Steve Andrews

Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming

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Is global warming really the ‘best thing that has happened to the culinary world in a long time’ as chef Laura Stec suggests? The discovery that our food choices can reduce global warming as effectively as buying a new fuel-efficient vehicle inspires new strategies towards creating a more sustainable world. What we eat does have an impact on our planet and you can eat better tasting, higher-vibe food and find solutions for the global warming diet through Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming. (Excerpts)

Futures – Oct 14

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A ‘Green New Deal’ can save the world’s economy, says UN
Starhawk on meltdown strategies: financial disaster and climate change
Wackernagel: Crisis leads to ecological crossroads
Growth economics on a finite planet (Herman Daly at NY Times)
From energy efficiency to war: think tank sees 2030 climate future

A chicken coop for a small flock

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A backyard henhouse for only a dozen or so chickens year-round should be commodious, a minimum of around 5 square feet of floor space per hen, which is much more than a commercial poultryman can afford. My henhouse design, based on what I’ve learned so far by building three coops of my own, differs from the standard designs in a few other ways, which you might find interesting to think about when building your own.

”A little tuft can often overturn a large load”

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The load that has now overturned is the finance world’s wagon with virtual money. … When they put the wagon back onto its wheels again new oil will be needed to get it moving. Compared with earlier crashes the volume of new oil will be limited and new, clever energy solutions will be needed. It is time to plan for a future after Peak Oil.

The nausea express

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Is oil priced at $80 a barrel this morning? That’s nice. Except if the company that employs you is about to fold up and you face a holiday season of driving frantically around Atlanta in search of another job, which the odds are against you find finding. Or if you’re living on a retirement fund that’s just lost 37 percent of its value and it’s time to fill the heating oil tank.