Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues talking about fire season with a consideration of Indigenous land stewardship. How we can build a better relationship with fire and the land through Indigenous land stewardship practices while respecting sovereignty rather than continuing our settler-colonial history of Indigenous cultural appropriation and exploitation.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagNews Articles and Other SourcesClimate-focused regeneration breathes hope into a long-neglected Rome suburbhttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/climate-focused-regeneration-breathes-hope-into-long-neglected-rome-suburb-2026-07-20Letter: Heatwaves highlight need for resilient infrastructurehttps://www.ft.com/content/7f8e1c6c-89ea-4bb0-a9a1-d5c9732def46

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care with part 6, on building a shared, community food pantry.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care with part 5, on building layered communications networks to make your neighborhood more resilient during disasters.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues talking about fire season with a consideration of Indigenous land stewardship. How we can build a better relationship with fire and the land through Indigenous land stewardship practices while respecting sovereignty rather than continuing our settler-colonial history of Indigenous cultural appropriation and exploitation.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagNews Articles and Other SourcesThese young firefighters are learning ancient Indigenous practices to save Oregon’s forests from wildfirehttps://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/06/these-young-firefighters-are-learning-ancient-indigenous-practices-to-save-oregons-forests-from-wildfire.html(Note: The Oregonian article is behind a paywall. It was republished by The Chronicle. You can read the full article for free at https://www.chronline.com/stories/these-young-firefighters-are-learning-ancient-indigenous-practices-to-save-oregons-forests-from,404042)Tribal Youth Ecological Forestry Training Programhttps://lomakatsi.org/project/tribal-youth/Inter-Tribal Oregon Conservation Corps Crew earns Firefighter Type 2 certification, expanding prescribed fire capacityhttps://lomakatsi.org/inter-tribal-oregon-conservation-corps-crew-earns-firefighter-type-2-certification-expanding-prescribed-fire-capacity/Indian Youth Service Corp making a difference in Oregonhttps://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/features/indian-youth-service-corp-making-difference-oregonOregon State University Extention Services Fire Programhttps://extension.oregonstate.edu/fire-program

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson gets into the fourth part in our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care, resilience hubs: what they are, where they are, what they do, and how to identify and develop one in your community.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagMore Info on Resilience Hubshttps://www.resiliencehubcollaborative.orghttps://www.usdn.org/resilience-hubs.htmlhttps://greenlining.org/2024/whats-all-the-hub-about-how-community-resilience-hubs-can-bridge-gaps-in-social-connection-wellness-and-transportationhttps://gisweb.miamidade.gov/agolpdf/Resilience_Hubs_Examples.pdf

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson takes a look at a climate human rights case out of Australia, and its implications for the ability to hold corporations accountable for their role in damaging the climate. Then, we explore what a solarpunk system of climate accountability would look like.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagNews Articles and Other SourcesTrapped by floods and fearing death in the heat: the Australians taking legal action over the climate crisishttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/22/trapped-by-floods-and-fearing-death-in-the-heat-the-australians-taking-legal-action-over-the-climate-crisisMeet the 10 Australians and Read their Complainthttps://earthjustice.org/hardtruthscase/legalFossil Fuel Exports at Center of UN Human Rights Case Against Australian Governmenthttps://earthjustice.org/press/2026/fossil-fuel-exports-at-center-of-un-human-rights-case-against-australian-governmentU.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissionshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/23/world-court-climate-rulingObligations of States in respect of Climate Changehttps://www.icj-cij.org/case/187

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson looks how extreme heat is changing the way World Cup matches are played, and asked why those same protections aren't afforded to all working people.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagNews Articles and Other SourcesStudy warns of dangerous heat at 2026 World Cup as climate risks growhttps://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/study-warns-dangerous-heat-2026-world-cup-climate-risks-grow-2026-05-14World Cup puts urban heat risk in the spotlighthttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/world-cup-puts-urban-heat-risk-spotlight--ecmii-2026-06-16Mexico, Italy and others see up to two more months of heat stress than in the 1970s, study sayshttps://apnews.com/article/climate-heat-stress-feelslike-temperatures-50-days-daae5fb348e8cb587bccdf770e842611Two World Cup matches were played in ‘severe heat’, analysis findshttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/19/world-cup-matches-severe-heat-level-analysisHydration breaks affect game more than I initially thought, says England's Tuchelhttps://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/hydration-breaks-affect-game-more-than-i-initially-thought-says-englands-tuchel-2026-06-22/Heat at work: Implications for safety and healthhttps://www.ilo.org/publications/heat-work-implications-safety-and-health

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, we have part 3 of our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care. We’re talking about hurricanes, flooding, storm surge, power outages, the myth of the evacuation order, and we continue our conversation about what solarpunk disaster prep and response look like. Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson dives into the data center revolt with three examples of communities fighting back and saying no, including Illinois, La Pine, Oregon, and Monterey Park, California. Then, Justine outlines a solarpunk standard for data center approval.Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmagOur Social MediaBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmagTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmagFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmagNews Articles and Other SourcesAmericans wary of AI-driven data center boom, Reuters/Ipsos poll showshttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-wary-ai-driven-data-center-boom-reutersipsos-poll-shows-2026-06-11US power use to beat record highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI use surges, EIA sayshttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-use-beat-record-highs-2026-2027-ai-use-surges-eia-says-2026-06-09Gov. Pritzker slows down data center developmenthttps://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/09/gov-pritzker-slows-down-data-center-developmentA small Central Oregon town shoots down data center developmenthttps://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/la-pine-rejects-data-center-central-oregonIn first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacentershttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/california-monterey-park-datacenters-ban