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DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 00:02 UTC

January 12, 2023, #UBC Forestry

Excerpt: "Prior to #colonization, #IndigenousPeoples managed their lands extensively, placing certain plant species at various intensities in different locations to provide food and medicines on a broad scale, Jennifer explains. Forest soil was fertilized with fish bones, similar to how gardeners use fish emulsion to fertilize their backyard plants. Fire was used to conduct quick burns to open up the forest canopy, sweeten the soil (improve fertility) and remove dry woody debris that could ignite into a major blaze.

"Many of these practices are being reclaimed and adapted in the modern context by Indigenous communities, says Jennifer, yet few are currently integrated into non-Indigenous-led, large- and small-scale forestry operations, despite their potential to improve #ClimateResiliency.

"Indigenous #ForestGardening was developed and passed down over millennia, which accounts for the sophistication and ingenuity of #ForestGarden practices."

Learn more:
https://forestry.ubc.ca/branchlines-articles/growing-indigenous-forest-gardens/

#SolarPunkSunday #FirstNations #FoodForests #FoodSecurity #CulturalPreservation
#IndigenousGardening #IndigenousHistory #Resiliency #TraditionalPractices #TEK

#indigenous #forestgardens #ubc #colonization #indigenouspeoples #climateresiliency

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 00:02 UTC

Growing #Indigenous #ForestGardens

January 12, 2023, #UBC Forestry

Excerpt: "Prior to #colonization, #IndigenousPeoples managed their lands extensively, placing certain plant species at various intensities in different locations to provide food and medicines on a broad scale, Jennifer explains. Forest soil was fertilized with fish bones, similar to how gardeners use fish emulsion to fertilize their backyard plants. Fire was used to conduct quick burns to open up the forest canopy, sweeten the soil (improve fertility) and remove dry woody debris that could ignite into a major blaze.

"Many of these practices are being reclaimed and adapted in the modern context by Indigenous communities, says Jennifer, yet few are currently integrated into non-Indigenous-led, large- and small-scale forestry operations, despite their potential to improve #ClimateResiliency.

"Indigenous #ForestGardening was developed and passed down over millennia, which accounts for the sophistication and ingenuity of #ForestGarden practices."

Learn more:
https://forestry.ubc.ca/branchlines-articles/growing-indigenous-forest-gardens/

#SolarPunkSunday #FirstNations #FoodForests #FoodSecurity #CulturalPreservation
#IndigenousGardening #IndigenousHistory #Resiliency #TraditionalPractices #TEK

#indigenous #forestgardens #ubc #colonization #indigenouspeoples #climateresiliency

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 00:02 UTC

Growing #Indigenous #ForestGardens

January 12, 2023, #UBC Forestry

Excerpt: "Prior to #colonization, #IndigenousPeoples managed their lands extensively, placing certain plant species at various intensities in different locations to provide food and medicines on a broad scale, Jennifer explains. Forest soil was fertilized with fish bones, similar to how gardeners use fish emulsion to fertilize their backyard plants. Fire was used to conduct quick burns to open up the forest canopy, sweeten the soil (improve fertility) and remove dry woody debris that could ignite into a major blaze.

"Many of these practices are being reclaimed and adapted in the modern context by Indigenous communities, says Jennifer, yet few are currently integrated into non-Indigenous-led, large- and small-scale forestry operations, despite their potential to improve #ClimateResiliency.

"Indigenous #ForestGardening was developed and passed down over millennia, which accounts for the sophistication and ingenuity of #ForestGarden practices."

Learn more:
https://forestry.ubc.ca/branchlines-articles/growing-indigenous-forest-gardens/

#SolarPunkSunday #FirstNations #FoodForests #FoodSecurity #CulturalPreservation
#IndigenousGardening #IndigenousHistory #Resiliency #TraditionalPractices #TEK

#indigenous #forestgardens #ubc #colonization #indigenouspeoples #climateresiliency

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 00:02 UTC

Growing #Indigenous #ForestGardens

January 12, 2023, #UBC Forestry

Excerpt: "Prior to #colonization, #IndigenousPeoples managed their lands extensively, placing certain plant species at various intensities in different locations to provide food and medicines on a broad scale, Jennifer explains. Forest soil was fertilized with fish bones, similar to how gardeners use fish emulsion to fertilize their backyard plants. Fire was used to conduct quick burns to open up the forest canopy, sweeten the soil (improve fertility) and remove dry woody debris that could ignite into a major blaze.

