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Base coat of lime plaster on strawbale house in Michigan. The cold rain was blowing but under the tarps was dry.
#strawbalebuilding #plaster #michigan
#strawbalebuilding #plaster #michigan
October 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Base coat of lime plaster on strawbale house in Michigan. The cold rain was blowing but under the tarps was dry.
#strawbalebuilding #plaster #michigan
#strawbalebuilding #plaster #michigan
working on a new dirt sphere. no oil, no wax, just clay, platelets, and moisture.
July 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
working on a new dirt sphere. no oil, no wax, just clay, platelets, and moisture.
"DIRT floor costs $0, looks LUXURY 🌱✨ #naturalbuilding #strawbale #earthenfloor #satisfying #puremichigan #diy"
May 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"DIRT floor costs $0, looks LUXURY 🌱✨ #naturalbuilding #strawbale #earthenfloor #satisfying #puremichigan #diy"
So, I just left the foot doctor. I don’t have gout. I have bone spurs and never knew.
Now that I have bone spurs can I be a Chicken Hawk like the president? I need some pointers.
Now that I have bone spurs can I be a Chicken Hawk like the president? I need some pointers.
March 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So, I just left the foot doctor. I don’t have gout. I have bone spurs and never knew.
Now that I have bone spurs can I be a Chicken Hawk like the president? I need some pointers.
Now that I have bone spurs can I be a Chicken Hawk like the president? I need some pointers.
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January 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A few years ago I was struggling to describe the cluster-f of emission / overconsumption / care problems we face because the usual models sucked.
So I made them this Fried Egg of Sustainability.
1. Society exists in Ecology.
2. Economy exists in Society which exists in Ecology.
3. Current state.
So I made them this Fried Egg of Sustainability.
1. Society exists in Ecology.
2. Economy exists in Society which exists in Ecology.
3. Current state.
January 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A few years ago I was struggling to describe the cluster-f of emission / overconsumption / care problems we face because the usual models sucked.
So I made them this Fried Egg of Sustainability.
1. Society exists in Ecology.
2. Economy exists in Society which exists in Ecology.
3. Current state.
So I made them this Fried Egg of Sustainability.
1. Society exists in Ecology.
2. Economy exists in Society which exists in Ecology.
3. Current state.
“Built a solar hot water system for off-grid aquaponics in Detroit’s strawbale greenhouse! Overcame an airlock by ditching traditional racking and faced a setback when a stolen PV panel caused overheating. Lessons in resilience and sustainable design. 🌱 #SolarThermal #Aquaponics #DIY
January 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“Built a solar hot water system for off-grid aquaponics in Detroit’s strawbale greenhouse! Overcame an airlock by ditching traditional racking and faced a setback when a stolen PV panel caused overheating. Lessons in resilience and sustainable design. 🌱 #SolarThermal #Aquaponics #DIY
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Solar Microgrids for Data Centers? Not as Crazy as It Sounds! heatmap.news/technology/d...
@emilypont.bsky.social chats with @duncamp.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social about their buzzy report
@emilypont.bsky.social chats with @duncamp.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social about their buzzy report
Solar Microgrids for Data Centers? Not as Crazy as It Sounds!
A new report demonstrates how to power the computing boom with (mostly) clean energy.
heatmap.news
January 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Solar Microgrids for Data Centers? Not as Crazy as It Sounds! heatmap.news/technology/d...
@emilypont.bsky.social chats with @duncamp.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social about their buzzy report
@emilypont.bsky.social chats with @duncamp.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social about their buzzy report
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US Solar Manufacturing Is Soaring
The United States moved up from 14th in the world to 3rd in the world in production of Solar Panels under President Biden.
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/03/u...
The United States moved up from 14th in the world to 3rd in the world in production of Solar Panels under President Biden.
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/03/u...
US Solar Manufacturing Is Soaring — New Facts - CleanTechnica
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I wrote about it a handful of times last year — US solar manufacturing got a big boost from the Inflation Reduc...
cleantechnica.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
US Solar Manufacturing Is Soaring
The United States moved up from 14th in the world to 3rd in the world in production of Solar Panels under President Biden.
