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  1. #LibraryOfThings - #OnlineToolkit

    "A Library of Things (LoT) is a community hub for sharing all kinds of stuff. LoTs follow the traditional mechanics of a library while pushing the boundaries of what can be borrowed: tools, instruments, camping gear, toys, kitchen gadgets, and more! They build community while providing a low-cost, #EnvironmentallyFriendly way to meet our material needs.

    "There are roughly 2,000 formally established LoTs worldwide, as well as countless informal ones. Modern LoTs have been in operation since 1978, but informal resource sharing has always been an essential part of the human experience. Many of the largest LoTs in the US started to lend tools, but they can contain whatever items the community of members needs that can be shared safely and effectively.

    "#Shareable has supported the development of several LoTs over the past decade. Projects have included an official advisory role to the former mayor of Seoul, South Korea, as they developed a pilot program with 32 lending libraries in apartment buildings, an inspiration and advisory role on the creation of #LaBOM, a three-story community center and #SharingHub in Montreuil, France, and the incubation of the #USToolLibraryAlliance.

    "In 2022, we began a multi-year international research project into the current state of LoTs. Following the public release of our findings, we hosted a year-long Library of Things #CoLab and Fellowship and published a free, comprehensive Library of Things Toolkit."

    Learn more:
    shareable.net/programs/library

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #CircularEconomy
    #SolarPunk #SharingEconomy #SharingResources #ToolLibraries #LibrariesOfThings

  2. #LibraryOfThings - #OnlineToolkit

    "A Library of Things (LoT) is a community hub for sharing all kinds of stuff. LoTs follow the traditional mechanics of a library while pushing the boundaries of what can be borrowed: tools, instruments, camping gear, toys, kitchen gadgets, and more! They build community while providing a low-cost, #EnvironmentallyFriendly way to meet our material needs.

    "There are roughly 2,000 formally established LoTs worldwide, as well as countless informal ones. Modern LoTs have been in operation since 1978, but informal resource sharing has always been an essential part of the human experience. Many of the largest LoTs in the US started to lend tools, but they can contain whatever items the community of members needs that can be shared safely and effectively.

    "#Shareable has supported the development of several LoTs over the past decade. Projects have included an official advisory role to the former mayor of Seoul, South Korea, as they developed a pilot program with 32 lending libraries in apartment buildings, an inspiration and advisory role on the creation of #LaBOM, a three-story community center and #SharingHub in Montreuil, France, and the incubation of the #USToolLibraryAlliance.

    "In 2022, we began a multi-year international research project into the current state of LoTs. Following the public release of our findings, we hosted a year-long Library of Things #CoLab and Fellowship and published a free, comprehensive Library of Things Toolkit."

    Learn more:
    shareable.net/programs/library

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #CircularEconomy
    #SolarPunk #SharingEconomy #SharingResources #ToolLibraries #LibrariesOfThings

  3. #LibraryOfThings - #OnlineToolkit

    "A Library of Things (LoT) is a community hub for sharing all kinds of stuff. LoTs follow the traditional mechanics of a library while pushing the boundaries of what can be borrowed: tools, instruments, camping gear, toys, kitchen gadgets, and more! They build community while providing a low-cost, #EnvironmentallyFriendly way to meet our material needs.

    "There are roughly 2,000 formally established LoTs worldwide, as well as countless informal ones. Modern LoTs have been in operation since 1978, but informal resource sharing has always been an essential part of the human experience. Many of the largest LoTs in the US started to lend tools, but they can contain whatever items the community of members needs that can be shared safely and effectively.

    "#Shareable has supported the development of several LoTs over the past decade. Projects have included an official advisory role to the former mayor of Seoul, South Korea, as they developed a pilot program with 32 lending libraries in apartment buildings, an inspiration and advisory role on the creation of #LaBOM, a three-story community center and #SharingHub in Montreuil, France, and the incubation of the #USToolLibraryAlliance.

