Source: theguardian.com Published: January 19, 2016 A pattern made by a farmer, Brian Fischer, at Ashmore White Suffolk Stud in South Australia in January 2016. Fischer says it’s saving him 15cm of topsoil because the ridges reduce the chance of wind erosion....
Source: theguardian.com Published: January 16, 2016 Dump trucks refuel with renewable natural gas made from human poop at the Persigo Wastewater Treatment Plant in Grand Junction. Photograph: City of Grand Junction Renewable natural gas is a growing industry for fuel,...
Source: kpwb.org Published: December 10, 2015 Did you ever imagine your extra hair being used to help the environment? Over 200,000 U.S. hair salons and pet groomers cut about two pounds of either hair or fur, PER DAY! Matter of Trust found a resourceful way to use...
Source: permaculturenews.org Published: August 3, 2010 Wooden debris will decompose faster, (and be transformed into a resource) when hugelkultur techniques are employed. Melissa Miles Used for centuries in Eastern Europe and Germany, hugelkultur (in German...
Source: architecturaldigest.com Published: January 12, 2016 Designer Mathieu Lehanneur creates a solar-powered bench and charging station By Elizabeth Stamp Photography by courtesy of Mathieu Lehanneur When you’re on the go, the only thing harder to find than a spot...
Source: gardeningchannel.com Published: January 14, 2016 By Julie Christensen Maybe you’re the type of gardener who loves spending hours in the garden – tilling it in the spring and weeding and watering it through the rest of the summer. Perhaps you have a flexible...
Source: bdcnetwork.com Published: November 10, 2015 The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground will produce 662,500 kWh of energy, which will offset the amount of energy it consumes. The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and...
Source: resilience.org Published: January 6, 2016 Picture: fruit walls in Montreuil, a suburb of Paris. By Kris De Decker, originally published by Low-Tech Magazine We are being told to eat local and seasonal food, either because other crops have been tranported over...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 4, 2016 Eco Mushroom by RISEpad can remove street pollution by Joe Roads are a highly polluted areas, with polluted air rising up and spreading across an area to create a blanket of toxic atmosphere – not to mention the impact...
Source: grist.org Published: September 18, 2015 Studio Roosegaarde By Katie Herzog Until we collectively decide to give up fossil fuels and power the world with giant hamster wheels, this planet has a bit of an air pollution problem. Now, a team in the...
