# Weekly Solarpunk, of 17 May: Rare-Earth-Free Solar, Yarn-Bombed Underpass, Phaseout Summit Opens, AI Recycling Sorters

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Podcast: [SolarPunk Daily: 5-Minute Briefing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/solarpunk-daily-5-minute-briefing-7795919)
Published: 2026-05-17T06:00:00+00:00
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Weekly Solarpunk for 17 May covers 6 future-facing solarpunk stories including Rare-Earth-Free Solar, Yarn-Bombed Underpass, Phaseout Summit Opens, AI Recycling Sorters. It is a compact audio briefing on concrete developments, reactions, and future-oriented ideas.

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