New York Permaculture Exchange

09/24/2026

https://bbc.com/news/articles/ck4glvqj4qqdo

The "carpet" of microalgae stopped five of Israel's six desalination plants from working.

09/24/2026

The six plants, which generate more than 60% of Israel's drinking water, were hit by what Lior Gutman, spokesman for Mekorot, Israel's national water company, called a "huge carpet of microorganisms".

The "carpet" of microalgae stopped five of Israel's six desalination plants from working.

09/24/2026

Fewr bins bring a higher consciousness of the trash we make.

From a deadly 1995 attack to deeply ingrained social norms, the story of Japan's scarce rubbish bins is more complicated than it first appears.

09/01/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/realestate/thatch-roof-homes-england-long-straw-tradition.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.p8wt.FOCjTyhxGNxt&smid=url-share

Inside the tiny community of English master thatchers, a fight is unfolding over a tradition that may not survive.

09/01/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/opinion/fishing-bottom-trawlers-seafood.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.Gqm0.wIX-hct-JvPe&smid=url-share

09/01/2026

The author forgot to expose soil depletion as an ongoing cause of low-nutrient food.

Surging concentrations of carbon in the atmosphere have produced potent changes in the way plants grow, draining the nutrients from food.

09/01/2026

Bill Mollison didn't see this one coming. I remember hearing him say that if India and China started driving it would be over, environmentally. Now Musk wants to put 40,000 satellites in orbit - along with lots of other companies. Space tourism is a thing. It is only a matter of time until collisions occur. We are dealing with a post-human mindset.

The United States is racing ahead where Europe, China, and India struggle.

08/19/2026

The bottom of the food chain is the most critical part. We are heading for a disastrous crash with our eyes wide open. Aquaculture is not going to fill the gap as it is rife with problems - food stocks and disease are just a couple.

Years of half measures and regulatory delays leave Atlantic menhaden potentially at risk.

08/14/2026

https://bbc.com/travel/article/20260805-four-simple-rules-behind-japans-most-liveable-cities

From neighbourhood shopping streets to accessible transport, Japan's most liveable cities remove the everyday frustrations of urban life.