'We miss having a dog but it's the price you pay': the village that banned pets to save wildlife

Australian eco community is a sanctuary for native animals and a showcase of sustainable livingBill Smart has never heard the word "solarpunk". But the softly spoken 77-year-old lights up when given the definition from Wikipedia: a literary, artistic and social movement that envisions and works towards actualising a sustainable future interconnected with nature and community.Solar refers not just to renewable energy but to an optimistic, anti-dystopian vision of the future. Punk is an allusion to its countercultural, do-it-yourself ethic. Continue reading...