Read about the potential hazards of a growth economy, the relationships between our economic systems and our biosphere, and the dangers of the coming energy shortage in this reprint of Professor Howard T. Odum’s Energy, Ecology and Economics. This article was originally published in the special energy edition of Ambio (No.
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Seven points about current world energy relationships and the instability of our current energy practices, by Howard T. Odum. Cam is getting burned out on technology and seeks solace in his “low tech” garden. Image credit: Sami Grover Some time ago I posted on how we built a home office in an storage old barn using reclaimed materials . Image: Nature’s Path Organic Foods In light of it being GMO Awareness Month this October, and that TreeHugger has written extensively on the subject but never done a really succinct piece on what a genetically modified organism is, I’m passing on this infographic from Nature’s Path Organic Foods. It does a good job of explaining what a GMO is , and the current situation in regards to requiring labeling on them in food in various places a… Read the full story on TreeHugger Hawksbill turtles identified in: “Turtles in Trouble: 11 Most Threatened Sea Turtle Populations” © Jeff Yonover A new study was recently released and published in PLoS ONE that illustrates the current status of sea turtle populations around the globe and identifies the species most at risk. Images credit Creatherm Radiant heating is lovely and comfortable, but the best installations are in concrete, and that gets time consuming and expensive as installers put down insulation, then wire mesh, then tie the tubing to the mesh and hope that everything stays down and flat when you pour the concrete. Image credit: Safe-Ray There was a time when the title of the world’s largest solar park was being measured in tens of MW. But that is rapidly changing. Image credit: NASA/Todd Mortenson Unlike most boys, I’ve never really wanted to be an astronaut. And this latest piece of news just confirms my misgivings. The internet is full of stories that astronauts on the current shuttle mission will be testing a new system for recycling their own pee and sweat into a sugary energy drink. Photo: Unlisted Sightings via Flickr /CC BY Today, more people are riding New York’s subway than at any point since the nation was going to work six days a week in the 1940s. That’s awesome |
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