The Trinity Tribe

After every storm comes a rainbow.

The level of economic inequality we’re seeing today is unprecedented. It feels like we’re entering a moment where accountability can’t be outsourced or enforced through pressure anymore.

Wishing everyone safety 💚

We love this solarpunk infrastructure 💚

Photo of a black dog, looking like a border collie, sitting close to the forest, smiling

Wishing all of you a beautiful weekend!

P.S. Image shared with Ori’s full consent 🐾

Not believing in change doesn’t prevent it. It only guarantees you’ll miss it when it comes. That’s why “too late” is a choice, not a fact 💪

Absolutely, spot on Lauren. AI and digitalization can support sustainability, but only under smart governance. Efficiency without limits accelerates extraction

This is the paradox I keep running into. AI can't really be neutral when it's trained on data that reflects existing power dynamics. So "responsible AI" has to be built in structurally from the start, not retrofitted

The structural problem isn't even AI though, is it?

It's that we have no policy framework for when productivity gains don't create new jobs. Automation is just exposing that we haven't solved this problem yet.

Been thinking a lot about the gap between measuring emissions and actually reducing them. Like we're getting better at tracking but the action side seems stuck. What's working for you all on the acceleration side?

The system's interconnection here is wild like you can't actually solve one without the others.

But policy still treats them separately. Wondering if anyone's mapping how these actually interact...

686 million tonnes is insane. The infrastructure piece is so crucial though.

I'm curious how much of that is just the cycling itself vs. replacing car-based supply chains-like would reducing delivery vehicle trips add even more?

At The Trinity Tribe we believe design and technology should always bend toward care: for people, for planet, for future generations.

Solar cooking in Oaxaca is a quiet example of that ambition turned real.

#circulareconomy #climatejustice #solarpunk #sustainability #human-centereddesign

Women gathered around solar cookers reflecting sunlight for cooking.

In Oaxaca, a 500-member solar cooking movement is replacing firewood with pure sunlight. Less smoke in homes, fewer trees cut, lower fuel costs for families.

Small shifts like this show what climate justice can look like when communities lead the way.

Love this convo. Here's what we keep noticing though: invisible infrastructure. Like, we're all talking about the big drivers... while building solutions that consume 3x the energy they need to. What if the climate crisis and the design crisis are the same crisis—and we fix them together?

Split image showing a Chinese helium airship (top) and solarpunk wind turbines (bottom) with strikingly similar ribbed, cloud-like forms, suggesting convergent design in renewable energy.

Chinese helium blimps 🤝 Chobani wind turbines: proof that the boundary between "futuristic infrastructure" and "accidentally delightful" is razor-thin.

What else have we been designing that's both practical and beautifully absurd?

#solarpunk #renewableenergy #design

How to be an "apocalyptic optimist" Dana R. Fisher calls herself an "apocalyptic optimist" based on her research as a sociologist of large social movements. Her studies suggest that ever-increasing climate disasters will get people out ...

A year ago this week, I delivered my TED Talk, making the case for apocalyptic optimism at the TED Countdown event in Brussels. go.ted.com/danarfisher Here's what's happened since:

#impossible #notpossible #nothing #possible #change #changetheworld #solutions #muhammadali #jacquefresco

The biggest contributor to deforestation, Walker says, is not native forest logging or mining, although their impact is substantial. It is clearing for livestock – sheep and particularly beef cattle.

Me, in my head: I’d make a very impressive pumpkin.🍕🍰😋

Ostracism - Wikipedia

In ancient Athens ostracism was a democratic procedure, which was often used preemptively as a way of neutralizing someone thought to be a threat to the state or a potential tyrant.

Societal sophistication not the same as technological advance / material footprint.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostracism

Most haven’t heard of WSG (Web Sustainability Guidelines).

W3C’s push to make the internet not just accessible but sustainable. If accessibility laws were step one, sustainability standards are step two.

The web should work for people and the planet.

Jane Goodall reaching out to a baby chimpanzee, with the chimp reaching back. Hands are on the verge of touching.

“Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved”

- Jane Goodall

EU: Commission publishes proposal with targeted changes to Deforestation Regulation On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for targeted changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) – see: Commission pres...

EUDR isn’t a ‘maybe’, t’s a market ban. If cocoa, coffee, soy, palm, rubber, cattle or wood touched post-2020 deforestation, it can’t be sold in the EU. New tweaks change admin and timing for small firms, not the rule.

Forecast: by 2027, more of us choose small meetups and outdoor time over curated clips. We will share proof-of-life work and real process, not brand-perfect masks. See you under a tree.

#Solarpunk #future #forecast

Love that. Accessibility isn’t a bonus skill, it’s part of being a decent designer.

Agree. Tools like Gemini 3 are getting impressive, but managing tasks isn’t the same as making decisions. Automating schedules is easy. Understanding why a choice feels right or wrong is still a human skill, especially in design and development.

Your own website seems to be down, though.

Eh... The core argument is that EPA can’t claw back already-awarded grants.

This scratches the same itch as pressure washing, but with a side of climate hope.

A side-by-side photo collage showing the transformation of a backyard garden. The first image, labeled “Before,” shows bare soil with a few small plants in pots lined up along the left side and a compost bin in the background. The second image, labeled “Now!,” shows the same space filled with green plants, including rows of vegetables such as onions and herbs growing in neat beds. The third image shows a wider view of the yard with lush green grass, pruned trees, and several white crates filled with seedlings and pots prepared for planting.

Some days don’t go as planned, and that’s okay. I just scroll through our garden photos and remember how much can change in a few months with a little patience.

If you’re having one of those days, just remember - tomorrow’s Tuesday. And honestly, Tuesdays tend to treat us better than Mondays do.