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reasonsforhope · 1 year

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"How can we cool houses without using A/C? Scientists have now discovered that one way would be to turn the roof and walls into a beetle’s shell.

That’s because tiny nanostructures on the beetle’s exoskeleton made of cellulose capture light and send it bouncing around whilst separating it into different wavelengths. This is why they appear to shimmer in greens and purples.

More importantly however, when the same nanostructures are pasted to the outside of a house, they can keep it 7.2°F cooler during the day and 20°F cooler during the night.

Some scientists are worried that too much energy will be used for air-conditioning in a climate that is warmed by 1.5°C, and so are devoting their time to coming up with energy-less ways to cooling homes.

GNN has already reported on ultra-white paint that can keep things cooler, and now scientists at the University of Cambridge are turning to cellulose nanomaterials inspired by nature that would create iridescent houses that are self-cooling.

“The usual way to generate a color is dye, but dye will absorb light and heat up, and that counteracts the cooling effect,” Qingchen Shen, a postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge told Fast Company.

As Shen explains though, color generally absorbs heat, rather than reflects it, but their invention of a thin nanostructure film made of cellulose under a thin film of white was able to generate over 120 watts of cooling power, as much as some air conditioners.

“We wanted to make it cheap,” Shen added. “That’s why we used cellulose-based materials. Cellulose nanocrystals can be extracted from wood or cotton. Cellulose is the most abundant polymer in nature.”

When pasted over walls or rooftops, the material could meaningfully assist in cooling the interior of the house and reduce electricity usage by a fair amount.

The colors could make a house look pretty psychedelic in the sunshine though, so the team is probably better off leaving the marketing for the major coastal cities."

-via Good News Network, 4/4/23

#iridesence #architecture #sustainable architecture #beetles #air conditioning #energy crisis #solarpunk #sustainability #I'm so ready for the iridescent solarpunk buildings revolution yall #so ready

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greenhorizonblog · 3 months

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FOOD, WATER, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION ARE BASIC FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE FREE!!!

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lord-squiggletits · 3 months

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Part of why I hate this fandom's take on Autobots vs Decepticons is ppl (mainly 'con fans honestly) who can't have any nuance of the situation whatsoever and love to write plots like "oh the humans are racist and abusive towards Cybertronians so this is how Megatron is right" no actually I don't think colonialism/imperialism and racism are justified so long as you can point the finger and say "they were the aggressors first" or "their hands are no cleaner than ours bc their society sucks too" sorry. Please come up with better sociopolitical narratives in your war story.

#squiggposting #i'm too tired to like actually care about this any more #and ppl's fandom takes don't necessarily represent their IRL views #but i'm just like. oh so i see that you want to write mature stories with politics and dealing with bigotry. that's cool!#now do it in a way that actually refutes bigotry and makes some sort of attempt at resolution #bc 'oh humans are just as bad and evil so it's fine if we colonize them' isn't the pro-con take ppl think it is lkdsfjlsdkfs #honestly this is what john barber got right in his story even tho the politics in his became overbearing #at least he's like the one dude who rightfullly pointed out 'uhhh organics have history with cybertronians that makes them very justified #'in not trusting them'#but my mistake is expecting the average 'con fan to disengage from the 'revolution' part to talk about the racism and imperialism lmao #if ppl weren't cowards they would be able to write characters as problematic and bigots and imperialists #but still show their humanity and point out how the cycle of retribution needs to end at some point #and how killing everyone who ever did anything bad (esp for a race as long lived as theirs) isnt a sustainable model of society #that's my PROBLEM man like stop being COWARDS acknowledge that your heroes can be shitty ppl #instead of framing things as good guys vs bad guys and then framing absolution as being only for the good guys #what if good and bad didn't exist and we were all shitty in some way and none of us inherently deserve forgiveness. what then #what if you wrote a story where you had to deal with the reality of rehabilitating ppl who have genuinely done horrible things #what if you wanted to rehabilitate society but realized the majority of ppl in it are monsters. what then?#do you only extend forgiveness and peace to the ppl who got thru with no moral compromises?#do you want to kick the majority/almost all of your race to the curb and give them no mercy/second chances?#what if ppl wrote stories where sociopolitical issues had no good/bad guys and no easy solutions #what if ppl had the courage and ethical fortitude to say 'everyone here sucks actually'#anyways sorry for the rant

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wildrungarden · 5 months

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⭐️Currently reading: The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka ⭐️

‘Just playing or doing nothing at all, children are happy. A discriminating adult, on the other hand, decides what will make him happy, and when these conditions are met he feels satisfied.’