"Many of these practices are being reclaimed and adapted in the modern context by Indigenous communities, says Jennifer, yet few are currently integrated into non-Indigenous-led, large- and small-scale forestry operations, despite their potential to improve #ClimateResiliency.

"Indigenous #ForestGardening was developed and passed down over millennia, which accounts for the sophistication and ingenuity of #ForestGarden practices."

Learn more:
https://forestry.ubc.ca/branchlines-articles/growing-indigenous-forest-gardens/

#SolarPunkSunday #FirstNations #FoodForests #FoodSecurity #CulturalPreservation
#IndigenousGardening #IndigenousHistory #Resiliency #TraditionalPractices #TEK

#tek #traditionalpractices #resiliency #indigenoushistory #indigenousgardening #culturalpreservation

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 00:02 UTC

Growing #Indigenous #ForestGardens

January 12, 2023, #UBC Forestry

Excerpt: "Prior to #colonization, #IndigenousPeoples managed their lands extensively, placing certain plant species at various intensities in different locations to provide food and medicines on a broad scale, Jennifer explains. Forest soil was fertilized with fish bones, similar to how gardeners use fish emulsion to fertilize their backyard plants. Fire was used to conduct quick burns to open up the forest canopy, sweeten the soil (improve fertility) and remove dry woody debris that could ignite into a major blaze.

"Many of these practices are being reclaimed and adapted in the modern context by Indigenous communities, says Jennifer, yet few are currently integrated into non-Indigenous-led, large- and small-scale forestry operations, despite their potential to improve #ClimateResiliency.

"Indigenous #ForestGardening was developed and passed down over millennia, which accounts for the sophistication and ingenuity of #ForestGarden practices."

Learn more:
https://forestry.ubc.ca/branchlines-articles/growing-indigenous-forest-gardens/

#SolarPunkSunday #FirstNations #FoodForests #FoodSecurity #CulturalPreservation
#IndigenousGardening #IndigenousHistory #Resiliency #TraditionalPractices #TEK

#indigenous #forestgardens #ubc #colonization #indigenouspeoples #climateresiliency

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 18:29 UTC

HT @Da_Gut and @shonin ! Wow!

A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

#RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
8 September 2026

"As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

"For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

" 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. 'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

"Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

" 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

"The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. 'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. 'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

#virginia #solar #microgrids #roanokeva #extremeweather #climatechange

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 18:29 UTC

HT @Da_Gut and @shonin ! Wow!

A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

#RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
8 September 2026

"As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

"For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

" 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. 'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

"Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

" 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

"The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. 'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. 'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

#virginia #solar #microgrids #roanokeva #extremeweather #climatechange

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 18:29 UTC

HT @Da_Gut and @shonin ! Wow!

A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

#RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
8 September 2026

"As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

"For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

" 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. 'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

"Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

" 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

"The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. 'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. 'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

#virginia #solar #microgrids #roanokeva #extremeweather #climatechange

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 18:29 UTC

HT @Da_Gut and @shonin ! Wow!

A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

#RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
8 September 2026

"As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

"For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

" 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. 'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

"Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

" 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

"The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. 'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. 'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

#buildingresilience #climateresiliency #climatecrisis #offgrid #renewableenergy #resiliency

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 18:29 UTC

HT @Da_Gut and @shonin ! Wow!

A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

#RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
8 September 2026

"As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

"For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

" 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. 'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

"Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

" 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

"The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. 'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. 'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

#SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

#virginia #solar #microgrids #roanokeva #extremeweather #climatechange

Bytes Europe @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 16:50 UTC

‘Climate change sucks’: Battered by storms, Hawai‘i communities search for more resilient solutions : Maui Now https://www.byteseu.com/2362774/ #BigIsland #Climate #ClimateChange #CoastalRetreat #EmergencyManagement #EmergencyPreparedness #Energy #GlobalWarming #Hawaii #HawaiiCounty #HawaiiIsland #HawaiianElectric #HonoluluCounty #Hurricanes #kauai #KauaiCounty #KonaLowStorms #lala #Lanai #lowell #Maui #MauiCounty #moke #Molokai #npcrosspost #oahu #Resiliency #Storms #Transportation #Water

