sustainability

Hi all!  I'd like to start a thread to discuss sustainable toilet solution.  Right now, many of us are dependent on public water and sewage systems for handling human waste, and that doesn't strike me as a good place to be when trying to ...

Forum topic - pinecarr - Jul 1 2012 - 4:54pm - 16 comments

This video might serve as a very compelling intro to the Crash Course. This talk is accessible and engaging, then the Crash Course provides the supporting data and arguments. Quotes: “It takes a good crisis to get us going. When we feel fear ...

Forum topic - gmeader3 - May 2 2012 - 7:53pm - 1 comment

Does anyone here know anything about bioplastics and if they are a viable alternative to fossil fuel plastics?   Would peak phosphate negate something like bioplastic, which relies on plant bases? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioplastic ...

Forum topic - Ardaniels - Apr 24 2012 - 10:06am - 2 comments

Please visit my blog, TheOppresedPeople.wordpress.com There is so much to do in such a short amount of time. We need to act NOW! Please bring your ideas and suggestions to the table, so that we can create a solution instead of continuing to be part of ...

Forum topic - EdwardTibolt - Feb 17 2012 - 12:32am - 0 comments

Dear all, Currently I'm looking for experienced European speakers/trend watchers that can tell the story about the relationship between the economic situation, peak oil and sustainability. Normally I am the speaker on these topics but since I ...

Forum topic - bertbruns - Oct 29 2011 - 3:07am - 0 comments

Some of us may be interested to know that I discovered a local (Ashfield, western Mass) source for biochar. Current price is $20 for 15lbs, which includes a $5 bucket deposit.  Here is the contact information: Bear Meadow Apiary Nany and Rick ...

Forum topic - ikursat - Sep 12 2011 - 9:42am - 1 comment

There are specifi threads on specific topics, like canning, square foot gardening and permaculture, solar power, and woodburning stoves.  I thought we might all like to chip in on sustainable ways to save money tht do not quite fit into other ...

Forum topic - Wendy S. Delmater - Aug 31 2011 - 10:35am - 9 comments

In examining our home for vulnerabilities in a post-crash world, you need to think about your climate. If it gets hot and humid where you live, even part of the year, you need to think about dealing with mold (or, as the Brits spell it, mould). I ...

Forum topic - Wendy S. Delmater - Aug 5 2011 - 1:35pm - 2 comments

Chris, I came across the website www.distributistreview.com which I found to be an extremely interesting site about Distributism that seems to have many of the same themes and tenants that you have described in The Crash Course and your ...

Forum topic - jungweam - Jun 30 2011 - 9:53am - 0 comments

I've read and I've read, participating in many threads here in the past three years about what it is that is needed to be done about the future energy crunch and economic global default. Many have made broad-stroke generalisation' in how ...

Forum topic - Vanityfox451 - Jun 15 2012 - 2:57am - 10 comments