Webster University Living On/ Off the Grid

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13364178

https://www.thebalancesmb.com/food-waste-greater-in-us-than-almost-all-countries-4164313

https://foodprint.org/issues/the-problem-of-food-waste/

https://earth911.com/inspire/3-countries-food-waste-strategies-what-can-they-teach-us/

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/04/1115452

UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a “fast track” to disaster, António Guterres has warned, with scientists arguing that it’s ‘now or never’ to...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/incredible-earthships-self-sufficient-homes-that-are-made-from-trash/ss-AATdEcS?ocid=chromentp =1

Incredible Earthships: self-sufficient homes that are made from trash These sustainable and self-sufficient homes are the most stylish way to live off-grid

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/01/04/earthship-houses-climate-change/

These homes are off-grid and climate resilient. They’re also built out of trash. What if climate change and the housing crisis already had a solution? What if we just need to reevaluate our relationship with the Earth — and with our garbage? A day at the Earthship Biotecture can make anyone a believer in a brighter, greener future.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/why-do-we-waste-so-much-food-and-how-can-we-do-better/2015/09/23/19052fb6-616d-11e5-b38e-06883aacba64_story.html

Why do we waste so much food, and how can we do better? Author: ‘You either need to plan or you need to ... make up for the fact you don’t plan well.’

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/arts/design/climate-clock-metronome-nyc.html

A New York Clock That Told Time Now Tells the Time Remaining Metronome’s digital clock in Manhattan has been reprogrammed to illustrate a critical window for action to prevent the effects of global warming from becoming irreversible.

Time to think about your SPRING BREAK NEXT YEAR!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVp5koAOu9M

New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost Inspired by the self-sufficiency of boats, Mike Reynolds created Earthships in the desert of Taos, New Mexico to navigate an off-grid environment using therm...