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
Build a zero waste emergency food kit – TreeHugger
An outdoor cooking group is a great way to spend time in nature – TreeHugger
Casa de Lodo Earthbag Dome in Hawaii – Natural Building Blog
15 ‘disposable’ items that you can reuse – TreeHugger
Why you should always choose a wooden cutting board – TreeHugger
Meet the fixer: This urban farmer grows in tight spaces – Grist
Uncovering the Plot to Kill Lettuce – Mother Jones: Bite
Natural Building: An Intro to Ecological Construction – Natural Building Blog
Local grain economies and enlightened bread making – Indie Farmer
[Episode #40] – Climate Science Part 2 – Taking Planetary Temperatures – Energy Transition Show
The couple who coaxed 300 acres of barren farmland back into lush forest – TreeHugger
We Don’t Need as Much Protein as We Think We Do – Motherboard
Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world – The Conversation
Home cooks should lead the fight against food waste – TreeHugger
Environmental News
Peru’s farmers are in crisis as thousands of international patents claim rights to native plants – Vice News
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Protestors Shut Down FERC Chair’s Lecture at Duke University – Earth First!
Your favorite climate doc is getting a sequel because, it turns out, we couldn’t handle the truth – Grist
China Poised To Fill Leadership Void On Climate Policy – With Economic Incentives – NPR
A massive coal mining project was scrapped in Alaska after no one would invest in it – Vice News
Cherry blossoms are just one more sign our planet is out of whack – Grist
Research News
I Travelled to the Arctic to Plunge a Probe Into the Melting Permafrost – Vice
CapGlobalCarbon and basic income: How could climate action be coupled to economic empowerment? – Cap Global Carbon
Yes, we can do ‘sound’ climate science even though it’s projecting the future – The Conversation
Analysis: Just four years left of the 1.5C carbon budget – Carbon Brief
Op-Ed¹
We Are All This Polar Bear, Praying for an End to This Madness – Vice
To Curb Global Warming, Science Fiction May Become Fact – New York Times
How World War I ushered in the century of oil – The Conversation
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