    "In 2022, we began a multi-year international research project into the current state of LoTs. Following the public release of our findings, we hosted a year-long Library of Things #CoLab and Fellowship and published a free, comprehensive Library of Things Toolkit."

    Learn more:
    shareable.net/programs/library

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #CircularEconomy
    #SolarPunk #SharingEconomy #SharingResources #ToolLibraries #LibrariesOfThings

  4. #LibraryOfThings - #OnlineToolkit

    "A Library of Things (LoT) is a community hub for sharing all kinds of stuff. LoTs follow the traditional mechanics of a library while pushing the boundaries of what can be borrowed: tools, instruments, camping gear, toys, kitchen gadgets, and more! They build community while providing a low-cost, #EnvironmentallyFriendly way to meet our material needs.

    "There are roughly 2,000 formally established LoTs worldwide, as well as countless informal ones. Modern LoTs have been in operation since 1978, but informal resource sharing has always been an essential part of the human experience. Many of the largest LoTs in the US started to lend tools, but they can contain whatever items the community of members needs that can be shared safely and effectively.

    "#Shareable has supported the development of several LoTs over the past decade. Projects have included an official advisory role to the former mayor of Seoul, South Korea, as they developed a pilot program with 32 lending libraries in apartment buildings, an inspiration and advisory role on the creation of #LaBOM, a three-story community center and #SharingHub in Montreuil, France, and the incubation of the #USToolLibraryAlliance.

    "In 2022, we began a multi-year international research project into the current state of LoTs. Following the public release of our findings, we hosted a year-long Library of Things #CoLab and Fellowship and published a free, comprehensive Library of Things Toolkit."

    Learn more:
    shareable.net/programs/library

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #CircularEconomy
    #SolarPunk #SharingEconomy #SharingResources #ToolLibraries #LibrariesOfThings

  5. #LibraryOfThings - #OnlineToolkit

    "A Library of Things (LoT) is a community hub for sharing all kinds of stuff. LoTs follow the traditional mechanics of a library while pushing the boundaries of what can be borrowed: tools, instruments, camping gear, toys, kitchen gadgets, and more! They build community while providing a low-cost, #EnvironmentallyFriendly way to meet our material needs.

    "There are roughly 2,000 formally established LoTs worldwide, as well as countless informal ones. Modern LoTs have been in operation since 1978, but informal resource sharing has always been an essential part of the human experience. Many of the largest LoTs in the US started to lend tools, but they can contain whatever items the community of members needs that can be shared safely and effectively.

    "#Shareable has supported the development of several LoTs over the past decade. Projects have included an official advisory role to the former mayor of Seoul, South Korea, as they developed a pilot program with 32 lending libraries in apartment buildings, an inspiration and advisory role on the creation of #LaBOM, a three-story community center and #SharingHub in Montreuil, France, and the incubation of the #USToolLibraryAlliance.

    "In 2022, we began a multi-year international research project into the current state of LoTs. Following the public release of our findings, we hosted a year-long Library of Things #CoLab and Fellowship and published a free, comprehensive Library of Things Toolkit."

    Learn more:
    shareable.net/programs/library

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #CircularEconomy
    #SolarPunk #SharingEconomy #SharingResources #ToolLibraries #LibrariesOfThings

  6. Fun With NFC Cards

    I’ve been messing around with NFC cards and trying to figure out if I should just self-roll my own virtual business card (like Popl.co and Dot).

    I’m a big business networker. I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than 18 years. (Yikes!)

    I do love a good business card, but I’m also intrigued, and have been for a while, with the NFC tap card business cards.

    It’s actually not that difficult to do and the way around the NFC vcard blockage on iOS is to host the vcard on a web server and directly link to it via a button.

    And the best way to get the other person’s contact info is to setup a contact form on your links page for them to exchange the contact info with you.

