulum as a different approach to networking and communications. The linked project is pitched as a more decentralized communications stack, which is why the thread reads it through the lens of sovereignty, resilience, and off-grid infrastructure. Source link That's it for today, I hope this is going to help you build some cool things.