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Our Wonderful Green Future
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Celebrating the potential for a wonderful green future in a Post Fossil Fuels World.
www.owgf.org #OWGF #OurWonderfulGreenFuture #SolarPunk #fedi22

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High speed is not just dangerous. It's socially destructive.

Above 15 mph, you can no longer recognize faces. You can't greet your neighbor. The street ceases to be a social space and becomes a sewer for metal.

Speed transforms the street from a commons into […]

[Original post on mastodon.world]
Above 15 mph, you can't recognize faces anymore. You can't greet your neighbor. The street stops being a social space and becomes a sewer for metal. Speed transforms the street from a commons into a corridor. From a place into a pipe. And we call this "progress." LAB OF THOUGHT #MobilityLanguageMatters
October 9, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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Comedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in pictures
#photography #nature #Wildlife
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/oct/03/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2026-in-pictures
October 4, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Cannock Mill Cohousing project UK
https://cannockmillcohousing.co.uk/
#OWGF #community #housing #Sustainable #regeneration #environment #solarpunk
September 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
owgf.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy
I think we should call it #regrowth, because that's what we want, a regrowth of biodiversity, wild spaces, greenery, social connections, soil nutrients, wild animal populations...
https://owgf.org/2024/12/08/lets-use-the-word-regrowth-not-degrowth/
But […]

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Why we need degrowth video thumbnail.
August 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
owgf.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy
@sci_burst
Just getting through some of your old podcasts right now. Really ❤️ love your work and what you are doing.
August 26, 2026 at 6:38 AM
owgf.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy
I've said it many time before but I will say it again...
What @pfefferle is doing at @WordPress with #activitypub is brilliant.
One day the rest of the world will catch on. #opensocialweb
August 26, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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alxd.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy
A new #illustration for the Story Seed Library comes from Mirko E. Zamora from #argentina !

Kóoch Bridges is part of the Patagonian Sanctuary’s vision. (...) These marine platforms harness the energy of the tides, wind, and sunlight to support the towers […]

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A sprawling vista of energy-generating platform on an ocean full of wind turbines and solar panels, humans and greenery, a cat. In the background the cormorants are migrating against beautiful, colorful sky. Four illustrations in circles: a whale, a group of researchers, sea lions, a cormorant with its young. An early black-and-white sketch of the Bridges showing them from a different perspective.
August 24, 2026 at 9:04 PM
owgf.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://mastodon.social/@sci_burst/117131029321592889

The #bus is #solarpunk 👍
mastodon.social
August 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Hope for a wilder Britain with George Monbiot.
"For me, the driver has always been love. It's been a love of thriving nature, it's been a love of rich and interesting landscapes and it's been this despair at seeing so few of them in our own country."

Reading George Monbiot's book 'Feral' a […]
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mastodon.world
August 16, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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alxd.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy
An open question to the #art community of Mastodon:

If I was to organize a big #solarpunk #illustration #contest focused more on #wordbuilding than art mastery, which organizations should I reach out to for legitimacy and reach?

Assume that prizes / funding could be organized externally / we […]
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writing.exchange
August 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Cities aren't LOUD
CARS ARE LOUD
#urbanism #BikeTooter #cycling #thewaroncars
Great video by u/MiserNYC- on Reddit
August 13, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Cars Ruin Cities
and what to do about that
By www.livestreetsmart.com
#urbanism #urbantruth #thewaroncars #NotJustBikes
August 12, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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envirocomms.bizzfed.de.ap.brid.gy
Pick a side: BILLIONAIRES & CORPORATIONS or PEOPLE & PLANET
#ClimateCrisis #SocialJustice #Capitalism #ClimateChange
Caption: PICK A SIDE BILLIONAIRES & CORPORATIONS OR PEOPLE & PLANET Image: Top image ugly corporate building - bottom image stream though some woods
August 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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A key indicator of any great city is how easy it is to get around without a car.
@urbantruth.bsky.social #urbantruth #urbanism
Caption: A key indicator of any great city is how easy it is to get around without a car. Image: man walking past a train with a bicycle
August 10, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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This is what happens when streets are designed for people and pollinators, not cars! During one of London's hottest weeks, feels fitting to share the recent transformation of St John Street, one of its oldest streets.