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/03/u...
The United States moved up from 14th in the world to 3rd in the world in production of Solar Panels under President Biden.
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/03/u...
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Taiwan maintains solar FITs to support residential PV deployment #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
Taiwan maintains solar FITs to support residential PV deployment
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) says its feed-in tariff (FIT) for PV systems up to 10 kW in size will be maintained at TWD 5.7055 ($0.17)/kWh, with the aim of further supporting homeowners and small businesses adopting solar.
www.pv-magazine.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Taiwan maintains solar FITs to support residential PV deployment #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
“Cleaner Energy, Smarter Grid 🌿⚡”
“Renewables + advanced batteries = a cleaner grid. From 1980s sub batteries to today’s tech, progress is real. 🌱 I see opportunities for .@michigan to leap frog this decentralized storage.
#CleanEnergy #Sustainability”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
“Renewables + advanced batteries = a cleaner grid. From 1980s sub batteries to today’s tech, progress is real. 🌱 I see opportunities for .@michigan to leap frog this decentralized storage.
#CleanEnergy #Sustainability”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
6 charts that show how the grid is getting cleaner
Clean energy hit key inflection points this year from California to Texas and the midwest — and across the Atlantic in Great Britain, too.
www.canarymedia.com
December 25, 2024 at 5:37 PM
“Cleaner Energy, Smarter Grid 🌿⚡”
“Renewables + advanced batteries = a cleaner grid. From 1980s sub batteries to today’s tech, progress is real. 🌱 I see opportunities for .@michigan to leap frog this decentralized storage.
#CleanEnergy #Sustainability”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
“Renewables + advanced batteries = a cleaner grid. From 1980s sub batteries to today’s tech, progress is real. 🌱 I see opportunities for .@michigan to leap frog this decentralized storage.
#CleanEnergy #Sustainability”
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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‘customers who have installed solar panels used to be large users of electricity prior to installing…For decades, overpaid their share of utility fixed cost…so-called cost shift ran in the opposite direction…over their lifetime, they have been subsidizing other customers & lowering electric rates’
Energy experts urge California Governor to reject anti-rooftop solar executive order
A letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom addresses the state’s electricity affordability crisis – and a misconception that rooftop solar is to blame for the high costs.
pv-magazine-usa.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:54 PM
‘customers who have installed solar panels used to be large users of electricity prior to installing…For decades, overpaid their share of utility fixed cost…so-called cost shift ran in the opposite direction…over their lifetime, they have been subsidizing other customers & lowering electric rates’
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Public schools in Sindh set to be solarize, says energy minister
Sindh’s Minister for Energy, Nasir Hussain Shah, announced plans to gradually solarize all government schools in the province and pledged full support to private schools in adopting solar energy solutions. According to Express News,…
Sindh’s Minister for Energy, Nasir Hussain Shah, announced plans to gradually solarize all government schools in the province and pledged full support to private schools in adopting solar energy solutions. According to Express News,…
Public schools in Sindh set to be solarize, says energy minister
Sindh’s Minister for Energy, Nasir Hussain Shah, announced plans to gradually solarize all government schools in the province and pledged full support to private schools in adopting solar energy solutions. According to Express News, speaking at the "Paigham-e-Pakistan, Istehkam-e-Pakistan" event during the All Sindh Science and Arts Gala at PAF Museum, organized by the Directorate of Private Schools Education Sindh and All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Education, Shah emphasized the crucial role of teachers in fostering awareness of Pakistan’s history and positive values among students.
viralltoday.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Public schools in Sindh set to be solarize, says energy minister
Sindh’s Minister for Energy, Nasir Hussain Shah, announced plans to gradually solarize all government schools in the province and pledged full support to private schools in adopting solar energy solutions. According to Express News,…
Sindh’s Minister for Energy, Nasir Hussain Shah, announced plans to gradually solarize all government schools in the province and pledged full support to private schools in adopting solar energy solutions. According to Express News,…
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One chart, many stories. Predicted renewable energy deployment vs actual deployment.
