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The visceral climate experience

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Representing climate change through music and the visual arts anchors it in our culture.

Spark is the world's first musical shaker that generates clean energy. Twelve minutes of shaking generates one hour of light. With the built-in solar panel, you can charge a mobile phone too. The $32-shaker is designed for the 1.2 billion people who do not have access to the grid. It was invented by Faithless percussionist Sudha Kheterpal and inspired by the raw power of the crowd unleashed at Faithless concerts.

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