    So instead of paying for Popl.co on a monthly/yearly basis or one time for Dot, etc. maybe spin up your own. I’m tempted to do that.

    I’ll report back.

    #businessCards #businessNetworking #environmentallyFriendly #nfc #tapCards
  7. Fun With NFC Cards

    I’ve been messing around with NFC cards and trying to figure out if I should just self-roll my own virtual business card (like Popl.co and Dot).

    I’m a big business networker. I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than 18 years. (Yikes!)

    I do love a good business card, but I’m also intrigued, and have been for a while, with the NFC tap card business cards.

    It’s actually not that difficult to do and the way around the NFC vcard blockage on iOS is to host the vcard on a web server and directly link to it via a button.

    And the best way to get the other person’s contact info is to setup a contact form on your links page for them to exchange the contact info with you.

    So instead of paying for Popl.co on a monthly/yearly basis or one time for Dot, etc. maybe spin up your own. I’m tempted to do that.

    I’ll report back.

    #businessCards #businessNetworking #environmentallyFriendly #nfc #tapCards
  8. Fun With NFC Cards

    I’ve been messing around with NFC cards and trying to figure out if I should just self-roll my own virtual business card (like Popl.co and Dot).

    I’m a big business networker. I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than 18 years. (Yikes!)

    I do love a good business card, but I’m also intrigued, and have been for a while, with the NFC tap card business cards.

    It’s actually not that difficult to do and the way around the NFC vcard blockage on iOS is to host the vcard on a web server and directly link to it via a button.

    And the best way to get the other person’s contact info is to setup a contact form on your links page for them to exchange the contact info with you.

    So instead of paying for Popl.co on a monthly/yearly basis or one time for Dot, etc. maybe spin up your own. I’m tempted to do that.

    I’ll report back.

    #businessCards #businessNetworking #environmentallyFriendly #nfc #tapCards
  9. Fun With NFC Cards

    I’ve been messing around with NFC cards and trying to figure out if I should just self-roll my own virtual business card (like Popl.co and Dot).

    I’m a big business networker. I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than 18 years. (Yikes!)

    I do love a good business card, but I’m also intrigued, and have been for a while, with the NFC tap card business cards.

    It’s actually not that difficult to do and the way around the NFC vcard blockage on iOS is to host the vcard on a web server and directly link to it via a button.

    And the best way to get the other person’s contact info is to setup a contact form on your links page for them to exchange the contact info with you.

    So instead of paying for Popl.co on a monthly/yearly basis or one time for Dot, etc. maybe spin up your own. I’m tempted to do that.

    I’ll report back.

    #businessCards #businessNetworking #environmentallyFriendly #nfc #tapCards
  10. Fun With NFC Cards

    I’ve been messing around with NFC cards and trying to figure out if I should just self-roll my own virtual business card (like Popl.co and Dot).

    I’m a big business networker. I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than 18 years. (Yikes!)

    I do love a good business card, but I’m also intrigued, and have been for a while, with the NFC tap card business cards.

    It’s actually not that difficult to do and the way around the NFC vcard blockage on iOS is to host the vcard on a web server and directly link to it via a button.

    And the best way to get the other person’s contact info is to setup a contact form on your links page for them to exchange the contact info with you.

    So instead of paying for Popl.co on a monthly/yearly basis or one time for Dot, etc. maybe spin up your own. I’m tempted to do that.

    I’ll report back.

    #businessCards #businessNetworking #environmentallyFriendly #nfc #tapCards
  11. Producing #EnvironmentallyFriendly #Fertilizer from Human #Urine
    Apr 30, 2020

    "Dr. Adey Desta, an Ethiopian Scientist has successfully produced an environmental friendly fertilizer from human urine. Unlike the synthetic fertilizers in the market, Dr. Adey's research has produced a cheap, water insoluble fertilizer that guards against leaching which in turn contaminates Rivers, Lakes, underneath water table etc. during rainy seasons."

