☀️ Energy & Environment
How we power our lives and protect our home
The Problem
Our civilization runs on ancient sunlight being burned in decades, causing climate chaos. Energy is centralized in massive corporations. Those who bear the worst impacts have the least power. We treat nature as a warehouse.
The Alternative
Distributed Renewable Energy
Community solar and wind, microgrids, energy cooperatives, rooftop renewables, and local battery storage. Every community produces its own clean energy.
Circular Material Flows
Design for disassembly, local repair economies, material libraries, industrial symbiosis, and composting at scale. Waste from one process feeds another.
Rights of Nature
Rivers, forests, and ecosystems have legal standing. Communities can sue on behalf of nature. Indigenous land management practices are recognized.
Regenerative Land Management
Reforestation, watershed restoration, soil carbon sequestration, pollinator corridors, and urban greening. Actively healing instead of just sustaining.
Start Here
- ✓Reduce energy waste — insulation, efficiency, mindful use
- ✓Support community energy projects
- ✓Repair before replacing. Share before buying.
- ✓Plant trees and create pollinator gardens
- ✓Research community solar or wind options
Already Happening
Som Energia
Girona, Spain · Est. 2010
Spain's first renewable energy cooperative. Members collectively invest in and consume 100% renewable energy, owning solar and wind projects as an alternative to conventional utility providers.
Repowering London
London, United Kingdom · Est. 2011
Not-for-profit energy cooperatives installing community-owned solar panels on social housing estates. Revenue partly funds energy efficiency for lower-income residents excluded from the clean energy transition.
Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature
Quito, Ecuador · Est. 2010
An international network across 100+ countries working to establish legal systems recognizing ecosystems' rights to exist and regenerate. Played a key role in Ecuador's constitutional rights of nature.
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, USA · Est. 1995
A public interest law firm helping communities establish rights of nature in local law. Helped draft the first US rights of nature ordinances and assisted Ecuador's constitutional provisions.
Te Pou Tupua (Whanganui River)
Whanganui, New Zealand · Est. 2017
The governance body for the Whanganui River after it was recognized as a legal person in 2017. Two guardians speak for and enforce the river's rights after a 140-year Maori campaign.
Precious Plastic
Eindhoven, Netherlands (global network) · Est. 2013
Provides free open-source blueprints for small-scale plastic recycling machines. Over 500 workshops globally now shred, melt, and reshape plastic waste into new products, creating circular material flows.
Savory Institute
Boulder, Colorado, USA (global) · Est. 2009
Promotes Holistic Management for regenerative land stewardship through 51 regional hubs worldwide. Over 28,000 farmers trained, influencing management on more than 92 million acres of grasslands.
Regeneration Canada
Montreal, Canada · Est. 2017
Advances the regenerative agriculture movement across Canada by connecting farmers, researchers, and policymakers around farming practices that rebuild soil health and sequester carbon.
Enercoop
Paris, France · Est. 2005
A cooperative network of 11 regional co-ops supplying 100% renewable electricity across France. 100,000+ clients and 55,000 cooperative members purchasing from 524+ renewable producers.
Coopernico
Lisbon, Portugal · Est. 2013
Portugal's only national-scale renewable energy cooperative. 4,400+ members, 37 solar installations across 10 regions, over EUR 2 million invested in decentralized solar.
Middelgrunden Wind Cooperative
Copenhagen, Denmark · Est. 1997
8,650 citizens co-own half of a 40 MW offshore wind farm. Inspired Denmark's mandate that new wind projects must be at least 20% community-owned.
REScoop.eu
Brussels, Belgium (pan-European) · Est. 2013
The European federation of renewable energy cooperatives representing 2,500 energy communities and 2 million citizens across 25 countries through 121 member organizations.
Earth Law Center
Durango, Colorado, USA · Est. 2008
Advances legal recognition of ecosystems' inherent rights. Secured the first rights-of-river decision in Peru for the Maranon River in 2024. Partners with Indigenous communities globally.
Africa Collect Textiles
Nairobi, Kenya · Est. 2014
Collects, sorts, recycles, and upcycles used textiles across East Africa, transforming unwearable garments into new products and creating local employment while diverting waste from landfills.
Regeneration International
Minneapolis, USA (global network) · Est. 2015
A global network of 700+ partner organizations in 70+ countries promoting regenerative food, farming, and land management to restore climate stability and rebuild soils.