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A recent piece on the BBC website entitled “What is climate change? A really simple guide” is good until you reach the end: The piece says: What can individuals do? Significant changes need to come from governments and businesses, but scientists say some minor changes in our lives can limit our impact on the climate: …
Recent comments by Tim Morgan in his blog. The onset of economic contraction, even if it were to happen in a gradual and orderly way, will have profound political and social consequences. “Growth” has become a secular article of faith, and economic crises or hard times have often been the downfall of governments and regimes. …
A video of a lecture by Mark Mills making the point that the world would need hundreds of new mines to enable a growth-based economy to continue to be achieved.
Further to my piece on the 55 uses of Biochar I have been surprised to find how much it is known about and used. Never before have I come across something which has been going on for thousands of years, and is still alive throughout the world. Moreover, it is something which can contribute to …
55 uses of biochar [Updated to 60] Acknowledgement of the original work The 55 uses of biochar work was originally created by: Schmidt HP, Wilson K: The 55 uses of biochar, the Biochar Journal 2014, Arbaz, Switzerland. ISSN 2297-1114 www.biochar-journal.org/en/ct/2 Version of 12th May 2014 Some of the uses detailed already use activated carbon as …
Copied from Bloomberg UK How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer in Denver In April 2022, the city began offering residents $400 off a new electric bike or $900 off an e-cargo bike, with low-income residents eligible for an additional $800 discount. The program was a sensation: Over 4,700 Denverites snapped up a voucher in …
The latest post from Nate Hagens’ website is a remarkable conversation between Nate and Gaya Herrinmgton Nate’s introduction: The Limits to Growth (LTG) report is one of the most well known assessments of source and sink constraints to human economic aspirations. LTG has been reviewed and updated numerous times over the last 50 years, most …
Lately, I have been listening to Nate Hagen’s weekly podcast, The Great Simplification. He explains that his podcast explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Conversation topics span human behaviour, monetary/economic systems, energy, ecology, geopolitics and the environment. The goal of the show is to inform more humans about the path ahead and inspire …
Our heat pump reached the end of its life last year. 25 years old, which is better than expected. It will cost £15,000 to replace. At our age, in our 80s, not worth doing. So, we are using electric radiators in the kitchen and bedroom and an open fire (Baxi) in the lounge, at weekends. …