emma reviewed The Weight of Light by Brenda Cooper
insert bad pun on the heaviness of the subject matter
3 stars
The output of a workshop involving authors, artists and researchers imagining solar energy-centric societies and likely problems in their implementation. I found out about this through a #solarpunk hashtag and had the mistaken idea it would offer hope. There is some but instead I'm left feeling down and aware of how likely it is that, even as the planet forces our societies to change, we'll do as little as we can get away with. Maybe if I'd read it at another time, or I was healthy enough to be involved in these sorts of projects I'd be motivated towards hope. It's a free e-book, via this link csi.asu.edu/books/weight/