The Oil Drum: Australia/New Zealand | Terra Preta: Biochar And The MEGO Effect.
Good article at TheOilDrum on using charcoal for soilrestoration. The bits about discoveries of ancient beds of this stuff in the Amazon are fascinating.
No spinning blades. Cheap and easy to build. Check out the video at PM.
I love this stuff.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html?series=37
http://www.humdingerwind.com/windbelt.html
(Research Credit: a comment on TheOilDrum.com)
(Found this over at
http://www.alpharubicon.com/prepinfo/backpackfever.htm courtesy Urban Survival)
*BACKPACK SURVIVAL*
By: DUNCAN LONG
1989
This file may be downloaded and distribuded as BACKPACK FEVER or BACKPACK SURVIVAL
Copyright (C) Duncan Long 1989. All rights reserved.
There’s a lot of confusion about what survival means. To some, it’s getting through the aftermath of an airplane wreck in a desolate area. It can mean [...]
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The Archdruid Report: Principles for Sustainable Tech
The lessons in self sufficient living a slide rule has to teach us. A must read.
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Eric,
Great blog, I have spent many useful hours checking out all the articles and information on it. I appreciate your take on the world around us and where it may be headed. Its nice to see someone trying to help us all help ourselves. Please keep up the good work.
One thing I think your readers [...]
This weekend I spent my days going through a motor cycle safety class. ( http://www.northsoundsafety.com/ )
All in all, it was an excellent experience. I went from zero experience to maybe won’t kill myself on my first ride, within two days and qualified for the endorsement. The instructors were all very knowledgable and experienced.
The [...]
Here’s some more info on food and the role of oil in our food production.
The Oil Drum | Grist Interview with Michael Pollan
Very interesting comments on how many meals we eat in our cars. 19 percent!
Tight budgets and skyrocketing oil prices. Make sure you keep the cupboards full of some good bulk staples. [...]
Got that sinking feeling? The world looks to be ready for some drastic lifestyle altering changes.
How do you get ready?
Here’s what I’ve decided.
Ultimately, humans are going to end up abandoning the 10,000 plus year agricultural revolution. There’s a bunch of “nuts” out there making some good points as to why this is going [...]
Bar none, The Oil Drum is THE most important web site on the Internet today.
It mostly covers Peak Oil issues with some Global Warming.
Why is it so important? Because they have developed a community of oil industry insiders who know what’s going on behind the scenes. They also do a lot of reviewing [...]
In The Wake blog has some good posts about post-collapse issues. Recent posts include alternatives to oil, post-collapse trade (sounds like something a friend and I were talking about last night) and windpower.
Browse the left column for some very practical articles on birth control, health, survival basics, communications, transportation and more.
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