Low Tech News
Reykjavik Turns Off Street Lights To Turn Up The Northern Lights – NPR
Using Tree Bark Flours in Cooking – Walden Labs
Turf Houses in Iceland – Natural Building Blog
Sweden Proposes Tax Breaks for Repairs – NPR
Life on this Colorado farm is about more than plants – Grist
Here’s how to keep your sweaters lasting longer – Grist
Environmental News
Donald Trump Says Global Warming Is a Chinese Hoax, China Disagrees – Mother Jones
European Parliament Approves Paris Climate Agreement – NPR
UK Solar Beats Coal Over Half a Year – Resilience
Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital, is going carbon-neutral – Grist
Climate change could push risk of ‘megadrought’ to 99% in American southwest – CarbonBrief
New Research Zeroes In On Sources Of Methane-Emissions Uptick – NPR
Research News
Researchers Study Sugar’s Effect On Bees – NPR
Can We Preserve Seed Diversity For The Future? – TED
Here’s another source of greenhouse gases you should be worrying about: hydropower – Grist
For the first time, bees have been added to the U.S. endangered species list – Grist
Americans Are More Torn Over Climate Change Than Ever, Pew Poll Reveals – Vice: Motherboard
Turns out solar power is the only thing Americans can agree on – Grist
Bees Can Count to Four, Display Emotions, and Teach Each Other New Skills – Vice: Motherboard
Latinos in America Are Far More Likely Than the Average Citizen to Breathe Polluted Air – Mother Jones
Op-Ed
Are We Headed Into Another Mass Extinction? – TED
What’s The Anthropocene? – TED
Canada’s Trudeau failed an environmental test in a big way – Grist
London in Banning Dangerous Trucks — and that’s great news for cyclists – Grist
A top climate scientist isn’t impressed with the world’s half-assed effort to save itself – Grist
No, Giant Farms Are Not Feeding the World. They’re Feeding Canada. – Mother Jones
Andrew W. K. on Bread – Vice