Papercrete

As I have watched people experience failure with Strawbale construction because they take too long and don't protect their bales, I have been looking for alternatives. Here is one idea Papercrete and a description from http://www.livinginpaper.com/#introduction

"Papercrete construction involves using waste paper for affordable, sustainable housing. In the United States, we discard enough paper each year to build a wall 48 feet high around the entire perimeter of the country. Even though about 45 percent of discarded paper is recycled annually, 55 percent or 48 million tons of paper is thrown away or goes into the landfills. Figuring conservatively, it takes about fifteen trees to make a ton of paper."

Another information source is Mason GreenStar.

But how can it be so cold?

Great explanation about cold winters in a time of global warming. Changes in the Arctic mean more cold air from the north moving south because of the melding in the Arctic. Always thought it should be called "Global Bad Weather"!



See Climate Denier Crock of the Week for similar issues.

Water, water and nothing to drink

With the disaster in Haiti, I've been thinking a lot about the issue of water and the need for simple quick solutions for getting water quickly to small groups of people. Here is a video about one idea.

Wow I had 1,000 readers last year

I haven't been very active lately because I had thought the site wasn't being used. I need to get more active.