#water #transportation #storms #resiliency #oahu #npcrosspost

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 16:30 UTC

I came across this YT video from a past #LibraryOfThings #EmergencyResponsePlan discussion from 2024, with #LisaLoranc of #BrazoriaCounty Libraries and #HazelOnsrud of the #CurtisMemorialLibrary !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqnWPFFoMw

#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesOfThings #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #LOTMutualAid #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResilience #LibrariesRule !

#libraryofthings #emergencyresponseplan #lisaloranc #brazoriacounty #hazelonsrud #curtismemoriallibrary

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 16:30 UTC

I came across this YT video from a past #LibraryOfThings #EmergencyResponsePlan discussion from 2024, with #LisaLoranc of #BrazoriaCounty Libraries and #HazelOnsrud of the #CurtisMemorialLibrary !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqnWPFFoMw

#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesOfThings #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #LOTMutualAid #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResilience #LibrariesRule !

#libraryofthings #emergencyresponseplan #lisaloranc #brazoriacounty #hazelonsrud #curtismemoriallibrary

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 16:30 UTC

I came across this YT video from a past #LibraryOfThings #EmergencyResponsePlan discussion from 2024, with #LisaLoranc of #BrazoriaCounty Libraries and #HazelOnsrud of the #CurtisMemorialLibrary !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqnWPFFoMw

#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesOfThings #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #LOTMutualAid #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResilience #LibrariesRule !

#libraryofthings #emergencyresponseplan #lisaloranc #brazoriacounty #hazelonsrud #curtismemoriallibrary

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 16:30 UTC

I came across this YT video from a past #LibraryOfThings #EmergencyResponsePlan discussion from 2024, with #LisaLoranc of #BrazoriaCounty Libraries and #HazelOnsrud of the #CurtisMemorialLibrary !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqnWPFFoMw

#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesOfThings #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #LOTMutualAid #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResilience #LibrariesRule !

#lotmutualaid #librariesrule #buildingresilience #buildingcommunity #resiliency #climatecrisis

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 16:30 UTC

I came across this YT video from a past #LibraryOfThings #EmergencyResponsePlan discussion from 2024, with #LisaLoranc of #BrazoriaCounty Libraries and #HazelOnsrud of the #CurtisMemorialLibrary !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqnWPFFoMw

#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesOfThings #DisasterPreparedness #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Resiliency #LOTMutualAid #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResilience #LibrariesRule !

#libraryofthings #emergencyresponseplan #lisaloranc #brazoriacounty #hazelonsrud #curtismemoriallibrary

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 15:04 UTC

How #LibrariesOfThings build #resilience, fight #ClimateChange, and bring communities together

by Tom Llewellyn
April 17, 2019

Excerpt: "With climate-fueled disasters on the rise around the world, what role can tool libraries play in aiding community-led disaster response efforts?

" #ToolLibraries can play a huge role in #ClimateResilience and helping communities bounce forward after a disaster, but to be most effective they need to be in place before disasters like super-storms, floods, wildfires, or earthquakes.

"The tools, skills, and community that support a tool library can all be essential ingredients for rapid response and rebuilding. As we’ve seen after recent disasters, it can take weeks — or even months — for effective outside assistance to arrive, so the better-equipped communities are to help themselves, the better they will do after a disaster. Even if a tool library itself is damaged in a disaster, a redundant and reliable platform like #myTurn can help locate the tools that were checked out at the time of the disaster or items from other nearby tool libraries, so they can be put back into service quickly.

"Even before a disaster happens, tool libraries can play a number of roles in disaster preparation. Some of the most popular tools at the #PhinneyToolLibrary like concrete drills, palm nailers, air compressors, reciprocating saws are often borrowed to be used for earthquake retrofits, and the Oakland Tool Library even has earthquake retrofit kits. The social cohesion that tool libraries fosters also helps build community resilience.

