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
Debris Shelter – NBB
Episode 1736 – An end of one year and the beginning of another – Permaculture Podcast
North Coast with Jarod Proffitt – Episode 60 – Treatment-Free Beekeeping Podcast
Frozen pipes? How to prevent them and how to fix them – TH
Should we really be building out of plastic? No – TH
This new craze for “raw water” will not end well – TH
How to make healthier homemade Nutella – TH
Environmental News
News from Germany’s Hambach Forest – EF!
Extraordinary Satellite Photos of the Bomb Cyclone Slamming the East Coast – MJ
Snow in Florida? Maybe We Can Thank Global Warming – MJ
20,000 Hawaiians could lose their homes to sea-level rise – G
In 2017, climate change vanished from a ridiculous number of government websites – G
Why So Cold? Climate Change May Be Part of the Answer – NYT
Research News
Analysis: Low-carbon sources generated more UK electricity than fossil fuels in 2017 – CB
On its Hundredth Birthday in 1959, Edward Teller Warned the Oil Industry About Global Warming – EF!
Meet the plants and animals that help scientists keep an eye on the environment – Ensia
Can road salt and other pollutants disrupt our circadian rhythms? – C
Op-Ed¹
The Golden Rule of Technological Progress: Innovation Doesn’t Solve Problems, It Creates Them – Cassandra’s Legacy
2017 Set a Record for Losses From Natural Disasters. It Could Get Worse – NYT
Peak México – The Great Change
That’s not a roof on the Chicago Apple store; it is the poster child for unsustainable design – TH
Woody Guthrie’s 1942 New Year’s resolutions resonate today – TH
And the car of the year is … a Ford MegaRaptor? – 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.