Not long ago this was a sea of tarmac […]

[Original post on pixelfed.social]
July 11, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Morning Sun - 22 January 2026 - Daniele Turturici
"Imagine waking up to a forest-city: a place with all the comforts of modern life, powered by clean air, renewable energy, and technology designed to cooperate with nature, not dominate it. Exploring […]

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An isometric cartoon illustration of a lush, eco-friendly multi-level housing community with solar panels, hanging gardens, and residents engaged in daily activities like gardening, laundry, and socialising, surrounded by abundant greenery and wildlife.
July 10, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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#urbanism #urbantruth
https://pixelfed.social/p/OWGF/977161290198693840
How come, in 2026, we have to constantly fight business owners, local governments and city planners to reduce the number of cars on some of our streets, when all the data shows that having fewer cars in a city is great for businesses, cities and people? (View the full post on #Pixelfed) @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #Urbanism #UrbanTruth
pixelfed.social
June 30, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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Beyond Economics: A New Lens on Climate Resilience
Every so often a new report comes out that reminds us all the climate crisis is a health crisis.
#climatechange #environment #ourwonderfulgreenfuture #owgf #regeneration #strongtowns #urbanism […]
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mastodon.world
June 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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urbantruth.bsky.social
Does this street look closed to you?

We shouldn’t need to host the #WorldCup in order to open streets for people.

#UrbanTruth #Vancouver
Picture of Granville Street in downtown Vancouver with street filled with people, restaurant patios, etc. Vancouver is a World Cup host city. Sign on the street says “road closed“. Message in the poster says “Does this street look closed to you?” Sub-text reads “We shouldn’t need football to open streets.“ All via the Urban Truth Collective. #FIFA #WorldCup #Vancouver
June 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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This is coming to me highly recommended:
Women Changing Cities
Global Stories of Urban Transformation
The future of cities is female...
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As cities around the world face mounting crises - climate change, traffic congestion and growing inequity - the need for […]

[Original post on mastodon.world]
Book front cover image of a mixed use street. Copy: Melissa Bruntlett and Chris Bruntlett CHANCING CHES Global stories: of urban I transformation RIBA
June 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
owgf.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy
So my @owgf.org #wordpress Fediverse profile is now @hello3487e67812
What happened?
Is there any way to go back to the old name or at least shorten the current @hello3487e67812 name?
🤔
June 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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urbantruth.bsky.social
Remember, don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth
“It’s not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. It’s the same as if you bought a cow or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you’re going to put them. — Miguel Anxo Fernandez Lores, Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain
May 22, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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Have you heard about FREEDOM STREETS?
The new CRAZE sweeping the world...
The idea is simple: We design streets for people so they are free to walk about, talk to strangers, smell the roses, get some exercise, ride fun micro-mobility devices and more. Instead […]

[Original post on mastodon.world]
Top Image of people cycling in a green Space with the caption “Freedom Street” Bottom Image of a street filled with cars with the caption “Prison Street” Caption: FREEDOM STREETS People are free to walk, bike, play, ride, hang out and have fun. - Image of people walking down a nice leafy street Caption: PRISON STREETS People are trapped in a box, stuck in a lane, following the rules, miserable and isolated. - Image of street with a load of cars Caption: How to spot a FREEDOM STREET? People are happy, having fun, kids playing, greenery, commerce and life. - Image of kids playing football in the street
May 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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"What is solar punk? For those that watch my channel regularly, you may already be quite familiar with the concept. But for
those who are new, welcome and let me introduce it for you."
#solarpunk https://youtu.be/C2y3uo-8JfM
May 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.social
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
theconversation.com
May 15, 2026 at 12:37 AM