Koreen Brennan

Closing coal mines and using them to create relatively natural energy storage. https://www.yahoo.com/tech...

yahoo.com

Abandoned coal mines may actually hold the secret to storing clean energy — here’s why

“Mines already have the basic infrastructure and are connected to the power grid."

09:46 PM - Jan 30, 2024

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Beautiful natural building project alleviates housing problem in a severe situation. This could be done in so many places, or similar. We built homes from straw, earth, pallets and other local materials at Pine Ridge reservation. https://wapo.st/3SDvRIg

wapo.st

Bamboo may be the secret ingredient to building a flood-resistant home - Washington Post

A star architect is building swaths of flood-resistant homes out of bamboo. What makes the material so “marvelous”?

08:09 PM - Jan 30, 2024

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Glad to see people pushing for real systems thinking, designing communities from a bioregional perspective. This has major quality of life potential; it's a must be done at this point.

e360.yale.edu

Ecosystems as Infrastructure: A New Way of Looking at Climate Resilience - Yale E360

Landscape architect Kate Orff works on rebuilding natural systems to help communities and cities reduce their climate risks. Places with interwoven ecological systems, she says,&#x..

08:07 PM - Jan 30, 2024

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Plant based dyes are so beautiful. These just glow. Thanks Rowena Dugdale for sharing your art.

04:17 PM - Jan 30, 2024

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Plants warn each other of danger, pests, disease. Plants communicate! This study is one of many that illustrate ways that plants talk to each other. Less studied is how plants respond to us and vice versa....https://www.yahoo.com/news...

yahoo.com

Japanese scientists capture plants communicating with each other on video

A group of Japanese scientists has successfully filmed plants communicating and warning others about potential dangers in real-time, making a breakthrough in an observation first documented in the early 1980s. What they observed: Published in the journal Nature Communications in October 2023, the r..

04:38 PM - Jan 18, 2024

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Anybody can rewild areas for the benefit of pollinators and other wildlife. And there are plenty of ways to do it. One of my favorites is https://homegrownnationalp...
Anybody can get involved, anybody can contribute. Plant a pollinator patch today! #pollinators #rewild #naturalbeauty

01:23 PM - Jan 18, 2024

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Trees can cool your yard, a street, or an entire region. They bring perpetual benefit to a system, and even more so when planted together. Old growth trees have exponential value. #PlantTrees #ProtectTrees

11:41 PM - Jan 15, 2024

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It's blazingly clear that we need to stop using fossil fuels for a long list of reasons. We should treat this like the emergency that it is. https://www.yahoo.com/news...

yahoo.com

Researchers find disturbing connection between serious childhood illnesses: ‘Studies … provide irrefutable evidence’

"The only method of mitigating its grave threats ... is a complete and comprehensive ban."

06:15 PM - Jan 15, 2024

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If you care about birds, stay concerned about their biggest killers: cats, tall buildings, habitat destroying development, shiny windows, fossil fuels, etc. Picking on wind towers is serious tunnel vision and missing the point. https://lat.ms/3vyNW1e

latimes.com

Column: Yes, wind turbines kill birds. But fracking is worse

A new study compares the environmental harm from renewable energy and oil drilling.

07:12 PM - Jan 11, 2024

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We incorporate flowers into all of our orchards, farms and gardens. Flowers provide nectar for pollinators and bouquets are popular to sell. #PlantFlowers https://www.researchgate.n...

07:12 PM - Jan 09, 2024

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A really excellent reason not to drink out of plastic water bottles - micro and nano plastics in the water injure you on a cellular level. https://thehill.com/policy...

05:23 PM - Jan 08, 2024

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Bamboo is an underutilized building material. So many benefits especially in regions where it can be grown easily (like Florida). https://www.yahoo.com/tech...

yahoo.com

Architect uses ‘low-tech,’ natural material to build flood-proof homes — and they cost only $88

"This happens to be the only methodology that has been scaled up to thousands."

05:17 PM - Jan 08, 2024

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The beautiful and magical patterns of nature: Flowers have a special kind of aesthetic that often emulates a specific mathematical pattern found throughout the universe. This pattern has all kinds of uses - the Fibonacci sequence. https://www.pansymaiden.co...

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#permaculture #agroforestry #foodforests have tremendous benefits and can solve numerous problems in farming. #resilience https://www.rewildingmag.c...

rewildingmag.com

The community beating drought with tree-based farming

Smallholder farmers in southern India have suffered from devastating droughts linked to deforestation. With regenerative organic agriculture, they're working to bring back yields while healing the land, too.

04:32 PM - Jan 02, 2024

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Reintroducing a single species can have a tremendous beneficial effect on an ecosystem, making it more resilient, productive and abundant. #permaculture #nature #keystonespecies https://www.yahoo.com/life...

yahoo.com

Study reveals the surprising superpower of America’s bison population: ‘Truly unique and impressive’

"There are very few locations in the world that can provide this type of long-term data."

03:18 PM - Jan 02, 2024

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We kayaked the Weeki Wachee Christmas day and had it almost to ourselves (usually quite crowded). Except for wild birds, fish, and this one. Magic!

01:45 AM - Jan 02, 2024

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One of the more bizarre accomplishments of humans has been to wipe out most of the other life forms on the planet without even trying, really.

