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
The fight for Europe’s last wild rivers
Read this slowly – it could save your life
How I Built a Pallet Greenhouse with a Rain Gutter Grow System | Natural Building Blog
12 groups of companion plants to make your vegetable garden thrive | TreeHugger
We’re running out of wilderness | TreeHugger
1813 – Theory U and the Emerging Future with Dr. Otto Scharmer | The Permaculture Podcast
Dark Mountain: Issue 13 – Bearing Witness to a Disappearing World | The Dark Mountain Project
The EPA says burning wood to generate power is ‘carbon-neutral.’ Is that true?
How the growing “One Water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars | Ensia
Environmental News
California Just Became the First State to Require Solar Panels on New Residential Construction – Mother Jones
Rich Nations Aren’t Following Through on Their Paris Climate Pledges – Mother Jones
Paid actors faked public support for a power plant in New Orleans | Grist
Going green is harder for Detroit’s low-income communities | Grist
The tiny country of Fiji has a big plan to fight climate change | Grist
Making a cleaner, greener, environmentally safe sunscreen
Politics versus the Future: Canada’s Orwellian Energy Standoff – Resilience
Nine Uncomfortable Canadian Energy Facts – Resilience
Research News
Tourism responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, study finds | Carbon Brief
As the U.S. turns its back, poor countries can expect more volatile temperature swings | Grist
Op-Ed¹
FEASTA Turns 20: food policy, sustainability, and basic income – a U.S. perspective | Feasta
Is Defra missing the chance to integrate food, the environment and farmer livelihoods? – Indie Farmer
Where are We Going? – Resilience
Puerto Rico: Deciding Its Energy Future – Resilience
Green building isn’t enough; we need green zoning. | TreeHugger
The Great Change: Straw Wars
Restoring Mayberry: Community-Supported Agriculture
Resource Insights: Information overload, sustainability, and the emerging organization
Disclaimer: The news stories and posts linked above are not meant as an endorsement of the information presented. They are provided as they may be of interest to our readers and further our aims of solutions for a post-fossil-fuel world. We strive to provide fact-based information. If you feel that political views are being presented in a partisan fashion, we are happy to provide equal time to opposing view points as long as they are derived from verifiable data and facts.
¹Opinion pieces represent the independent thought of their authors and may or may not represent the position of the Low Technology Institute.