    Learn more:
    youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&

    #SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWaste #NaturalFertilizer #HumanWaste #Sustainability #Science

  12. Producing #EnvironmentallyFriendly #Fertilizer from Human #Urine
    Apr 30, 2020

    "Dr. Adey Desta, an Ethiopian Scientist has successfully produced an environmental friendly fertilizer from human urine. Unlike the synthetic fertilizers in the market, Dr. Adey's research has produced a cheap, water insoluble fertilizer that guards against leaching which in turn contaminates Rivers, Lakes, underneath water table etc. during rainy seasons."

    Learn more:
    youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&

    #SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWaste #NaturalFertilizer #HumanWaste #Sustainability #Science

  13. Producing #EnvironmentallyFriendly #Fertilizer from Human #Urine
    Apr 30, 2020

    "Dr. Adey Desta, an Ethiopian Scientist has successfully produced an environmental friendly fertilizer from human urine. Unlike the synthetic fertilizers in the market, Dr. Adey's research has produced a cheap, water insoluble fertilizer that guards against leaching which in turn contaminates Rivers, Lakes, underneath water table etc. during rainy seasons."

    Learn more:
    youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&

    #SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWaste #NaturalFertilizer #HumanWaste #Sustainability #Science

  14. Producing #EnvironmentallyFriendly #Fertilizer from Human #Urine
    Apr 30, 2020

    "Dr. Adey Desta, an Ethiopian Scientist has successfully produced an environmental friendly fertilizer from human urine. Unlike the synthetic fertilizers in the market, Dr. Adey's research has produced a cheap, water insoluble fertilizer that guards against leaching which in turn contaminates Rivers, Lakes, underneath water table etc. during rainy seasons."

    Learn more:
    youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&

    #SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWaste #NaturalFertilizer #HumanWaste #Sustainability #Science

  15. Producing #EnvironmentallyFriendly #Fertilizer from Human #Urine
    Apr 30, 2020

    "Dr. Adey Desta, an Ethiopian Scientist has successfully produced an environmental friendly fertilizer from human urine. Unlike the synthetic fertilizers in the market, Dr. Adey's research has produced a cheap, water insoluble fertilizer that guards against leaching which in turn contaminates Rivers, Lakes, underneath water table etc. during rainy seasons."

    Learn more:
    youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&

    #SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWaste #NaturalFertilizer #HumanWaste #Sustainability #Science

  16. The World and I chat for time to time and occasionally we record that conversation for posterity.

    I quite like the World. I mean, not just to live on, but to talk to. I find it refreshingly honest. It says what it means. It doesn’t beat around the bush. I may not always like what it has to tell me but I have to respect it.

    And I would be a fool not to listen.

    #satire #arts #culture #environmentallyfriendly #humor

  17. You can be #fined for running your #car #engine to clear the #windscreen. I understand the #emission implications. How do you defog? I wipe the inside of the #glass but it has #fogged again before I turn the #ignition. I won't #drive with a #foggy view, anyway it isn't #legal. #Rules are made but no practical alternatives are offered. Like limiting old #cars but not improving #publictransport. #Affordable #EnvironmentallyFriendly solutions are needed or change can't happen.

  18. Will #ClimateBill lead to more #mining in #Virginia?

    Four of the five 'critical minerals' for electric vehicle #EV batteries have been mined in the state in the past. Will their economics now change?

    by Dwayne Yancey August 18, 2022

    "The key to electric vehicle #batteries are five so-called 'critical minerals' – #lithium, #nickel, #cobalt, #manganese and #graphite. Four of these five minerals have been mined in Virginia in the past; the fifth (lithium) is suspected in Virginia but has yet to be proven. Will increased demand for these minerals make these deposits economically viable again?

    "To some extent, this is unknowable because we don’t know what that demand – and those future prices – will be. In theory, if a single fleck of something is worth a billion dollars, then some company could spend a half billion to dig it out and still make a fortune. We also don’t know whether mining for these minerals will be allowed in Virginia. There’s a large deposit of #uranium in Virginia that’s never been mined and probably won’t be.

