After 16 days of active build, the Compressed Earth Block (CEB) press prototype II is finished. You can compare this to Prototype I video in a previous post. We are well on our way to our first significant product release. See the progress from the concept drawing by Jeremy: To the actual build: A 12 minute video shows the steps: CEB Prototype II Build from Marcin Jakubowski on Vimeo. The main changes in Prototype II include: Rail guides which allow frictionless motion of the loading … [Read more...]
Flat vegetables.
Not slim tomatoes, narrow cucumbers or squashed, um, squashes - no, we're talking about digging for victory in our own meagre abodes. With allotment waiting lists stretching beyond a century in Hackney and not many of us owning the half-county some how-to books seem to assume, options on grow-your-own approaches might look limited. But before you get the howling fantods at the piling impossibilities. As those of you who read the Amelia's Magazine review of Growing Stuff (an Alternative Guide … [Read more...]
Everything You Need to Know…In Order
Note: Ok, this is another repeat - I’m so head deep in the summer canning and stuff that my brain seems to have shut off for the duration. Like my title? Never let it be said I’m not ambitious. A student in my class asked me for a list of skills we need to get ready for peak oil, prioritized. I admit, it took me about a day after she asked to stop thinking “Holy Crap, how do I figure that all out!” But it is an interesting question and I thought I’d take a shot at it. I will, of course, be … [Read more...]
John Lewis: Worker Management That Works?
From today's Independent:Streets ahead: Does John Lewis offer a revolutionary way forward for big business?John Lewis is Britain's best-loved, most employee-friendly retailer. And business is booming. Martin Hickman wonders if there's a connection..Thursday, 20 August 2009The IndependentAs he emerged into the sunlight outside John Lewis in London's Oxford Street this week clutching a plastic carrier bag, Meir Abutbul, a hotelier, had acquired some carpet cleaner and a cameo role in a … [Read more...]
Community Currency Magazine August Issue Now Online | Main Street Cash
Community Currency Magazine August Issue Now Online. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. By admin ... American Community Currency. Brooklyn Torch · Detroit Cheers · Michiana MACS · Ozark Hours ... … [Read more...]
Camp for Climate Action
Image by Mia Overgaard The Camp for Climate Action 2009 is almost upon us - now's the time to gather ourselves and prepare to swoop. Convinced that the response to climate change needs more? Ready to share skills, knowledge and experiences? To be part of the grassroots swell of people demanding a difference? To get out there and do something? Climate Camp is for you. Be ready next Wednesday, 12th August, from noon, in London. We're going to swoop on the camp location together. The more … [Read more...]
Culture Change: The problem of denial
This is a timeless article by William Catton, Jr., author of the seminal "Overshoot" and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Washington State University. The phenomenon of human psychological denial is one of the most significant traits that is maladaptive to the present culture.Find article here: https://www.culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=503&Itemid=63 … [Read more...]
Cor! – UK Pirate Party’s Smart Move
The UK Pirate Party has published its "core beliefs":1. The reform of Copyright and Patent Laws2. The protection of our Right to Privacy3. The protection of our Right to Freedom of SpeechWhat's interesting is how tightly focussed the Pirate Party is. I think that's wise: otherwise it would just become another Raving Monster Loony Party. By restricting its message to an area that it understands, and which is crying out for reform, I'm sure it will benefit in the long run. It will also, … [Read more...]
Walkable Neighborhoods Are Worth More
A new study shows that people will pay more for walkable neighborhoods. You may have already heard of Walk Score -- an endlessly entertaining Internet tool that lets people discover how pedestrian-friendly their neighborhood is. Walk Score ranks neighborhood "walkability" based on the mix of stores and services that are within walking distance of any home in North America. If you haven't already, you should check it out -- but only if you've got nothing pressing to do, since it's pretty … [Read more...]
Observations on apocalypse
Today I’m engaging in a long and occasionally heated debate with George Monbiot in the pages of the Guardian about the future of civilisation. And yes, it is a portentous as it sounds. It’s also, I think, an important first foray into territory which the Dark Mountain Project exists to occupy, and which is given little space or airtime at present. Environmentalism has always been a broad church, but in recent years its concerns have narrowed spectacularly. Today’s environmentalists are … [Read more...]
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