The synopsis calls it ‘Zen and the Art of Farming.’ This book is about his experience over 30 years of using the ‘do-nothing’ farming method. He lets his orchard and rice/barley fields grow wild without any pest controls or fertilizers. That’s the basis of it (kinda?) — but what makes this book amazing is that he goes deep into why it works for him. Explaining why he doesn’t have to use chemicals to treat weeds and pests. Into the full circle of life & how to actually grow ‘natural’ food. We always want bigger and better quality & focus on high yields and money. How disconnected we really are growing from nature in agriculture.

If you aren’t into agriculture or learning about the exact ‘whys’ of his experiences from growing rice, barley & citrus on his personal field —- skip to part 2 of the book. I honestly wouldn’t recommend skipping(it holds a lot of useful information), but after part 2 is where I really got interested.

It’s not only about farming though - it also incorporates our health, diet and how basic our knowledge is as humans. It makes you think.

Even this book being written in 1978 - it still holds up to today. We’ve had all this knowledge since then and we still continue to do industrial agriculture and live/eat the way we do. It’s eye opening, for sure.

I’m not completely finished yet - I have about 40 pages left - but that’s what I think so far ☺️ You should definitely give it a try.

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sparksinthenight · 3 months

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“Unless major importers of conflict timber strengthen their enforcement of anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and due diligence requirements, consumption of wood products in wealthy countries will continue fueling conflict and deforestation in Myanmar, the DRC, and other countries around the world.”

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torgawl · 11 months

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i'm so in love with wrio. that man is the embodiment of mercy and compassion. he is so... human. despite the deep disdain for atrocious acts that hurt others, especially acts that remind him of his own pain and traumas, he is able to keep himself in check and hold on to his values. despite being so proactive in fixing the wrongdoings of people that actively harm those under his care and assuring that everyone is supported in the best way possible; despite knowing he could have not controlled other people's hearts once they were in too deep in their own sins, he still feels helpless and incompetent. he recognises he cannot fully empathise with those who have been hurt for he has not experienced what they have and he understands that some wounds might not be able to heal even with all the attention and efforts, or at least not that easily. and it pains him. his whole life he's been trying to protect others. all his hard work during his time at the fortress and taking over it's administration has granted him the power and resources to actually change lives in a more restorative way, with a bigger amplitude than just the people who he's close to. yet he's only human. and not everyone wishes to be saved. and he doesn't hold back from breaking his own rules if means he is guaranteeing the best outcome for the greater good, for the well being of all of those he's sworn to protect. and although he earned himself a respectable title and even got used to being referred to in that way, he doesn't see people at the fortress as innmates but as equals. he never stopped being the little boy that was sentenced to live over a decade of his life there. and he is so good at what he does and he is so successful at restoring people's hopes in life, at giving them a second chance to become who they want to be, that there's people who actually want to stay there. he is the literal personification of turning your own pain into goodness, into love. love for community and love for others. he found meaning in making the world a better place and i just think that's really fucking beautiful.

#cerberus preventing the dead from leaving the underworld vs wrio whose compassion makes people not want to leave the fortress #god he makes me go feral #sorry for wrioposting everyday shjshdh he never leaves my mind #i saw someone point out the 3 heads possibly meaning past present and future and how we get to see a bit of all of those aspects through #his quest and i think that's really cool #also how the main themes surrounding his character are redemption and retribution #dwelling into these topics is just fun and i think they did it really well and again i think wrio is incredibly well written #i just think it's cool to see a character in a position with power to punish others be someone who was also judged by that same system #i think it's cool that rather than blindly following authority he used his power to change and reform the system #he created this utopia of the perfect living conditions and managed to sustain them #it makes you feel a certain type of way when you strive or wish for this type of equity and justice in the real world too #obviously it's only a slice of the cake but it's a relevant slice of the cake #not to enter a socialism and politics conversation but wriothesley and his quest share a very radical ideal and i think it's relevant #to acknowledge it #something something stories about revolution #i'm a bit sleepy tired it's so late but well i had to write something bye #genshin thoughts #genshin impact #my post

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thats-a-lot-of-cortisol · 5 months

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Behind every great warrior woman is another woman who is choosing kindness. For now.