    "In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court #SCOTUS upheld Virginia’s moratorium on #UraniumMining. There’s a #gold vein in Virginia, too, that’s been mined in the past. There’s also a state study underway over whether to allow or ban gold mining in the future. Even just the potential of gold mining has stirred controversy in Buckingham County. All the minerals we’ll deal with today occur outside the traditional coal-mining country of Southwest Virginia, so who knows what the state or local reaction will be if and when someone proposes to open a mine somewhere else?

    "So let’s look at what we do know.

    "Electric vehicles may be #EnvironmentallyFriendly in the sense that they’re not spewing #carbon into the atmosphere, but they do require six times more #minerals than conventional vehicles, according to the International Energy Administration – so a lot more #mining will be needed to support electric vehicles than the ones we have now. Mining is generally not considered an environmentally friendly thing to do so here’s a classic trade-off: A green-friendly climate bill is actually going to promote more mining somewhere, if not in the #UnitedStates then somewhere on the planet."

    cardinalnews.org/2022/08/18/wi

    #ExtractiveMining #OpenPitMining #WaterIsLife #Greenwashing

  19. #Biking the Goods: How North American #Cities Can Prepare for & #Promote Large-Scale Adoption of #ECargoBikes #transportation #cycling #SafeStreetsNow Cargo e-bikes electric cycles specially designed 4 cargo #transportation represent alternative #environmentallyfriendly safer mode 4 delivering goods, services in urban areas. However, lack of #infrastructure, #legal uncertainties, and a cultural and #economic attachment to #motorized #vehicles has hindered their adoption. urbanfreightlab.com/publicatio

  20. An update on my clover infatuation. It is filling in and looking lush! I am so thrilled, and in love with this “lawn” every time I walk out the back door and gaze upon my emerald field ❤️❤️❤️

    #Clover
    #EmeraldGreen
    #PollinatorFriendly
    #EnvironmentallyFriendly
    #DroughtResistant

  21. An update on my clover infatuation. It is filling in and looking lush! I am so thrilled, and in love with this “lawn” every time I walk out the back door and gaze upon my emerald field ❤️❤️❤️

    #Clover
    #EmeraldGreen
    #PollinatorFriendly
    #EnvironmentallyFriendly
    #DroughtResistant

  22. An update on my clover infatuation. It is filling in and looking lush! I am so thrilled, and in love with this “lawn” every time I walk out the back door and gaze upon my emerald field ❤️❤️❤️

    #Clover
    #EmeraldGreen
    #PollinatorFriendly
    #EnvironmentallyFriendly
    #DroughtResistant

  23. An update on my clover infatuation. It is filling in and looking lush! I am so thrilled, and in love with this “lawn” every time I walk out the back door and gaze upon my emerald field ❤️❤️❤️

    #Clover
    #EmeraldGreen
    #PollinatorFriendly
    #EnvironmentallyFriendly
    #DroughtResistant

  24. An update on my clover infatuation. It is filling in and looking lush! I am so thrilled, and in love with this “lawn” every time I walk out the back door and gaze upon my emerald field ❤️❤️❤️

    #Clover
    #EmeraldGreen
    #PollinatorFriendly
    #EnvironmentallyFriendly
    #DroughtResistant

  25. Hello (applied) statisticians and biostatisticians,

    I am the Agricultural Research Biostatistician based at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Lethbridge Research and Development Centre.

    What should I do to make my applied statistics job (i.e., my Performance Agreement) more environmentally-friendly and based on nature-centered values?

    #statistics #environmentalism #ecology #biostatistics #appliedStatistics #environmentallyFriendly #Nature

  26. This article also discusses making home-made weed killer from vinegar and soap, but be careful when applying it... Don't apply to flowering plants, and apply at night after the bees have gone home.

