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
1733 – Drawing Down Carbon: Eric Toensmeier on Agroforestry and Climate Change – Permaculture Podcast
Firefighter’s self-built tiny house is inspired by earthships (Video) – TH
Climate change is disappearing from government websites — and from research, too – G
[Episode #57] – Climate Science Part 7 – Carbon Budget – Energy Transition Show
Grain silo converted into solar-powered home for father & daughter (Video) – TH
Underground dome house stays warm in Omaha winters – NBB
High rent? No health care? Young farmers: They’re just like us! – G
Bike Safety Manual from the fifties shows how little things have changed – TH
To Save Water, Should You Wash Your Hands Of Hand Washing Dishes? – NPR
Silence – The 1A
Magical 4 Season Off-Grid Tipi – A Tiny House Alternative – NBB
Artist’s intense landscape collages speak of grim environmental impacts – TH
Environmental News
As New Pipelines Get Built, More People are Standing in the Way – R
Life After Coal – G
Despite What Politicians Say, Hundreds of BC Gas Wells Leak Methane – R
Research News
Women’s Role In The European Agricultural Revolution Revealed – NPR
Emerging markets now account for the majority of growth in solar power, according to new data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) – CB
Uncertainty in warming since pre-industrial times – Climate Lab Book
This solar hydropanel can pull 10 liters of drinking water per day out of the air – TH
The Ancient Andean Tradition of Eating Clay May Have Helped To Protect Health – NPR
The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Katharine Hayhoe – CB
Transportation is now the biggest source of US CO2 emissions – TH
The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Bill Hare – CB
What drives hot spots of sea-level rise? – Earth
Op-Ed¹
Why I put time and energy into advocating universal basic income – Feasta
GDP, Jobs, and Fossil Largesse – R
Cars don’t belong near schools – TH
What’s the real cost of convenience? – TH
The Life-Death-Life Cycle – Indie Farmer
Our food system doesn’t need funky design. It needs better distribution networks – TH
Source Abbreviations
CB – Carbon Brief
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
R – Resilience
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.