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
EagleYew House — Efficient Technology With an Artist’s Aesthetic – Natural Building Blog
This restaurant is using its own scraps, fish poop, and worms to change the industry – Vice News
All you need is one – TreeHugger
20 Perennial Crops for Wet Soil – Tenth Acre Farm
Pinkies Up! A Local Tea Movement Is Brewing – NPR
World War I food propaganda still inspires today – TreeHugger
Four ways responsible forestry supports wood construction – TreeHugger
1711 – Natural Aquaponics – Permaculture Podcast
This low-tech gravity-fed watering system is based on an ancient irrigation technique – TreeHugger
Environmental News
What to Know About Trump’s Order to Dismantle the Clean Power Plan – New York Times
Planned Rollback of Climate Rules Unlikely to Achieve All Trump’s Goals – New York Times
It’s official: Oil is making its way through the Dakota Access Pipeline – Grist
Video: Climate scientists discuss record lows in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice – Carbon Brief
Research News
Adapting to climate change through ‘managed retreat’ – Carbon Brief
Scientists Who Want To Study Climate Engineering Shun Trump – NPR
Lower-carbon power is less likely to kill you – Grist
Op-Ed¹
How to defuse the methane timebomb in the Arctic? Unleash the mammoths – Grist
Why states are pushing ahead with clean energy despite Trump’s embrace of coal – The Conversation
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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.