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
Mo’ Mulberry – The Essential Guide to All You Need to Know About Mulberry – PRI
Outstanding Onions – PRI
1728 – Local Food Nodes with Viktor Zaunders – Permaculture Podcast
New GoSun portable solar cooker weighs 2 lbs, cooks a meal in 20 minutes – TH
This concentrated solar power plant is totally tubular & easily transported – TH
He’s Growing BANANAS at 7,200 Feet (In COLORADO) – NBB
Electrifying Heating – Resilience
How Do You Use Urine? – PRI
Environmental News
Support Cascadia Forest Defenders as They Defend an Oregon Forest from Logging – EF!
In-depth: How the ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ hopes to deliver UK climate goals – Carbon Brief
The Dharma of disobedience at Ende Gelände: breaking the law to combat climate violence – E
Climate Change Is Making It Harder to Grow Rice – VM
Sleep like a Swede using the lifestyle philosophy of ‘lagom’ – TH
Elon Musk wants to help Puerto Rico go all-renewable – G
Research News
Wikipedia’s Science Articles Are Elitist – VM
Geoengineering: Scientists in Berlin debate radical ways to reverse global warming – Carbon Brief
Mapped: How the US generates electricity – Carbon Brief
Interpreting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C temperature limit – Carbon Brief
Op-Ed¹
The antibiotic apocalypse will change the way we live – TH
The Future of Renewable Energy – Feasta
Source Abbreviations
C – The Conversation
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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¹Opinion pieces represent the independent thought of their authors and may or may not represent the position of the Low Technology Institute.