"One final important, and often overlooked, benefit of tool libraries, #LibrariesOfThings, and other product sharing services is the large role they can play in reducing GHGs and climate risk in the first place. According to recent research by groups in Europe and the C40 Cities, consumer product consumption is the sector of the economy that has one of the, if not the, biggest environmental impact when taking into account resource extraction, manufacturing, and global supply chains, transportation, storage, use, and eventual disposal of products.

"Beyond reducing the 'embodied' energy in products through #reuse, some organizations are using tool libraries to further advance energy efficiency. For example, the Smart Buildings Center, SDG&E, and CUNY Building Performance Lab all run energy efficiency tool libraries that help homeowners, professionals, and construction companies retrofit existing buildings to reduce their energy use. Using shared tools to reduce energy consumption is a win-win for people, economics, and the planet."

Learn more:
https://www.shareable.net/how-libraries-of-things-build-resilience-fight-climate-change-and-bring-communities-together/

#SolarPunkSunday #DisasterPreparedness #BorrowDontBuy #Resiliency #SharingEconomy #LibrariesRule !

#librariesofthings #resilience #climatechange #toollibraries #climateresilience #myturn

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 15:04 UTC

How #LibrariesOfThings build #resilience, fight #ClimateChange, and bring communities together

by Tom Llewellyn
April 17, 2019

Excerpt: "With climate-fueled disasters on the rise around the world, what role can tool libraries play in aiding community-led disaster response efforts?

" #ToolLibraries can play a huge role in #ClimateResilience and helping communities bounce forward after a disaster, but to be most effective they need to be in place before disasters like super-storms, floods, wildfires, or earthquakes.

"The tools, skills, and community that support a tool library can all be essential ingredients for rapid response and rebuilding. As we’ve seen after recent disasters, it can take weeks — or even months — for effective outside assistance to arrive, so the better-equipped communities are to help themselves, the better they will do after a disaster. Even if a tool library itself is damaged in a disaster, a redundant and reliable platform like #myTurn can help locate the tools that were checked out at the time of the disaster or items from other nearby tool libraries, so they can be put back into service quickly.

"Even before a disaster happens, tool libraries can play a number of roles in disaster preparation. Some of the most popular tools at the #PhinneyToolLibrary like concrete drills, palm nailers, air compressors, reciprocating saws are often borrowed to be used for earthquake retrofits, and the Oakland Tool Library even has earthquake retrofit kits. The social cohesion that tool libraries fosters also helps build community resilience.

"One final important, and often overlooked, benefit of tool libraries, #LibrariesOfThings, and other product sharing services is the large role they can play in reducing GHGs and climate risk in the first place. According to recent research by groups in Europe and the C40 Cities, consumer product consumption is the sector of the economy that has one of the, if not the, biggest environmental impact when taking into account resource extraction, manufacturing, and global supply chains, transportation, storage, use, and eventual disposal of products.

"Beyond reducing the 'embodied' energy in products through #reuse, some organizations are using tool libraries to further advance energy efficiency. For example, the Smart Buildings Center, SDG&E, and CUNY Building Performance Lab all run energy efficiency tool libraries that help homeowners, professionals, and construction companies retrofit existing buildings to reduce their energy use. Using shared tools to reduce energy consumption is a win-win for people, economics, and the planet."

Learn more:
https://www.shareable.net/how-libraries-of-things-build-resilience-fight-climate-change-and-bring-communities-together/

#SolarPunkSunday #DisasterPreparedness #BorrowDontBuy #Resiliency #SharingEconomy #LibrariesRule !

#librariesofthings #resilience #climatechange #toollibraries #climateresilience #myturn

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 15:04 UTC

How #LibrariesOfThings build #resilience, fight #ClimateChange, and bring communities together

by Tom Llewellyn
April 17, 2019

Excerpt: "With climate-fueled disasters on the rise around the world, what role can tool libraries play in aiding community-led disaster response efforts?

" #ToolLibraries can play a huge role in #ClimateResilience and helping communities bounce forward after a disaster, but to be most effective they need to be in place before disasters like super-storms, floods, wildfires, or earthquakes.