#this is about io & laezel #ive been thinking about their dynamic esp since i plan on having them go do the whole revolution thing #also trying to workshop their tag/title/ship name #'calloused hands heavy hearts' is nice but im not sure it quite fits?#silver is a throughline b/c of the silver swords and eilistraee #some of the taglines have clicked immediately and some of them are. not doing that #but ive been thinking about these two w/in the healer x warrior framework #and how their backgrounds affect that #io *knows* how to fight. they're always ready for that possibility (eventuality really) since. you know.#holy war anti-lolth rebellion etc etc #but they were *exclusively* a healer pre-game. they hadn't even really left the baldur's gate area #and also. the importance of both warriors *and* healers during revolutions and rebellions #literally and figuratively #those on the front lines will run out of steam quickly without people supporting & sustaining them #something something kindness is not softness. softness is not weakness. weakness is not a moral wrong #something something a hard stone will grind itself to dust without something to cushion it #both io & lae'zel have calloused hands if for different reasons #one set of skills is not more important than the other. they compliment each other even #'new growth'? maybe? you can't grow a garden w/o both pulling up weeds and carefully tending to it #idk if this makes sense but. i am turning them around in my head #sticking them under a microscope #bg3 #bg3 tav #my post #jay rambles #io dein #(im having trouble with their epithet too but that's a ramble for another time)#woman* (nb woman. she's trans femme and her gender shifts around a bit. 'woman' is the cliffnotes version)

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fromtheseventhhell · 1 year

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I love how often it's mentioned that Dany has a large number of non-combatants in her care and even more, that she insists on taking care of them even when advised otherwise. That's been ongoing from the beginning of her leadership journey with the remains of Drogo's khalasar where a majority of them were too old, sickly, or young to be able to defend themselves. And yet, she still made a promise to take care of and protect them. Her priorities and motivations have been made abundantly clear from the very beginning.

#danaerys targaryen #asoiaf #people try and make her motivations about conquering but the only way she can abolish slavery is through force and drastic reform #it doesn't make her evil or obsessed with violence #if that were really the case then she would've just conquered and moved on with no care to the people she left behind #instead she's putting her own plans on hold to stabilize the revolution she's brought about and try to make it sustainable

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wicked-witch-ofthe-east · 11 months

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Just to let you all in on a secret… the silent revolution begins today.

#think global act local #build resiliency #green anarchy #solar punk #revolution #re evolution #empowerment #new era #new age #the wicked witch of the east #why does tumblr hate me #love #sustainability

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cheesebearger · 4 months

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"if you want any political change to happen, you need to vote!!!"

i am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, i really truly am, but we are not going to be able to vote our ways out of this one, guys

there comes a time when the only way to solve a problem is for everyone to collectively rise up together, and i see no better time than when almost 80% of american voters dont want either biden or trump in office. we literally do not need to choose one or the other. you can choose to fight in a way that cannot be ignored. or you can go vote for one of two old men who have literally the same essential goals of funding/perpetuating supremacist, separatist, and militaristic nations and policies.

#look around. what is the norm can not be sustained. period #it must end. it must change.#the voting system in america is designed to ensure americans have as little individual power associated with their vote as possible #the only response to that is protest and revolution

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dreamings-free · 10 months

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Adding a 4 or a 5xl would be absolutely impossible and a complete waste. A unisex 2XL is already a 4XL for women. And as you said a unisex 5XL would actually cost much more, like at least 30/40% more and then fans would start complaining saying they ara fatphobic or things like that.

I wouldn’t be so blunt as to say it’d be a waste but I do think the production costs and therefor the actual sales price would be an issue for many. and it might sound crazy at first glance but I don’t think your 30-40% price increase is far off at all. because it isn’t just additional material consumption it’s additional costs of logistics (fewer sizes to a box, higher item weight etc etc which all adds to costs that then adds to price) also you’re correct; the unisex 2xl does match a standard size women’s 4xl

I do think it’s a real issue not for 28 specifically but in general that larger sizes are so costly to make and many brands can’t or won’t shoulder the additional cost or price hike. (but also we as consumers have a skewed view of what clothes should actually cost because a $10 t-shirt isn’t actually possible to produce without someone somewhere not getting paid for they labour..)

okay this got long haha

#but then I could talk about this all day #we need a revolution in the clothing industry because it is socially ethically and environmentally unsustainable as it is now #and we need to buy less shit.. even if it’s good shit :)#anon asks #28 clothing #clothing industry #btw one thing I LOVE about 28 is that it doesn’t market itself as sustainable in anyway #some brands would literally use the fact that it’s produced in europe as a sustainability marker and i that’s just all kinds of wrong #and yes anon in my inbox about just that; I’ll reply to you i a sec ;)

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wild-garden-fairy · 1 year

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Over 100 brands have been linked to Amazon deforestation through their use of leather.

