Growing a vegetable garden is one of the best ways to be prepared for modern disasters of all kinds. Growing some of your own food could mean the difference between being well fed and not so well fed, enjoying some little luxuries, or being deprived. Follow along as I expand my garden and learn some new lessons.
What are the links between climate change and extreme winter? Let’s explore some possible mechanisms for this growing threat.
Insulation presents a significant opportunity for your carbon footprint reduction, but that’s not the real reason to do it. It also improves comfort and lowers your energy costs. With 90% of US homes under-insulated, enhancing insulation can reduce energy use and carbon emissions dramatically. It also offers additional benefits like increased home value.
Banks waking up to fossil fuel risks; the five pillars of climate change denial; disappearing glaciers cause drought for millions worldwide; and more.
Here’s an interesting article from the Texas Tribune about climate adaptation to protect Galveston and Houston. Climate change is not explicitly mentioned, but sea level rise and warming oceans are. Really this is a story about climate change adaptation. Part of the plans discussed are to protect oil and gas refineries along the coast near Houston, which is a bit ironic as the O&G (as we call it here in Texas) is the root of the problem being protected against. Anyhow, several plans are discussed, along with federal and local political influences. Makes for interesting reading. Enjoy! Texas might spend… Read More »Climate Adaptation in Texas