These are a few stories we found this week that may be of interest to institute regulars. If you have a news tip, please send it to lowtechinstitute@gmail.com.
Low Tech News
1706 – B Corporations: Business as a force for good – Permaculture Podcast
The principles behind designing a backyard food forest – TreeHugger
Terra Alta Roundhouse – Natural Building Blog
Elements of Design – Green Abundance By Design
Affordable solar-powered device can create water out of air – TreeHugger
New cabins built for Fallingwater Institute – TreeHugger
Natural Building Workshops at Quail Springs Permaculture – Natural Building Blog
To Save The Planet, Give Cows Better Pasture – NPR
Forget about “balance” with cars; we have to prioritize walking, biking and transit – TreeHugger
Wringing Oil from Your Beverages, Food, Stuff and Heat (How to Make Your Life Less Oily in 2017, Part III) (Part II) (Part I) – Musings
Considering Leaves – Dark Mountain
[Episode #36] – Climate Science Part 1 – Energy Transition Show
How best to prepare for epidemics? Strengthen primary care – The Conversation
Germ History: Milkmaids Inspire Vaccines, But The Germs Keep Coming – NPR
The Difference Between Seedling, Grafted and Cutting Grown Fruit Trees – Deep Green Permaculture
Where the rubber hits the road: biking in all seasons – An Outside Chance
Oslo, Norway, is giving residents $1200 toward purchasing an electric cargo bike – TreeHugger
Modern rammed earth home echoes region’s natural cave dwellings – TreeHugger
Apple Will Fight ‘Right to Repair’ Legislation – Vice
Environmental News
Mutated Fish Still Haunt Louisiana’s Fishermen After the BP Oil Spill – Vice: Motherboard
Wind power is beating the pants off of other renewables – Grist
Grisly Cleanup Follows Deaths of 400 Whales in New Zealand – New York Times
The West’s coal giant is closing way ahead of schedule – Grist
Research News
Guest post: Why NOAA updates its sea surface temperature record – Carbon Brief
How New York City Gets Its Electricity – New York Times
Scientist at work: Tracking muskoxen in a warming Arctic – The Conversation
Animating global sea ice changes – Climate Lab Book
This new battery runs on seawater – TreeHugger
90 Percent Of Fish We Use For Fishmeal Could Be Used To Feed Humans Instead – NPR
Claims About Yogurt’s “Good Bacteria” Might Be Overblown – Mother Jones
Canada’s Melting Glaciers Are Causing Sea Level Rise Around the World – Vice: Motherboard
Op-Ed¹
Sure, pipelines are good for oil companies, but what about jobs related to preserving nature and culture? – The Conversation
What do gorilla suits and blowfish fallacies have to do with climate change? – The Conversation
Does embodied energy really matter in green building? – TreeHugger
Is the ‘Anthropocene’ Epoch a Condemnation of Human Interference — or a Call for More? – New York Times
Focus on Positive Solutions – Natural Building Blog
Disruption to oil demand may be much closer than you think – TreeHugger
Are fossil fuel companies telling investors enough about the risks of climate change? – The Conversation
Energy and Environmental Regulation in the Age of Trump: The Role of the States – Civil Notion
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¹Opinion pieces represent the independent thought of their authors and may or may not represent the position of the Low Technology Institute.