Sources:

Fashion Transparency Index 2023

Nowhere to Hide: How the Fashion Industry Is Linked to Amazon Rainforest Destruction

#leather #fast fashion #fashion transparency index #fashion revolution #sustainable fashion

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greenhorizonblog · 7 months

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Solarpunk Fanfic!

I have an idea! To spread the word and philosophy of solarpunk and ecoharmonious positive future in a more covert but possibly very effective way!

We need to start writing solarpunk/ecoharmonious AU fanfics about our favourite characters/celebrities set in such a world!

People will be drawn in because they love their fave characters but then inadvertently also learn about solarpunk and ecoharmonious society and its workings and values. Can also add calling it positive post apocalypse, since people are more familiar with post the apocalypse genre, omg I'm gonna go ahead right now

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hunny-ck · 1 year

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Blue Tag by M.I - Platform to shop and launch if you are in Sri Lanka!

In the realm of sustainable dreams, where threads intertwine, Blue Tag By M.I. shines, a beacon of style so fine. An online concept store, rooted in Sri Lanka's soil, Where artisans and entrepreneurs find their passions uncoil.

Seamstresses with nimble hands, stitching tales of creation, Artists with visions grand, shaping art with dedication. Spice farmers, guardians of flavors, nature's treasures, And unique individual brands, each one a story that measures.

The offerings of Blue Tag By M.I. are diverse and true, Casualwear, gamerwear, and comfort goods too. But behold, there's more, a personal stylist service awaits, Guiding fashion seekers to embrace their authentic traits.

Let us embark on a journey, exploring capsule collections rare, Where fashion speaks volumes, expressing souls laid bare. But amidst this quest, a thought takes flight, Content ideas that beckon backlinks with sheer delight.

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embassyrowprojectonline · 1 year

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“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” book is available on Amazon

by Embassy Row Project

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is a groundbreaking book that offers an innovative blueprint for achieving peace in regions marred by conflict. As an invaluable resource for psychologists, government officials, and NGO experts, it shines a light on the multifaceted nature of conflict and provides effective strategies to foster sustainable peace.

Key Takeaways

· Understanding the Spectrum of Conflict: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the varied dynamics of conflict, setting the foundation for strategic peacebuilding.

· Key Drivers and Stakeholders: Explore the underlying causes of conflict and the key players involved, paving the way for more nuanced, effective interventions.

· The Power of Community Engagement: Discover the immense potential of grassroots efforts in peacebuilding, and how local voices can resonate on a global scale.

· Approaches to Reconciliation and Trust-building: Learn effective methods for rebuilding trust in conflict-ridden societies, a crucial step towards lasting peace.

· The Power of Peaceful Communication: Grasp the impact of dialogue and diplomacy in the mediation process and their significance in averting violent outcomes.

· Strategies for Effective Bargaining: Acquire essential negotiation tactics that can facilitate agreement between conflicting parties.

· A Path to Inclusive Peace: Understand strategies for diffusing religious and ethnic tensions, fostering inclusivity and mutual respect.

· Harnessing Cultural Narratives: Delve into how cultural narratives and traditions can contribute to a shared vision of peace.

· Fostering Development Amidst Conflict: Understand the pivotal role of economic factors and development initiatives in building resilience within conflict-affected communities.

· The Future of Peacebuilding: Get insights into how peacebuilding is expected to evolve and prepare for upcoming challenges and opportunities in the field.

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is a comprehensive guide to transforming zones of conflict into arenas of peace. It is an essential read for those involved in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and international development. With a unique focus on the role of community engagement, reconciliation, inclusive peace processes, and innovative peacebuilding strategies, this book will equip readers with the knowledge and tools to pioneer sustainable peace in the most challenging contexts. As we navigate an increasingly turbulent world, let this book be your compass in the quest for lasting peace. Together, we can replace battlefields with bridges, fostering a future where peace prevails

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uyesurana · 1 year

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