Recovering lost knowledge: traditional practices for a safer future by Nicolás Boullosa on September 11, 2024 For decades, coastal areas in California like Rancho Palos Verdes didn’t improve drainage systems or reinforce slopes with deep-rooted vegetation …
A/C future is ancient: heat-pump & evaporative cooling hybrids by Nicolás Boullosa on January 19, 2023 They can look a bit like an air conditioner unit. In the winter, the appliance extracts ambient heat from outdoor …
Butterfly effect: intense week of (un)serious efforts to curb inflation by Nicolás Boullosa on October 1, 2022 September 2022 refuses to be a dull back-to-school month, what the French call the “rentrée.” But in the last week …
Yosemite in a day: shrinking trees, cougars & a tourist loop by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2011 Nearly 4 million people visited Yosemite National park last year and most of them stayed- as we did- within the …
Global Warming Revisited by BioDieselHauling on April 26, 2010 The following was a “letter to the editor” submitted to a progressive magazine in response to articles on global warming: …
A March snowstorm in Barcelona: climate vs weather by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2010 March 8, 2010 and it snowed in Barcelona. This is a city where the average low temperature for the month …
Hackers on the good life and Sarah Palin as eco-model by Kirsten Dirksen on November 23, 2009 I was publicly criticized by a few hackers* last week and after a bit of soul searching, I’ve decided their …
Hackers on happiness & tiny houses, plus The Story of Stuff by Kirsten Dirksen on November 13, 2009 Last week, my husband posted to Hacker News a link to my video about a guy who lives in a …
Living like it’s 2050: Transition Farm in North Carolina by Kirsten Dirksen on October 16, 2009 The town of Chapel Hill/Carrboro, North Carolina became a Transition Town in 2009. While the community has always been highly …
La geoingeniería más efectiva: menos hijos y menos carne by Nicolás Boullosa on September 23, 2009 El modo más efectivo, drástico y económico de luchar contra el cambio climático y catástrofes como la deforestación no ha …