    #EcoFriendly and #EnvironmentallyFriendly #WeedKiller: Does It Exist?

    By Stephanie Osmanski
    Updated July 20 2020,

    Excerpt:
    "Another eco-friendly alternative to weed killer is enlisting the help of animal friends. Good for the environment and entirely non-toxic, goats can scarf down any unwanted weeds from #kudzu, #OrientalBittersweet, and #ailanthus to #MultifloraRosa, #JapaneseHoneysuckle, and mile-a-minute.

    "In fact, some companies — such as #Ecogoats and #GoatsEatWeeds — even rent out goats to homeowners that want eco-friendly help controlling their unwanted noxious weeds. Because a goat’s least favorite food is grass, a goat will eat everything else first before munching on your lawn."

    Read more:
    greenmatters.com/p/eco-friendl

    #SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #Weeds #GoatGoals #Goats #YardGoats #InvasiveWeeds #HireAGoat

  27. Cleaning and Using Sheep #Wool for Insulation

    Posted on July 29, 2020 by Laurence Manchee

    Excerpt: "Benefits of sheep wool insulation

    Sheep’s wool is an outstanding insulator with as good or better insulation properties as #RoofMate or #RockWool. As opposed to shop-bought insulation the homemade wool is not processed into compact blocks. The loose wool can be pushed into small gaps and does not need to be cut to size, making it is easier to work with.

    Sheep’s wool is more #EnvironmentallyFriendly, is not itchy to work with and is fireproof. It regulates humidity, does not burn, purifies the air and is a good sound proofer.

    All in all, it is better than any #insulation we have used in the past and is more cost-effective."

    Learn more:
    keelayogafarm.com/cleaning-and

    #SolarPunkSunday #WoolInsulation #SyntheticAlternatives #AnimalProducts #DIY #Homesteading

  28. Finally finished switching my blog to #jekyll, which is super light, #EnergyEfficient (and thus more #EnvironmentallyFriendly), and lets me get into the back-end nitty-gritties armed only with a vague notion of #HTML coding from teenage years spent on #LiveJournal. Major props to @RyanChartier for enabling me; if you ask him very nicely, he might help you make a simple, lean #webpage, too. (seriously, give him a shout if you're interested)

    arielkroon.ca/

  29. @germanio Amazing, love the #photograph; it looks very aesthetic 😍

    The result looks great too - a very #environmentallyfriendly option! 👍

  30. A blueprint for building the future: Eco-friendly 3D concrete printing. Scientists are improving 3D concrete printing construction technology with rigorous research to make printable materials stronger, more sustainable and better performing. #science #technology #engineering #3dprint #environmentallyfriendly sciencedaily.com/releases/2024

  31. The '#EnvironmentallyFriendly alternative' way #Dominion Energy is cutting 40 acres of grass 'every few days'

    By: Ellen Ice
    Posted 9:01 AM, Aug 03, 2024

    CHESAPEAKE, Va. — "At #SolarFarms in #Chesapeake and #VirginiaBeach, Dominion Energy has found an alternative option to a lawn mower; this one has hooves.

    "'It’s an environmentally-friendly alternative, it’s innovative, it’s creative and they do a great job,' said spokesperson Tim Eberly. 'They can eat about 40 acres of grass and vegetation every few days.'

    "The flock of 300 sheep and 180 lambs is tended to by a shepherd, along with guard dogs and herding dogs.

    “'Our guardian dogs are with the sheep all the time," said Jess Gray with Gray's #Lambscaping. 'They protect the flock when we are not around.'"

    [..]

    "The goal of the project is to keep the grass below the panels to maximize output. At Bedford #SolarFarm in Chesapeake, one of the sites where the sheep currently graze, the energy generated powers 17,500 homes."

    wtvr.com/news/local-news/sheep

    #SolarSundays #SolarSunday #RenewablesNow #Renewables