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
De-composure – Dark Mountain
A modest investment with major dividends: cycling culture in the Netherlands – An Outside Chance
The Results – A Trial Looking at 5 Ways to Prepare Beds for Tree and Shrub Planting – Which one is the best? – The Permaculture Research Institute
7 Ways to Use the Humble Choko Vine – The Permaculture Research Institute
Homesteading Family Living Off-Grid in a Spectacular Earthship | Natural Building Blog
The Lost Art of Pantries and Root Cellars | Natural Building Blog
Don’t hibernate this winter | TreeHugger
Experimental mini-greenhouse plays host to urban plants & bees | TreeHugger
6 different kitchen floors that are healthy and green | TreeHugger
Passive House and permaculture are a perfect mix | TreeHugger
The secret power of the flexitarian | TreeHugger
The Right to Roam: tips for first-time foragers – Milkwood
Restoring Mayberry: Listening to the land
Mountain Hall Farm: Our year of graduation – Indie Farmer
1835 – Natural Building, Community, and Opportunity with Clare Kenny of The Mudgirls | The Permaculture Podcast
[Episode #81] – Principles of Energy Transition | The Energy Transition Show
Environmental News
“It’s a Ghost Page”: EPA Site’s Climate Change Section May Be Gone for Good – Mother Jones
Big Oil and Gas Are Spending Tens of Millions to Defeat Environmental Initiatives – Mother Jones
A Good Climate Policy Rises Above Politics – Mother Jones
As Arctic ship traffic increases, narwhals and other unique animals are at risk
German city going to court to fight composting | TreeHugger
Judge Blocks the Disputed Keystone XL Pipeline in a Setback for Trump’s Energy Agenda – The New York Times
Debunking False Accusations Regarding Trash of the L’eau Est La Vie Camp | Earth First! Newswire
In Northern Michigan, Tribes Protesting Line 5 Hunker down for Winter | Earth First! Newswire
Research News
Algae ate themselves to death and caused a global extinction | EARTH Magazine
Going subterranean: Repurposed mines become innovative labs | EARTH Magazine
Seed Vaults Can’t Save a Third of Critically Endangered Plants – Motherboard
Do fracking mini-quakes matter?
Tree planting ‘no way to seed a forest’
Tree Teachings: How Fossil Fuels and Climate Change Are Altering the Global Forest | The Tyee
Solar geoengineering may not halt ocean warming, study says | Carbon Brief
Guest post: Did bombing during second world war cool global temperatures? | Carbon Brief
Can we meet a growing need for food without destroying our environment? | Ensia
Op-Ed¹
Cassandra’s Legacy: Will we Ever be Able to End Wars? How the Wise are Confused
Cassandra’s Legacy: Epistemology of a Dying Empire: Can Growth Last Forever?
Cassandra’s Legacy: The Seneca Rebound: why Growth is Faster after Collapse. Explaining the European World Dominance
IPCC says we have 12 years to cut carbon by 45%. What does that look like? | TreeHugger
Resource Insights: Is the “world” actually getting better? Depends on your definition of “world”
The Great Change: Why Permaculture Puts Food First
The Great Change: Hope from Havana
How Circular is the Circular Economy? – LOW-TECH MAGAZINE
Culture and climate | Feasta
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