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
Top 3 Ways To Multiply Profit From A Piece Of Land – Natural Building Blog
1718 – Nomad Seed Project – The Permaculture Podcast
Using Energy to extract energy – the dynamics of depletion – Credo
Why you should be a proud ‘Outfit Repeater’ – TH
Should we add nitrogen fertiliser or not? – Indie Farmer
Ancient Fish Trap Discovered in Alaska – Archaeology
Combining Energies – Resilience
Greenpeace tech product guide ranks Apple, Samsung low on repairability – TH
Environmental News
The World’s Largest Coal Mining Company Is Closing 37 Sites – VM
EPA science adviser says clearing board of experts leaves “huge void.” – G
Yellowstone Grizzly Bear to Lose Endangered Species Protection – NYT
Arkansas Tries To Stop An Epidemic Of Herbicide Damage – NPR
‘Cause For Serious Concern’: Invasive Carp Caught 9 Miles From Great Lakes – NPR
UN Renews Call for Site C Review to Protect National Park – The Tyee
Plastic bag wars are heating up in the U.S. – TH
‘Sea Pickles’ Wash Ashore In Pacific Northwest – NPR
Research News
Study: Why troposphere warming differs between models and satellite data – Carbon Brief
Sea levels are rising faster than before, study shows – V
Fire May Be the Only Remedy for a Plague Killing Deer and Elk – NYT
New data set explores 90 years of natural disasters in the US – The Conversation
Pesticides Are Harming Bees — But Not Everywhere, Major New Study Shows – NPR
New Field Tests Find These Pesticides Are Harming Bees – VM
Neonicotinoid pesticides do harm honeybees, shows first industry funded pan-European field study – E
Toxic algae caused by climate change might be killing scores of whales, and scientists are getting worried – V
Major correction to satellite data shows 140% faster warming since 1998 – CarbonBrief
Half a degree could make a world of difference – CarbonBrief
Op-Ed¹
Universal Basic Income Is the Path to an Entirely New Economic System – VM
A People’s Food Policy – grassroot food and farming groups call for a more just food system – E
Concrete Solutions – The Great Change
100% Renewables – A Few Remarks about the Jacobson/Clack Controversy – Resilience
It’s time for cities to treat climate change like a public health crisis – G
Indigenous Peoples Will Shape a More Just and Sustainable Future for Canada – VM
Why we need a global effort by corporations, citizens and nonprofits to tackle climate change – E
[Episode #46] – Is 100% Renewables Realistic? – Energy Transition Show
A Sense of Duty to Teach Climate Change – NYT
Meadows offer food and shelter to vast varieties of animals and wildflowers – and must be saved – E
Source Abbreviations
E – The Ecologist
G – Grist
MJ – Mother Jones
NPR – National Public Radio
NYT – New York Times
TH – TreeHugger
V – Vice
VM – Vice: Motherboard
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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.