Seven charts that explain the plastic pollution problem
This BBC article describes the problem of plastic pollution:-
Twenty years of climate change in two minutes
NASA has published a film of Earth’s seasons showing how the climate has changed in the past twenty years. As they say, we only have one planet, and it’s a delicate place. The data visualization, released this week, shows Earth’s … Continued
Poo powered toilets
India is in the midst of a toilet-building frenzy, the government has set aside $20bn (£15bn) for the health initiative and aims to stop people having to defecate in the open by 2019. One social enterprise in one of India’s … Continued
Turning plastic into boats
These men in Kenya have decided to do something about the problem of plastic bottles clogging up the beaches of Lamu island. By using the plastic to build boats instead of wood, they also hope to protect the island’s woodland.
Composting and leaves
Learn how to use fallen leaves to enrich your garden:-
Hawthorn tree uses for health
This video will tell you all about hawthorn and how to use its haws and leaves for health:- Courtesy of http://www.herbshealing.com. Recorded at Hands On Herbal Medicine Workshop at Wise Woman Center, Woodstock, New York. Hawthorn tree. Hawthorn tincture is … Continued
A lucky dip of books about permaculture
Ten books for £25: is this the bargain of the millennium?
Smog-free cities
Daan Roosegaarde is creating smog-free towers, which concentrate pollution into carbon and generate clean air, and jewellery made from the carbon. You can buy rings from his organization made from polluted air. (The pollution in Chinese cities is equivalent to … Continued
The Great Green Wall
BBC This work is supported by the UN, the African Union and UK botanical gardens.
In search of “the modern,” don’t forget the “old” truths
From Amma’s Onam message:- Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is the Indian concept that the whole world is one family. The celebration of Onam is closely aligned with this truth. The earth and the sky, the flowers, birds and animals—all of Nature comes … Continued