How we survive the climate crisis (video)
The million-dollar presidential lottery
Published in Drop Site (edited by Ryan Grim)
Rising on The Hill
Spoke with anchors on The Hill about the election.
Living Energy Lights
The industry leader on direct solar and affordable off-grid systems.
Yellow Dot Studios
Produced and edited media for Adam McKay's Yellow Dot Studios.
Togepage
LinkTree alternative, designed as cooperative and minimum bandwidth needs
Streaming Platform
Build your own streaming platform, by editing a Google Sheet
The Internet Can Run Without Data Centers
As data centers and AI expand, explore how we can build Internet and media for ourselves — from our own living rooms.
Steven Donziger
Support with tech, publishing, and content production for lawyer Steven Donziger.
Community Data Portal
Collecting open data and local events in a single dashboard.
Just Transitions Video
Leading systems for direct solar and off-grid heating/electricity (no batteries required)
Undeniable
Developed web platform for NASA scientist Peter Kalmus' media channel, and produced/advised content for the channel.
It was 1.5°C in 2024
We wondered how we'd survive ...
People's Green New Deal Summary
A primer on Max Ajl's visionary book.
Nondominium
Interactive explainer on "Nondominium" model, made with economist Chris Cook
Voucher Project
Made in collaboration with Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics (expansion of prototype)
Resource Board
Includes innovations, visualizations, storytelling, movement building, policy, and economics / business.
"RIDE" — A New Story
A story of the future you can tell in your own community.
Coop Template
An introduction to coops, with an interactive template. (Use it!)
Costs of the Car Economy
The public + private costs of car subsidies — and how we can change.
Anti Inflationary
The best policies for fighting inflation and making life better.
Building What We Want
A workshop to better understand what we want, and take steps to start building it.
Freego
Pick a location, and see nearby transit stations, bikeshares, transit routes, and bike paths — go where you want, car-free. (Open for input and collaboration)
Navi
An open-source and privacy-respecting alternative to Google Maps, based on Open Street Map data and the OSM api. (Open for input and collaboration)
Community Savings
An interactive model, showing how we can make transitions and build local initiatives through the savings they create. (Open for input and collaboration)
Just Start
See events from community groups near you, so you can show up and get engaged.
Spect
Place your perspectives, insights, and experiences on a map — and create prompts for community surveys, participatory budgeting, resource maps, and more. (Open for input and collaboration)
Placeflow
Imagine the future of your community, and share visions of what your neighborhood could be. (Open for input and collaboration)
Situation Earth
A global situation room for environmental challenges.
Referral Rock
Led product and design industry-leading referral marketing software, with customers including AT&T, TripAdvisor, and Random House publishing.write at sambutler dot us
https://linkedin.com/in/sambutler8
© 2021 Sam Butler