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 Cheap Cost of Supermarket Food — The Permaculture Research Institute
Raised Garden Beds – What Size is Best? | Deep Green Permaculture
The Bones of Our Forest Garden | Temperate Climate Permaculture
Agriculture and insects
The Climate-Friendly Vegetable You Ought to Eat – The New York Times
Think prairie grasslands are just “boring grass”? Think again. | Ensia
Plant-based, zero-waste living in a 6th floor Parisian apartment | TreeHugger
Climate-friendly farming is taking root in New York | Grist
Experiencing Lambing made me think about eating them again – Indie Farmer
Make an all-natural plant fertilizer with old eggshells | TreeHugger
Product Review – F.D. Ryan Aussie Ho-Mi Asian Style Hand Cultivator | Deep Green Permaculture
Sorting Out Plastics At The Grocery Store : NPR
[Episode #94] – Integrated Decentralized Power Systems | The Energy Transition Show
1912 – Tacit and Embodied Knowledge with Melissa Peet, Ph.D. | The Permaculture Podcast
Environmental News
After Approving Enbridge Permit, Massachusetts’ Environment Secretary Lands Job with Project’s Contractor | DeSmogBlog
Ethanol Train Derails and Burns in Texas, Killing Horses and Spurring Evacuation | DeSmogBlog
Protesting Grandpa Climbs Tree, Again, to Stop Trans Mountain Pipeline | Earth First! Newswire
Pipeline Protester Charged with “Threat of Terrorism” for Locking Down Against the MVP | Earth First! Newswire
As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, Private Companies Pitch New Ways To Store It : NPR
Corbyn calls for climate emergency vote
Costa Rica goes carbon neutral
Remember the Rainforests? We Still Haven’t Saved Them. – Mother Jones
It looks like Banksy just created an Extinction Rebellion mural | Grist
Cassandra’s Legacy: Greta Thunberg heavily insulted by an Italian newspaper. She’s smashing all the mediatic barriers!
Research News
Norway’s extreme reindeer are eating seaweed to cope with climate change | TreeHugger
Is telecommuting good for the environment?
Here’s what happens to ‘biodegradable’ bags after 3 years in seawater or soil | TreeHugger
Reinventing the Tomato for Survival in a Changing World – The New York Times
Study Finds North American Drilling Boom Is Threatening Efforts to Slow Climate Change – Mother Jones
The Surprising Science of Fighting Crime With…Trees – Mother Jones
The value of trees: 4 essential reads
Unstable Ice Causes ‘Catastrophic Breeding Failure’ for Penguins – Motherboard
WHO Says the Problem With Child Screen Time Isn’t the Screens, It’s Being Sedentary – Motherboard
The Oceans Are Getting Stormier – Motherboard
The U.S. is going to want to hide its air quality report card from its parents | Grist
Op-Ed¹
- Approaching climate change with caution
- Lawns are the No. 1 irrigated ‘crop’ in America. They need to die. | Grist
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