Books
- The BIG Library: Books About Basic Income
- An extensive list of books about Universal Basic Income
- Bikenomics
- A book discussing the economic benefits of bicycling infrastructure. Short, sweet, and great for policy talking points.
- Just Ride
- Another great resource for people interesting in biking that don’t want to become a Lycra-jock.
- Microcosm Publishing
- Small press with tons of books and zines for solarpunk living. I would say they have one of the larger collections of practical info for solarpunks.
- Peers INC
- A deep dive on the potential of the sharing economy by the co-founder of ZipCar, Robin Chase.
- Socio-political influence books on Goodreads
- A suggested reading list from https://sunbeam.city/@solarbear/101329682227369964
- Solarpunk books list on Goodreads
- This is THE list of solarpunk books I use to find new things to read. It’s updated sporadically by the community
Podcasts
- Climate One
- A podcast addressing climate change and it’s influence on energy, water, food, and politics
- The Institute for Local Self-Reliance
- Three different podcasts are run by ILSR focusing on building strong and resilient towns
- Shift Up Podcast
- This podcast is biking-specific, and is a mix of advocacy, policy, and bike shop advice. (Not all episodes are currently available online, but they just switched to a new website. They should all still be in iTunes, etc.)
- Solarpunk Press
- Eleven different issues/episodes of solarpunk fiction available in both text and audio formats
- Strong Towns Podcast
- Another podcast focusing on building strong local communities regardless of your political background
- Team Human
- Team Human asks, “Are you using technology, or is it using you?”
- Unchained
- Start with Crypto 101 and go from there to learn more about what’s happening in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain
Software
- Mastodon
- Open source decentralized social networking platform (Twitter-esque)
- Scuttlebutt
- Open source decentralized social networking platform
- Sharetribe
- Sharetribe offers an open source software framework for the development of platform cooperatives and sharing economy businesses.
Websites
- Appropedia
- A wiki about appropriate technology
- Explainer: ‘Solarpunk’, or How to be an Optimistic Radical
- Survey piece comparing solarpunk to its punk forbears
- In the Mesh
- A web magazine devoted to decentralization
- Is Ornamenting Solar Panels a Crime?
- Awesome article outline solarpunk and its origins.
- METAEFFICIENT – A Guide to Efficient Living
- Great resource for reviews and news on renewable energy, rechargeable batteries, and other exciting solarpunk-related technologies.
- MissOliviaLouise
- This is the post that many see as the seed that started the explosion of solarpunk on Tumblr
- New Dream Resources
- Videos, webinars, and blog posts about the cooperative economy. Especially good resources for community solar and how to envision an economy beyond the cancerous growth-based model.
- New School’s Platform Cooperativism
- The New School has a website devoted to the development of platform cooperatives including a directory of current businesses using this model.
- No Tech Magazine
- This is the outlet that exposed me to solarpunk. They have a focus on appropriate technology and asking important questions regarding our current political/technological/social state
- P2P Foundation
- The P2P Foundation provides resources for those interested in peer-to-peer and commons-based businesses and governance
- The Rules Blog
- A blog asking big questions about society with a focus on universal basic income (UBI), technology, and globalization.
- ROAR Magazine
- An independently funded news agency dedicated to democracy, including municipalism.
- Solarpunk Anarchist
- Arguably one of the most popular solarpunk blogs out there. A discussion of important topics in solarpunk living and policy through an anarchist lens
- Solarpunk: A Reference Guide
- A nearly-exhaustive list of happenings in solarpunk dating back to 2008
- Solarpunk Druid
- New-ish solarpunk blog from the UK with insightful articles on our relationship with technology and the environment
- Solarpunk: Notes toward a manifesto
- This is one of the earliest pieces about the solarpunk ethos
- Waging Nonviolence
- News and analysis about movements for peace and justice
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