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
Energy: A Human History – a slim slice of history and science – An Outside Chance
1821 – Sprig the Rescue Pig with Leslie Crawford | The Permaculture Podcast
[Episode #72] – The Future of Solar | The Energy Transition Show
How do you carry your groceries home? | TreeHugger
Permaculture chickens – 6 practical lessons from the evolution of chickens – The Permaculture Research Institute
Greening the Desert with Permaculture – The Permaculture Research Institute
The Greenest Building is the One Already Built | Natural Building Blog
Is Your Dream Farm Abandoned And Waiting For You? | Natural Building Blog
Organica Straw Bale House | Natural Building Blog
Earthbag Canteen Project in Kathmandu, Nepal | Natural Building Blog
Bearing Witness to a Disappearing World – Dark Mountain
Product Review – Ryset Fruit Protection Bags | Deep Green Permaculture
Environmental News
A Win for the Oil Companies: No Actionable Tort(ure) Was Found – Civil Notion
Tropical Forests Suffered Near-Record Tree Losses in 2017 – The New York Times
Estimated 230,000 Gallons of Crude Oil Spills Into Iowa River After Train Derailment | Earth First! Newswire
New Blockade in California’s Mattole Forest Protects Old Growth from Timber Harvest Plans | Earth First! Newswire
Cassandra’s Legacy: The Betrayal of a Nation. How the Kiribati People Will be Left to Drown
The Carbon Brief Profile: Japan | Carbon Brief
Research News
‘Atlantification’ of Arctic sea tipping it towards new climate regime | Carbon Brief
What’s making Europe’s trees so sick? | TreeHugger
Op-Ed¹
If we want to solve complex environmental and social problems, we need to think in terms of systems | Ensia
How to realistically reduce plastic pollution in everyday life
It is time to get serious about the hidden carbon cost in everyday products | TreeHugger
The Great Change: Sargon and the Sea Peoples
Japan and Europe have wonderful train systems. Why can’t we? | Grist
What will make the fashion industry greener? | TreeHugger
Crop insurance is good for farmers, but not always for the environment
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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.