"The tools, skills, and community that support a tool library can all be essential ingredients for rapid response and rebuilding. As we’ve seen after recent disasters, it can take weeks — or even months — for effective outside assistance to arrive, so the better-equipped communities are to help themselves, the better they will do after a disaster. Even if a tool library itself is damaged in a disaster, a redundant and reliable platform like #myTurn can help locate the tools that were checked out at the time of the disaster or items from other nearby tool libraries, so they can be put back into service quickly.

"Even before a disaster happens, tool libraries can play a number of roles in disaster preparation. Some of the most popular tools at the #PhinneyToolLibrary like concrete drills, palm nailers, air compressors, reciprocating saws are often borrowed to be used for earthquake retrofits, and the Oakland Tool Library even has earthquake retrofit kits. The social cohesion that tool libraries fosters also helps build community resilience.

"One final important, and often overlooked, benefit of tool libraries, #LibrariesOfThings, and other product sharing services is the large role they can play in reducing GHGs and climate risk in the first place. According to recent research by groups in Europe and the C40 Cities, consumer product consumption is the sector of the economy that has one of the, if not the, biggest environmental impact when taking into account resource extraction, manufacturing, and global supply chains, transportation, storage, use, and eventual disposal of products.

"Beyond reducing the 'embodied' energy in products through #reuse, some organizations are using tool libraries to further advance energy efficiency. For example, the Smart Buildings Center, SDG&E, and CUNY Building Performance Lab all run energy efficiency tool libraries that help homeowners, professionals, and construction companies retrofit existing buildings to reduce their energy use. Using shared tools to reduce energy consumption is a win-win for people, economics, and the planet."

Learn more:
https://www.shareable.net/how-libraries-of-things-build-resilience-fight-climate-change-and-bring-communities-together/

#SolarPunkSunday #DisasterPreparedness #BorrowDontBuy #Resiliency #SharingEconomy #LibrariesRule !

#librariesofthings #resilience #climatechange #toollibraries #climateresilience #myturn

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 15:04 UTC

How #LibrariesOfThings build #resilience, fight #ClimateChange, and bring communities together

by Tom Llewellyn
April 17, 2019

Excerpt: "With climate-fueled disasters on the rise around the world, what role can tool libraries play in aiding community-led disaster response efforts?

" #ToolLibraries can play a huge role in #ClimateResilience and helping communities bounce forward after a disaster, but to be most effective they need to be in place before disasters like super-storms, floods, wildfires, or earthquakes.

"The tools, skills, and community that support a tool library can all be essential ingredients for rapid response and rebuilding. As we’ve seen after recent disasters, it can take weeks — or even months — for effective outside assistance to arrive, so the better-equipped communities are to help themselves, the better they will do after a disaster. Even if a tool library itself is damaged in a disaster, a redundant and reliable platform like #myTurn can help locate the tools that were checked out at the time of the disaster or items from other nearby tool libraries, so they can be put back into service quickly.

"Even before a disaster happens, tool libraries can play a number of roles in disaster preparation. Some of the most popular tools at the #PhinneyToolLibrary like concrete drills, palm nailers, air compressors, reciprocating saws are often borrowed to be used for earthquake retrofits, and the Oakland Tool Library even has earthquake retrofit kits. The social cohesion that tool libraries fosters also helps build community resilience.

"One final important, and often overlooked, benefit of tool libraries, #LibrariesOfThings, and other product sharing services is the large role they can play in reducing GHGs and climate risk in the first place. According to recent research by groups in Europe and the C40 Cities, consumer product consumption is the sector of the economy that has one of the, if not the, biggest environmental impact when taking into account resource extraction, manufacturing, and global supply chains, transportation, storage, use, and eventual disposal of products.

"Beyond reducing the 'embodied' energy in products through #reuse, some organizations are using tool libraries to further advance energy efficiency. For example, the Smart Buildings Center, SDG&E, and CUNY Building Performance Lab all run energy efficiency tool libraries that help homeowners, professionals, and construction companies retrofit existing buildings to reduce their energy use. Using shared tools to reduce energy consumption is a win-win for people, economics, and the planet."

Learn more:
https://www.shareable.net/how-libraries-of-things-build-resilience-fight-climate-change-and-bring-communities-together/

#SolarPunkSunday #DisasterPreparedness #BorrowDontBuy #Resiliency #SharingEconomy #LibrariesRule !

