Moving our nation beyond petroleum
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Posted in Human Impact, Environmental cleanup, appropriate technology, Politics, Energy, climate change, adaptation, peak oil | 1 Comment »Daphne Wysham on the opportunity presented by the Gulf Coast offshore drilling disaster.
How many bicyclists does it take to power a hair dryer?
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Posted in appropriate technology, Human Impact, Energy, renewable energy | No Comments »An illuminating article from the UK's Daily Mail. An experiment designed by owners of a company called Electric Pedals takes the concept of "energy slaves" and makes it real. The discoveries may surprise (and challenge) you. Switch off, scale down, ...
Low Tech: Renewable energy is not enough
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in appropriate technology, Human Impact, Energy, adaptation, renewable energy | No Comments »Good article in Low Tech explains how even the full conversion of our infrastructure over to renewables does not fully address the world's long-term energy issues. What is needed is a cap on overall energy production and use. "We can't ...
Low Tech Magazine
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in appropriate technology, adaptation | No Comments »Nothing like a brilliant old school (like the 17th or 18th century) idea--or ten-- to really make a person's day. I stumbled upon Low Tech Magazine via a story on the Hoffman Kiln, and it is loaded with articles on ...