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Video-In Havana, Garbage Trucks Replaced by Solar-Powered Tricycles
https://peertube.world/w/8wp9YbnSA1SJdcztWJERpi
Duration - 3:02

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

#Havana has a garbage problem. El Rampeño has a #SolarPowered solution.

Meet the Cuban initiative using #RenewableEnergy to collect garbage with tricycles in the face of fuel shortages caused by the #US #oil #blockade.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #politics #USpol
#solar #SustainableEnergy

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NOW PLAYING == eTown with Nick and Helen Forster 8/16/26: Ocie Elliott, Shawn Camp, and interview guest Chuck Nice https://youtu.be/P-kv6ltgsZQ?si=pczhODvB3KKjSgdc#arts #art #music #livemusic #radio #solarpowered #colorado #etown #activism #progressive #left #activist #environment #humanrights #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #resist #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/117107933461363603

NOW PLAYING == eTown with Nick and Helen Forster 8/16/26: Ocie Elliott, Shawn Camp, and interview guest Chuck Nice

https://youtu.be/P-kv6ltgsZQ?si=pczhODvB3KKjSgdc

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#Solar #ColdStorage helps #AfricanFarmers cut losses and reach global markets

As food handling systems come under pressure from #ClimateChange, raising temperatures and sometimes disrupting supply chains, #CoolingTechnology is increasingly vital.

by AP, June 16, 2026

Excerpt: " #SolarPowered, #OffGrid #ColdRooms, warehouses and #CoolingHubs allow farmers and traders to preserve perishable goods without relying on expensive and unreliable electricity grids. This shift is gaining momentum across #Kenya, #Nigeria, #Ethiopia, #Rwanda and #SouthAfrica.

" 'The biggest challenge was preserving the quality after harvest,' said Mumiah, who, like many other #SmallholderFarmers, could not afford the roughly $30,000 upfront cost of a solar-powered cold storage unit of her own.

" 'You can do everything right on the farm, but if the produce is not stored properly, you lose both the product and income,' she said, noting the increased flexibility cold storage provides. 'We are no longer forced to sell immediately because we fear the produce will spoil. We can wait for collection and still maintain quality.'

"As food handling systems come under pressure from climate change, rising temperatures, and sometimes disrupting supply chains, cooling technology is increasingly vital."

Learn more:
https://www.presstelegram.com/2026/06/16/africa-solar-agriculture/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/gXFVl

#SolarPunkSunday #PreservingTheHarvest #Offgrid #SolarColdStorage #Africa #SolarPower

#MissKittyPolitics #CLIMATE
Ultimately, the universal adoption of off-grid #solar-powered #datacenters transforms the #computing #industry from a primary source of grid congestion and carbon emissions into a highly resilient, self-sustaining, and #carbon-negative ecosystem. 🔦🔦🔦

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NOW PLAYING == eTown with Nick and Helen Forster 8/9/26: Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes, Alysha Brilla, and Michael Dougherty https://youtu.be/ww9KpAnHeN8?si=zw340njqJdRtl34j#arts #art #music #livemusic #radio #solarpowered #colorado #etown #activism #progressive #left #activist #environment #humanrights #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #resist #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/117068272944472831

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NOW PLAYING == eTown with Nick and Helen Forster 7/29/26: Dar Williams, Peter Mulvey, and interview guest Rick Bass https://youtu.be/gkcaPLeeOWE?si=5CCZgmPsvdrA6quA#arts #art #music #livemusic #radio #solarpowered #colorado #etown #activism #progressive #left #activist #environment #humanrights #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #resist #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/117029188649708293

#California was mostly #solarpowered in May

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-solar-power-record-may

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NOW PLAYING == eTown with Nick and Helen Forster 7/22/26: Big Thief and Lucinda Williams https://youtu.be/DpB-peX_TLc?si=Z5PDs8Blt8KnCPB8#arts #art #music #livemusic #radio #solarpowered #colorado #etown #activism #progressive #left #activist #environment #humanrights #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #resist #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #SupportPublicMedia

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#news

#Cuba - #Solarpowered #tricycles help #Cubans navigate #FuelShortages and blockades

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
Updated 4:38 PM UTC, July 10, 2026

HAVANA (AP) — "Cuba’s iconic vintage cars have all but disappeared and in their place, small electric tricycles — most of them made in China — have become the primary means of transportation for hundreds of thousands of Cubans grappling with a prolonged fuel crisis.
These are no ordinary electric tricycles — many Cubans have outfitted them with #SolarPanels, allowing the vehicles to recharge without relying on the island nation’s strained power grid.

"The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke.

" 'This is how people get around now,' said 40-year-old Liecer de la Cruz, who owns one of these vehicles.

"The tricycles, with a cost between $2,000 and $4,000, are used to transport goods and serve fixed routes once covered by buses.

"While their price is out of reach for most Cubans, many have sold their older gasoline-powered cars to buy the tricycles. Others got them from relatives abroad, where they are generally cheaper, and some small-business owners even used their profits to invest in them, expecting to recoup the cost."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-crisis-electric-tricycles-fa75dc2aca5b78dac90b1e86c7c762b1

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/arhCA

#SolarPunkSunday #PostOil #SolarBikes #SolarTrikes #BikeTooter #USPol #WorldPol #USBlockade

#Solar-powered tricycles are helping people in 🇨🇺 Cuba move around amid fuel shortages and power blackouts. The country’s iconic vintage cars have all but disappeared, and small #electric tricycles have become the primary means of transportation for hundreds of thousands of Cubans.

Solar-powered tricycles help C...

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Video - Cuba’s Green Solution to the U.S. Oil Blockade: #SolarPowered Electric Tricycles
https://peertube.world/w/ghzAPXvGNjjy2M36YTk4pE
Duration - 2:44

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Electric tricycles have exploded across Cuba as the country faces extreme fuel shortages due to the #US-imposed #oil #blockade. But blackouts now last so long — 20 or more hours a day — there isn’t enough electricity to charge them.

So drivers are now installing #SolarPanels on top of their tricycles.

“As long as the sun is out, it’s charging the battery,” says Evanys Peréz. “Now we can travel up to 90 miles.”

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics
#sanctions #embargo #SustainableEnergy
#Sustainability

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NOW PLAYING == eTown with Nick and Helen Forster 6/24/26: From Red Rocks - Amos Lee and the Indigo Girls https://youtu.be/gOJfwtNCKkE?si=LTWAQcVEiEHqMQKD #arts #art #music #livemusic #radio #solarpowered #colorado #etown #activism #progressive #left #activist #environment #humanrights #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #resist #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #SupportPublicMedia

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Update: I got a fixed solar setup.

It's only 9:45 AM and the EV is being slow-charged (1.1 kW) by energy produced entirely by four 600W solar panels. In a country where the national grid (#CFE) generates only about 25% of energy from renewable sources, that makes me super happy about the CO2 emissions avoided.

#solarpowered #mexico

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NOW PLAYING eTown with Nick and Helen Forster 5/26/26: Fruition and Madeline Hawthorne with interview guest Jake Plummerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWIgfgkuabE#arts #art #music #livemusic #radio #solarpowered #colorado #etown #activism #progressive #left #activist #environment #humanrights #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #resist #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116674527957494808

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P. Nosa's solar powered sewing machine

https://spectra.video/w/tpUcRJsS6ESGUHsfesHtS5

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