#librariesrule #sharingeconomy #resiliency #borrowdontbuy #disasterpreparedness #solarpunksunday

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-09-13 · 15:04 UTC

How #LibrariesOfThings build #resilience, fight #ClimateChange, and bring communities together

by Tom Llewellyn
April 17, 2019

Excerpt: "With climate-fueled disasters on the rise around the world, what role can tool libraries play in aiding community-led disaster response efforts?

" #ToolLibraries can play a huge role in #ClimateResilience and helping communities bounce forward after a disaster, but to be most effective they need to be in place before disasters like super-storms, floods, wildfires, or earthquakes.

"The tools, skills, and community that support a tool library can all be essential ingredients for rapid response and rebuilding. As we’ve seen after recent disasters, it can take weeks — or even months — for effective outside assistance to arrive, so the better-equipped communities are to help themselves, the better they will do after a disaster. Even if a tool library itself is damaged in a disaster, a redundant and reliable platform like #myTurn can help locate the tools that were checked out at the time of the disaster or items from other nearby tool libraries, so they can be put back into service quickly.

"Even before a disaster happens, tool libraries can play a number of roles in disaster preparation. Some of the most popular tools at the #PhinneyToolLibrary like concrete drills, palm nailers, air compressors, reciprocating saws are often borrowed to be used for earthquake retrofits, and the Oakland Tool Library even has earthquake retrofit kits. The social cohesion that tool libraries fosters also helps build community resilience.

"One final important, and often overlooked, benefit of tool libraries, #LibrariesOfThings, and other product sharing services is the large role they can play in reducing GHGs and climate risk in the first place. According to recent research by groups in Europe and the C40 Cities, consumer product consumption is the sector of the economy that has one of the, if not the, biggest environmental impact when taking into account resource extraction, manufacturing, and global supply chains, transportation, storage, use, and eventual disposal of products.

"Beyond reducing the 'embodied' energy in products through #reuse, some organizations are using tool libraries to further advance energy efficiency. For example, the Smart Buildings Center, SDG&E, and CUNY Building Performance Lab all run energy efficiency tool libraries that help homeowners, professionals, and construction companies retrofit existing buildings to reduce their energy use. Using shared tools to reduce energy consumption is a win-win for people, economics, and the planet."

Learn more:
https://www.shareable.net/how-libraries-of-things-build-resilience-fight-climate-change-and-bring-communities-together/

#SolarPunkSunday #DisasterPreparedness #BorrowDontBuy #Resiliency #SharingEconomy #LibrariesRule !

#librariesofthings #resilience #climatechange #toollibraries #climateresilience #myturn

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. [Unofficial] @[email protected] · 2026-09-11 · 14:55 UTC

Pluralistic: Inefficiency is bad, actually (11 Sep 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/11/mazzucato-thought/

#uncategorized #canpoli #capitalisnt #carneyism #economics #efficiency

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. [Unofficial] @[email protected] · 2026-09-11 · 14:55 UTC

Pluralistic: Inefficiency is bad, actually (11 Sep 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/11/mazzucato-thought/

#resiliency #marianamazzucato #industrialpolicy #efficiency #economics #carneyism

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 15:41 UTC

"By 2025, we ranked second in the world to electrify our transport system.

"A question now sits on the same foundation the water has exposed. What does losing 10 percent of national generation capacity in one morning actually mean? Someone like a taxi driver, who might have financed an electric vehicle last year, now sits worrying whether he switched too soon. Questions like this harden fast."

"Capital investment should shift from expansion to resilience. Before we plan to add megawatts, we should ask harder questions: Did we invest enough in disaster-resilient engineering, early warning systems, and insurance to protect the lives and capital we had already committed? ."

"Nepal has proved that it can defeat darkness caused by human mismanagement; the harder work now is to build a system that holds even when the hand on the switch belongs to climate."

by Apsana Kafle: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/05/who-holds-nepal-s-energy-switch-now

#electricity #grid #resiliency #Nepal #hydropower #dams #infrastructure #adaptation

#adaptation #infrastructure #dams #hydropower #nepal #resiliency

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 15:41 UTC

"By 2025, we ranked second in the world to electrify our transport system.