December 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
One chart, many stories. Predicted renewable energy deployment vs actual deployment.
Happy to here this can't wait to get back there. An iconic place.
The Temple Bar refuses to fade away. After a portion of the building collapsed earlier this year, the steadfast relic of the old Cass Corridor is scheduled to open its doors once again on Tuesday. Story via @mcmuckraker.bsky.social
Temple Bar survives collapse, set to reopen in Cass Corridor
The iconic watering hole has long served as a gathering place for artists, musicians, and creatives
www.metrotimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Happy to here this can't wait to get back there. An iconic place.
“Building Healthy Soils with Construction Scraps 🌱❄️”
“Leftover earthen plaster scraps? They’re now enriching the soil for tomato plants this winter. 🌍 Sustainable materials = fewer landfills, more regeneration. Thoughts? #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NaturalBuilding #GreenBuilding
“Leftover earthen plaster scraps? They’re now enriching the soil for tomato plants this winter. 🌍 Sustainable materials = fewer landfills, more regeneration. Thoughts? #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NaturalBuilding #GreenBuilding
December 8, 2024 at 1:34 PM
“Building Healthy Soils with Construction Scraps 🌱❄️”
“Leftover earthen plaster scraps? They’re now enriching the soil for tomato plants this winter. 🌍 Sustainable materials = fewer landfills, more regeneration. Thoughts? #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NaturalBuilding #GreenBuilding
“Leftover earthen plaster scraps? They’re now enriching the soil for tomato plants this winter. 🌍 Sustainable materials = fewer landfills, more regeneration. Thoughts? #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NaturalBuilding #GreenBuilding
Final Re“Solar Smarts: Lessons from the UK 🌞🏡”
“UK Passivhaus uses solar peaks to power AC, store energy, and feed the grid later. Smart for net metering challenges in the U.S. Thoughts? 🌱 #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy
www.construction21.org/case-studies...
“UK Passivhaus uses solar peaks to power AC, store energy, and feed the grid later. Smart for net metering challenges in the U.S. Thoughts? 🌱 #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy
www.construction21.org/case-studies...
Old Holloway straw passivhaus
Old Holloway is a private single family house in rural Herefordshire. It's a simple, modest, single storey dwelling with pitched roof and south facing verandah, sympathetic to local (...)
www.construction21.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Final Re“Solar Smarts: Lessons from the UK 🌞🏡”
“UK Passivhaus uses solar peaks to power AC, store energy, and feed the grid later. Smart for net metering challenges in the U.S. Thoughts? 🌱 #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy
www.construction21.org/case-studies...
“UK Passivhaus uses solar peaks to power AC, store energy, and feed the grid later. Smart for net metering challenges in the U.S. Thoughts? 🌱 #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy
www.construction21.org/case-studies...
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Me: Hey can you do your dishes
My roommate The Buddha: Perhaps your problem is not my dishes but your attachment to a clean sink
Me: Alright man
My roommate The Buddha: Perhaps your problem is not my dishes but your attachment to a clean sink
Me: Alright man
December 6, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Me: Hey can you do your dishes
My roommate The Buddha: Perhaps your problem is not my dishes but your attachment to a clean sink
Me: Alright man
My roommate The Buddha: Perhaps your problem is not my dishes but your attachment to a clean sink
Me: Alright man
This is some great LCA information on different types of insulation. I’m often asked about the transportation emission of straw. Although in the mid-west those miles tend to be the lowest it is great to have an apples to apples comparison
#Strawbuilding #Strawhouse is so obviously convincing that it's almost funny that I still have to explain it everywhere.
Study shows how far you can transport insulation materials so that it still extracts more CO2 than it emits.
Straw doesn't even fit fully on the scale.
zenodo.org/records/6599...
Study shows how far you can transport insulation materials so that it still extracts more CO2 than it emits.
Straw doesn't even fit fully on the scale.
zenodo.org/records/6599...
December 2, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is some great LCA information on different types of insulation. I’m often asked about the transportation emission of straw. Although in the mid-west those miles tend to be the lowest it is great to have an apples to apples comparison