October 2011
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August 2011
8 posts
Keep Warm with a Low-Tech, Solar Powered Radiator
theearthcharity:
by Alex Davies, Paris, France on 07.16.11
Images Courtesy of Florent Bouhey Fayolle
Space and water heating are responsible for about two thirds of energy use in American homes. Considering that the conventional choices for home heating are oil and gas, it’s not easy to find a sustainable way to keep warm in the winter months. But if you’re not up for the move to...
Do We Need a Militant Movement to Save the Planet... →
stopkillingourworld:
Because the planet is being destroyed. Each day 200 species go extinct, Jensen writes in the preface. And if you can’t wrap your head around that number, how about “90 percent of the large fish in the ocean are gone, there is ten times as much plastic as phytoplankton in the oceans, 97 percent of native forests are destroyed, 98 percent of native grasslands are destroyed …”...
Green: HydroElectric Dams More CO2 Friendly Than... →
realcleverscience:
With all the attention paid to the technological breakthroughs involved with some of the emerging energy fields (e.g. solar, wind) we don’t hear enough about some of our tried-&-true accomplishments, like hydroelectric energy. Anyways, I was pretty thrilled to read about this green news.
RCS Highlights:
An international team of scientists has amassed the largest data set...
June 2011
78 posts
Learning and Support for Mushroom Industry →
plantmoretrees:
Really great info on mushroom cultivation for commercial oyster/other edible mushrooms.
Nature Conservancy: Climate Change: A Slender Hope →
natureconservancy:
The following is an excerpt of a blog post from Mark Spalding, a marine scientist with The Nature Conservancy. It involves time travel, World War I and World War II. It is fascinating and you can read the whole thing here.
I think you might say: “You’re right Mark, but you know it wasn’t all that bad. There were good things too.” That’s what most of us honestly believe....
Stop Killing Our World: COAL FIRED PLANTS ARE... →
stopkillingourworld:
Water and Air are required for life. Can we all agree on that? So who owns the water and who owns the air we breathe? This is a question that all of us should ponder on a regular basis as these vital elements fall deeper into the controlling hands of industries. But for now, let’s ponder this…
Stop Killing Our World: Remember When Reagan... →
stopkillingourworld:
There hasn’t been much for environmentalists to cheer about when it comes to federal action to combat climate change.
But back in October of 2010, we did win a small, but symbolically important victory. The Obama Administration committed to install solar panels and a solar hot water heater…
When the Truth About the World Hurts . . . →
utnereader:
We live in the midst of multiple crises—economic and political, cultural and ecological—posing a significant threat to human existence at the level we have become accustomed to. There’s no way to be awake to the depth of these crises without emotional reactions, no way to be aware of the pain caused by these systemic failures without some dread and distress.
Those emotions come...
A Tested Life: Why I'm no longer involved in the... →
atestedlife:
This is not the only reason, but it’s one of them.
I owned an online news company that had over 100,000 readers a day.
We were heavily involved in social media and had a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Stumble Upon…
We got carried regularly by Reuters, Print Newspapers…
I worked with the…
Climate Adaptation: Intense heat buckling highways... →
climateadaptation:
This is in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Seven buckles cost LA tax-payers over $325,000. Look, state DOTs need to rethink their designs and incorporate higher heat and lower temperatures. Or, do like France and make road contractors responsible for any flaws or problems that occur to their…
Climate Adaptation: Invite to Pew Center Energy... →
climateadaptation:
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change Presents: Energy Efficiency in the South AT&T Executive Conference Center 1900 University Avenue Austin, Texas 78705 Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 8:30am - 12pm Significant energy saving and carbon reduction opportunities exist in the South. This workshop…
