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Building a Dakota Fire Pit
Building a Dakota Fire Pit “Anywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.”– Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin There are several dangerous aspects to a post-disaster open fire or even a fire in the wild. High winds can make your fire difficult to light, and sparks can cause your fire to grow […]
Reporter’s call for Trudeau to grow the economy ignores threat to humanity’s very survival
Reporter’s call for Trudeau to grow the economy ignores threat to humanity’s very survival Read my critical letter in reply to reporter John Ivison, of the National Post, who wrote the article. — My letter to John Ivison Dear John Ivison, Your article “How Trudeau wasted a chance to spark Canadian economic growth during the pandemic” […]
Marti’s Corner – 38
Marti’s Corner – 38 NOTES: * Here is a great article about storing water: Drinking Water Guidelines. * I came across a FaceBook group called, “Simply Prepared With CFD Publications.” From there I found this website: CFD Publications You will find a lot of good information in both places. You will also find a book called Pantry Cooking by […]
Power Grid Failure Remains A Game-Changer
Power Grid Failure Remains A Game-Changer When the power grid fails, modern life rapidly grinds to a halt. This game-changer is an issue we must seriously recognize. Whether we are talking about the grid or soaring electricity cost one thing is very clear, we are very dependent on electricity. This article should be considered a […]
Bonus: Galactic-Scale Energy with Tom Murphy
Bonus: Galactic-Scale Energy with Tom Murphy Take it from astrophysicist Tom Murphy. Sure, lightsabers, dilithium crystal warp drives, and Mars colonies are a lot of fun to consider. But a physics-based perspective on energy tells us that we need to accept the limits to growth, stop chasing sci-fi fantasies, and get to work building a […]
A Super Simple Salad in Stor(age): A DIY Home Hydroponics Example
A Super Simple Salad in Stor(age): A DIY Home Hydroponics Example Say the word “hydroponics” or the even more mysterious sounding “controlled environment agriculture” and the image that most people conjure in their minds is of large greenhouses or artificially lit rooms filled with complex hoses and tubes using all manner of technological gizmos to […]
Flooding in West China Destroys Agricultural Production
Flooding in West China Destroys Agricultural Production People watch as floodwaters are released from the Yellow River, China, on July 23, 2013. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) Continuous rainfall for more than ten days has caused the lower reaches of the Luo River in China’s west to spill their banks. Large volumes of floodwater released from upstream have […]
Build a $300 Underground Greenhouse For Year-Round Fresh Food
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Feynman’s Law writ large
Feynman’s Law writ large Elizabeth Holmes, Chairman and CEO of Theranos, is a living archetype for the modern age. Lauded by upmarket glossy magazines and heralded as a symbol of modern feminism, Holmes was the world’s first female tech billionaire. In the tradition of Apple’s Steve Jobs and Tesla’s Elon Musk, Holmes was a driven individual determined to […]
Now A U.S. Government Official Is Telling Us That The Supply Chain Nightmares Could Potentially Last For Years
Now A U.S. Government Official Is Telling Us That The Supply Chain Nightmares Could Potentially Last For Years The truth is starting to come out, and a lot of people aren’t going to like it. When the supply chain problems and the shortages began, government officials repeatedly assured us that they would just be temporary, […]
Feeding Britain one farm at a time
Feeding Britain one farm at a time On Farming Today this morning, in a conversation about food security and climate change, it was suggested that two fifths of the people on planet earth would not be alive today were it not for the use of mineral fertilisers – an interesting assertion and one with which […]
Gatherers
Gatherers I’ve been an armchair archeologist/anthropologist for most of my life. I’ve always had a fascination with deep history. I’ve spent a lifetime trying to tease out the Story of Us not mediated through the words of the privileged few; and deep history, pre-history, is where you find the story before it was broken. Further, […]
Book review by AJ: Our One and Only Spaceship: Denial, Delusion and the Population Crisis by Eric Pianka & Laurie Vitt (2019)
Book review by AJ: Our One and Only Spaceship: Denial, Delusion and the Population Crisis by Eric Pianka & Laurie Vitt (2019) Thanks to AJ for contributing this book review. https://oneandonlyspaceship.com/ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/our-one-and-only-spaceship-eric-pianka/1133496721?ean=9781733030533 Publisher’s Summary Ecologists Eric R. Pianka (University of Texas) and Laurie J. Vitt (University of Oklahoma) provide a scientific summary of the overpopulation crisis facing humanity and […]
5 Signs a Civilization is About to Fail
5 Signs a Civilization is About to Fail
