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
Storage is the ‘Holy Grail’ of the Energy Transition – or is it? – Resilience
Stormy Weather: Are We Well Prepared For The Next Disaster? – NPR
Apple doesn’t want you to be able to fix your own phone – Grist
Earthbag Retaining Walls for Pathways and Erosion Control – Natural Building Blog
Your Guide to Preventing Pests in the Garden – Tenth Acre Farm
How to treat your vegetables like meat – TreeHugger
How to be a reducetarian – TreeHugger
Nomadic Gardner Grows In Florida + Maine on Other People’s Land – Natural Building Blog
10 great trees for small yards – TreeHugger
Replacing beef with beans would dramatically slash greenhouse gasses – TreeHugger
A free seminar on sun-oven cookery – Walden Effect
In Brooklyn, you can now sell solar power to your neighbors – Grist
The Carbon Code – imperfect answers to impossible questions – An Outside Chance
Which fabrics are most sustainable? – TreeHugger
Fig Leaves Are Out. What to Wear to Be Kind to the Planet? – New York Times
Environmental News
Bonn climate talks: key outcomes from the May 2017 UN climate conference – Carbon Brief
How grizzlies, monarchs and even fish can benefit from U.S. highways – Ensia
With public lands at stake, outdoors enthusiasts head to D.C. – Grist
An oil well off Australia leaked for weeks last year. We just found out about it – Grist
Congress and Farmers Are Shocked By Proposed USDA Cuts – NPR
Renewable energy jobs have almost doubled in past five years – TreeHugger
Research News
Antarctica’s high elevation is slowing rate of warming, says study – Carbon Brief
Rising seas are lapping at the shores of the world’s poorest countries – Grist
Here Are Your Chances of a Hotter-Than-Normal Summer – Vice: Motherboard
75% of eastern tree species moving west – TreeHugger
U.S. Forests Shifting With Climate Change – New York Times
Inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault – New York Times
Garbage Contains All of the Nutrients Missing from Our Diet – Vice: Motherboard
Rapid increase in heat extremes in Europe – Climate Lab Book
The sea is rising three times faster than we thought – Grist
Do low-energy buildings have an overheating problem? – Lean Green Consulting
Op-Ed¹
Stock hedges, home insurance, and our misunderstanding of risk – Resource Insights
Atlantic Crossing – The Great Change
Why Elon Musk’s Tunnel System Can’t Solve Congestion in LA – Vice: Motherboard
The Case for Phasing out Alberta’s Tar Sands – Resilience
The missed opportunity of a tiny, tidy life – Grist
Is Renewable Energy a Commons? – Resilience
Learning What to Make of It – Dark Mountain Project
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