Rocket stoves are superefficient wood-fired stoves that can easily be built using readily available and recycled materials. They are a common sight in cob, straw bale, and other natural building designs.
Colleges and Universities around the country are using the ecovillage model to improve their ecological impact while also providing students opportunities to learn about sustainable living.
Cohousing communities can help prevent global warming by reducing their energy use by as much as 60%. Shared facilities and pedestrian design can help further reductions in carbon footprint.
A new study shows that biofuels are not a viable climate change solution. The study shows that converting natural land to farmland for biofuels is far worse for the environment than traditional fossil fuels. The study author calls for more benign renewabl
Two studies released today say that producing biofuel on cropland causes land in native ecosystems elsewhere being converted to cropland resulting in an increase in C02. Another lesson is that conservation is key: driving less, fuel economy, etc.
RenewableEnergyAccess.com has a podcast on Cohousing and Green Building featuring Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, a cohousing community in New Hampshire. The 18 minute audio program focuses on the ecological features of the community.
Coworking is a movement to create a community of cafe-like collaboration spaces for developers, writers and independents. Like cohousing, it allows people to share resources and create a sense of connection.
There is a great article in the real estate section of the Seattle Times on intentional communities in the Seattle area.
The article focuses mostly on the 15 cohousing communities in the Seatttle area...
Ithaca, NY was ranked second on a list of Greenest Cities, in part due to the Ecovillage at Ithaca, an intentional community focused on sustainability. The Ecovillage has 60 cohousing units and an onsite organic farm.
