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‘A gentle calm’: France’s streets once again echo to sound of working horses

November 27, 2022

‘A gentle calm’: France’s streets once again echo to sound of working horses Dispar, a Breton draft horse, pulls refuse collectors in Hennebont, Brittany. Photograph: Thomas Louapre/The Guardian Towns say they are not driven by nostalgia as they opt for horsepowered bin collections and school runs The clip-clop of hooves marked the start of the morning […]

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The Energy Crisis During the Panic of 1873

December 8, 2020

The Energy Crisis During the Panic of 1873 Humans are not the only species to get viruses. A real energy crisis hit the United States that began in 1872 and expanded into 1873, which contributed to the Panic of 1873.  This was a flu virus they called distemper that shut down the US economy by […]

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Replacing diesel tractors with horses or oxen – what will that be like?

April 28, 2019

Replacing diesel tractors with horses or oxen – what will that be like? Preface.  Since fossil fuels are clearly finite, at some point increasing numbers of farmers with diesel vehicles and equipment will want to replace them with horses, which can do the work of six people.  Here’s what  energy expert Vaclav Smil has to […]

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Climate Change and the Horse Manure Catastrophe

January 11, 2016

Climate Change and the Horse Manure Catastrophe One of the reasons of the success of the motor car in replacing horses was that cars didn’t leave solid waste behind. It would take almost a century to understand that the exhaust of motor vehicles is way more toxic and polluting than anything that the rear of […]

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