01:39 AM - Jan 02, 2024

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Clarifying agents (moringa seed is one) can remove things like microplastics, pathogens and other pollutants out of water. Looks like someone has figured out how to do this at scale with microplastics. Spread the word! https://www.yahoo.com/tech...

yahoo.com

Scientists invent mind-blowing method to remove microplastics from our water: ‘1,000 times smaller than those that are currently detectable’

It can also “remove microplastics that are 1,000 times smaller than those that are currently detectable."

11:32 PM - Jan 01, 2024

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Good info to review - get instant savings on an EV purchased today. Not all EVs are eligible, but keep in mind used EVs can be eligible too.

Professor Kyle @blackcatprose

What I shared in the quoted spout just talks about a tax credit, but starting this year (as in today), it is a rebate off the purchase price, not a credit. Here's an article talking about the changes:

Thinking of Getting an EV in 2024? Here's What to Know About Changes to the $7,500 Tax Credit | KQED

A hefty federal tax credit for electric vehicles is going to get easier to access next year, but fewer vehicles will likely qualify for the full $7,500 credit. This guide will walk you through it.

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It's more important to do this now than it ever has been. Farmers are being paid by government to degrade the landscape with sheep. Why not pay them to rewild? https://www.theguardian.co...

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‘Jewel of Britain’s nature crown’: Plan to restore rainforest welcomed by campaigners | Endangered habitats | The Guardian

Conservationists say government strategy to recover Britain’s degraded temperate rainforest is a good start but want a target to double the area by 2050

08:54 PM - Dec 31, 2023

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We wait eagerly while our passion fruit ripens - meanwhile, it provides beauty, pollen for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds and is a host plant for Gulf Fritillary and Zebra Longwing butterflies. The leaves are medicinal and the vine provides shade in FL heat - so useful! #permaculture #gardening

09:19 PM - Dec 29, 2023

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There are many answers to our biggest problems in the ancient world and amongst indigenous people. Building techniques that are superior to cement is just one of many solutions that humans already know how to do but have forgotten. https://bit.ly/3NEfCHZ

cosmosmagazine.com

'Unpromising' archaeological site rewrites Roman history

What started as an unpromising archaeological site in central Italy could change our understanding of the fall of the Roman Empire.

12:30 PM - Dec 28, 2023

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It's good (though sometimes challenging) to not form opinions about things until looking at the actual statistics. Sometimes it's not easy to find them - in that case, demand the person asserting the thing provide them. If we all did that, we could raise the bar on online accuracy.

Bayou Jack @hjbmw4life

Homicides at a low for 2023...
https://abcnews.go.com/US/...

Homicide numbers poised to hit a record decline nationwide. But most Americans think murder is on the rise - ABC News

With less than a week to go in 2023, the nation is poised to finish the year with its biggest yearly drop in homicides on record.

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Carson Gibbs

@EconomistCarson

E-bikes blow their competition out of the water in terms of efficiency.

A car with a combustion engine is capable of traveling 30 MPG.
An electric car is capable of traveling 116 MPGe.
An ebike is capable of making 3,800 MPGE, which is about 35x more than an electric car.

nationworldnews.com

E-bikes Are 20 Times More Efficient Than Electric Cars

Following the rise of electric scooters, electric bicycles have come to be considered one of the best urban mobility options available today. And a study

09:35 AM - Dec 28, 2023

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Michigan takes a big leap towards state wide renewable energy. How about a race between states to see who can transition the fastest? Gift article. https://www.nytimes.com/20...

nytimes.com

A Package of Bold Laws Puts Michigan on a Fast Track to Renewable Energy - The New York Times

Included in the new legislation is a requirement that the state generate all of its electricity from wind, solar and other carbon-free sources by 2040.

01:02 PM - Nov 09, 2023

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Good to see more countries taking indigenous knowledge and wisdom seriously - if we had done this earlier we would not be having a climate crisis. https://thebarentsobserver...

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Sámi knowledge helps developing climate policies | The Independent Barents Observer

Finland’s recently launched Sámi Climate Council aims to introduce new ways of making decisions in the Arctic. Perhaps this will urge decision-makers to avoid some of the controversies shaking up the public debates in other Nordic countries.

11:37 AM - Nov 09, 2023

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lorraine aylward

@oldbabylonianwhore

We have big elections coming up this year and next year. If you are concerned abt climate change, you can help out.!
This is the Environmental Voter Project. Register ppl who care abt the environment

environmentalvoter.org

Get Involved | Environmental Voter Project

We respect your time as a volunteer. Every action you take with EVP is backed by research, and we regularly brief you on the impact of your efforts.

04:34 AM - Nov 05, 2023

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This is great, and I fully support. But also:
1. Buy used clothing - the best way to recycle it. Great clothes and deals!
2. If you must buy new sometimes, don't buy fast fashion - buy quality clothes that last. Cheaper in the long run and makes you a classic. :-)

01:20 PM - Nov 07, 2023

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A permaculture principle is to "Creatively respond to change." What if we turned every "failure" into a regenerative solution? What kind of planet would we have?

Stephie Lynn @StephieLynn

WeWork should change their model and turn their buildings into indoor food gardens. We are in need of finding ways to grow food while protecting crops from climate change.
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