24 Hours of Reality Sept. 14, 2011

"24 Hours of Reality will be broadcast live online from September 14 to 15, over 24 hours, representing 24 time zones and 13 languages. From Tonga to Cape Verde, Mexico City to Alaska, Jakarta to London, people living with the impacts of climate change every day will tell their story. You can experience as much as you like without even leaving your home." See their blog for more information.

Update about housing at Craik, Saskatchewan

I visited Craik Enviro Village recently and was very impressed with how the site has grown. The round strawbale house is close to completion:



Other smaller projects are coming along and most of the sites have at least one building now:

For more information on the Craik project, see my previous post.

Water, water and nothing to drink part 2

What Do We Know About Climate Change?

Great video response to climate deniers!

"In this video we'll go over some of the fundamental discoveries, the basic facts that we know beyond a doubt, about global warming. Of course, many people will never believe science, because they believe that anything that challenges their world view, is all part of a secret, global conspiracy."

Skeptic Arguments and What the Science Says

There is a great new website that lists the 10 most frequent global warning nay-sayers arguments and what science actually says here. It also has a link to an IPhone app for quick mobile responses.



Image from WildBritArt

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.