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 backlash against ‘mixed’ foods led to the demise of a classic American dish
Restoring Mayberry: Sauerkraut
Family tests Rotterdam self-sufficient home within greenhouse | Natural Building Blog
Rice hull concrete for cool room insulation | Natural Building Blog
[Episode #68] – Environmental Economics | The Energy Transition Show
1812 – Being Present for Ourselves and Others with Rhonda Baird | The Permaculture Podcast
How to process wild clay
It’s time to make protected bike lanes and sidewalks part of every road design | TreeHugger
9 summer hats that are stylish and sustainable | TreeHugger
Understanding Biological Farming: A simplified understanding of ‘compost tea’ a plant and soil probiotic – The Permaculture Research Institute
Environmental News
State of the climate: Warm start to 2018 despite La Niña conditions | Carbon Brief
The race is on to decarbonize the world’s 50,000-plus ships | Ensia
The Bering Sea’s ice has never melted this early before | Grist
The water war that will decide the fate of 1 in 8 Americans | Grist
Landowner Aims To Bring Wolves Back To Scotland, Centuries After They Were Wiped Out : Parallels : NPR
Hawaii Approves Bill Banning Sunscreen Believed To Kill Coral Reefs : The Two-Way : NPR
Foxconn Will Drain 7 Million Gallons of Water Per Day From Lake Michigan to Make LCD Screens | Earth First! Newswire
Three Shut Downs, Two Days—Continued Resistance to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline | Earth First! Newswire
Research News
Small strips of prairie hold hope for reducing farms’ environmental impact
Another problem with China’s coal: Mercury in rice
The surprising benefits of predators
Algae could light up our cities at night | TreeHugger
Global Warming Coud Bring Extreme Temperature Swings — And Poor Countries Could Be Hardest Hit : Goats and Soda : NPR
Meet the tick that’s forcing Americans to give up their meat | Grist
“Holy Shit. This is Dangerous”: Nixon, a Soviet Bomb Test, and a Top-Secret Climate Study – Mother Jones
Op-Ed¹
Are public objections to wind farms overblown?
The Dangerous Belief That Extreme Technology Will Fix Climate Change | Earth First! Newswire
The ninety percent and the tithe | Feasta
Why we need radical efficiency, radical simplicity and radical sufficiency | TreeHugger
How cultivating hope can help build a better future
Dark Mountain: Issue 13 – Dear Sophie | The Dark Mountain Project
Dark Kitchen: Making Friends with Microbes | The Dark Mountain Project
The Great Change: Spring Cleaning
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