"A question now sits on the same foundation the water has exposed. What does losing 10 percent of national generation capacity in one morning actually mean? Someone like a taxi driver, who might have financed an electric vehicle last year, now sits worrying whether he switched too soon. Questions like this harden fast."

"Capital investment should shift from expansion to resilience. Before we plan to add megawatts, we should ask harder questions: Did we invest enough in disaster-resilient engineering, early warning systems, and insurance to protect the lives and capital we had already committed? ."

"Nepal has proved that it can defeat darkness caused by human mismanagement; the harder work now is to build a system that holds even when the hand on the switch belongs to climate."

by Apsana Kafle: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/05/who-holds-nepal-s-energy-switch-now

#electricity #grid #resiliency #Nepal #hydropower #dams #infrastructure #adaptation

#adaptation #infrastructure #dams #hydropower #nepal #resiliency

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 15:41 UTC

"By 2025, we ranked second in the world to electrify our transport system.

"A question now sits on the same foundation the water has exposed. What does losing 10 percent of national generation capacity in one morning actually mean? Someone like a taxi driver, who might have financed an electric vehicle last year, now sits worrying whether he switched too soon. Questions like this harden fast."

"Capital investment should shift from expansion to resilience. Before we plan to add megawatts, we should ask harder questions: Did we invest enough in disaster-resilient engineering, early warning systems, and insurance to protect the lives and capital we had already committed? ."

"Nepal has proved that it can defeat darkness caused by human mismanagement; the harder work now is to build a system that holds even when the hand on the switch belongs to climate."

by Apsana Kafle: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/05/who-holds-nepal-s-energy-switch-now

#electricity #grid #resiliency #Nepal #hydropower #dams #infrastructure #adaptation

#adaptation #infrastructure #dams #hydropower #nepal #resiliency

Eric Maugendre about carbon @maugendre · 2026-09-07 · 15:41 UTC

"By 2025, we ranked second in the world to electrify our transport system.

"A question now sits on the same foundation the water has exposed. What does losing 10 percent of national generation capacity in one morning actually mean? Someone like a taxi driver, who might have financed an electric vehicle last year, now sits worrying whether he switched too soon. Questions like this harden fast."

"Capital investment should shift from expansion to resilience. Before we plan to add megawatts, we should ask harder questions: Did we invest enough in disaster-resilient engineering, early warning systems, and insurance to protect the lives and capital we had already committed? ."

"Nepal has proved that it can defeat darkness caused by human mismanagement; the harder work now is to build a system that holds even when the hand on the switch belongs to climate."

by Apsana Kafle: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/05/who-holds-nepal-s-energy-switch-now

#electricity #grid #resiliency #Nepal #hydropower #dams #infrastructure #adaptation

#adaptation #infrastructure #dams #hydropower #nepal #resiliency

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 15:41 UTC

"By 2025, we ranked second in the world to electrify our transport system.

"A question now sits on the same foundation the water has exposed. What does losing 10 percent of national generation capacity in one morning actually mean? Someone like a taxi driver, who might have financed an electric vehicle last year, now sits worrying whether he switched too soon. Questions like this harden fast."

"Capital investment should shift from expansion to resilience. Before we plan to add megawatts, we should ask harder questions: Did we invest enough in disaster-resilient engineering, early warning systems, and insurance to protect the lives and capital we had already committed? ."

"Nepal has proved that it can defeat darkness caused by human mismanagement; the harder work now is to build a system that holds even when the hand on the switch belongs to climate."

by Apsana Kafle: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/09/05/who-holds-nepal-s-energy-switch-now

#electricity #grid #resiliency #Nepal #hydropower #dams #infrastructure #adaptation

#adaptation #infrastructure #dams #hydropower #nepal #resiliency

Poland @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 07:21 UTC

U.S. Soldiers demonstrate resiliency during Exercise Masurian Patrol in Poland

BEMOWO PISKIE TRAINING AREA, Poland — On the morning of Sept. 2, 2026, teams gathered to begin the…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #demonstrate #during #Exercise #in #Masurian #patrol #resiliency #Soldiers #U.S.
https://www.europesays.com/poland/24179/

#u #soldiers #resiliency #patrol #masurian #in