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
A Tiny Self-Sufficient House Aims to Make Us Rethink Sustainability – VM
Digitally woven bamboo pavilion keeps an old tradition alive (Video) – TH
LA painting streets white to reduce urban warming – TH
Abandoned windmill converted into unique guesthouse with metal-clad viewing pod – TH
Creating Community Through the Act of Gardening – PRI
The Benefits of a Solar Heated Shower – PRI
Sherpa’s Earthbag House, Himalayas – NBB
Episode 1724 – Holistic Goat Care – Permaculture Podcast
Danish dome-sheltered community center is built with wood – TH
Health Benefits of Natural Earthen Construction – PRI
Environmental News
Hurricane Harvey: Connecting the Dots between Climate Change and More Extreme Events – Resilience
German Government Shuts Down Indymedia: What It Means – EF!
Making it easier and safer for informants to turn in wildlife criminals – Ensia
Australia generates enough renewable energy to power 70% of homes – TH
Six Arrests as Enbridge Line 3’s Shut Down for Third Times in Nine Days – EF!
Harvey triggered the release of more than a million pounds of toxic pollutants – G
First Nations, Environmentalists Occupy BC Salmon Farm – EF!
The U.S. Backs Off Nuclear Power. Georgia Wants to Keep Building Reactors – NYT
Research News
Forest-Killing Beetles Are Swarming North Because of Climate Change – VM
Busting the myth of the complete protein – TH
Another study suggests plant-based diet lowers cholesterol – TH
Millions worldwide hit by unprecedented flooding as climate change becomes a deadly reality – E
Op-Ed¹
‘Gluten-free water’ shows absurdity of trend in labeling what’s absent – The Conversation
Are the roads being overrun by dangerous irresponsible cyclists? – TH
Permaculture: a Holistic Approach to Life – PRI
Climate Change Polls: A Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Part I, Part II – Civil Notion
Source Abbreviations
E – The Ecologist
EF! – Earth First! Newswire
G – Grist
MJ – Mother Jones
NBB — Natural Building Blog
NPR – National Public Radio
NYT – New York Times
PRI – Permaculture Research Institute
TH – TreeHugger
V – Vice
VM – Vice: Motherboard
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