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Fuel Your Inspiration 08-25

  • Writer: Tom Vermolen
    Tom Vermolen
  • Jul 29
  • 2 min read

Updated: Aug 3

“It’s all steel and glass and wires. It looks like hell.

And you see rabbits get caught in it. … It’s just terrible.”

—US Pres. Donald Trump, making his “case” against photovoltaic installation and not pursuing clean, solar energy in the US

Invaluable and inspiring scientific data for us climate folks


Logo of our world in data

Our World in Data is an invaluable resource for all kinds of cool scientific data. If you need info, graphs, charts, maps, statistics, and more than you can imagine on such topics as climate change, human rights, democracy, a brief history of artificial intelligence, or even a brief history of human height, this is your place!


The accidental guardian of biodiversity who is making a difference


Picture of Kyle Lybarger talking about the Native Habitat project.

Kyle Lybarger, a forester from the US state of Alabama, stumbled into a social media career and has become a trailblazer for biodiversity and conservation efforts. Read and be inspired by this account, an example of taking the path less travelled.









Climate and wood species protection are music to their ears


People clearly identifiable as musicians running over mountains.

Musicians of forty German orchestras collaborate to form Orchester des Wandels, or Orchestras of Change. Their mission is to protect climate, establish sustainable standards for concert and touring operations, and support their instrument makers’ reforestation and conservation projects in Madagascar and Brazil.


A self-imposed moratorium on new ebony and pernambuco purchases


A young ebony tree.

To ensure there is a sustainable inventory for their instrument-making in the future, violin and bow makers of Eben!Holz (German for “ebony”) and the International Pernambuco Conservation Initiative are replanting ebony and pernambuco forests in Madagascar and Brazil. Local residents earn a living managing the new forests.








Climate visas for Tuvaluans


The Island of Vanuatu.

One third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 citizens threatened by sea-rise have applied for visas to work, study, or live permanently in nearby Australia. Read more here, here, and watch this video.



Wayfinding the human responsibility to Mother Earth


Indigenous women in traditional clothing carrying traditional woven baskets.

“Wayfinding” is the traditional method of navigation using stars, weather, the winds, and traditional navigation routes. Wayfinders Circle global network of Indigenous Peoples is dedicated to teaching and preserving ancient knowledge, traditional practices, and storytelling. Check out articles, stories, interviews, podcasts, and films.


 
 
 

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