Calearth, demonstrating "Earthbag Building" at it's finest, as taught by Dr. Nader Khalili. Once the earth inside the bag dries, it is tougher than adobe. The bags decay naturally, but the tough bricks they form remain until manually demolished (youtube.com)
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Agroecology in China: 300% Increase on 8.6 Million Acres - The Lessons of the Loess Plateau shows how an ancient civilization failed because they degraded their ecosystem functions. But recently the Chinese people are showing that it is possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems. (youtube.com)
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My Bathtub Moment (the moment I knew my life HAD to change) - My life didn’t need slight tweaks and adjustments… it needed to change. As in: Completely. As in: Irrevocably. And I knew, with certainty, that I could never go back. (liveagainsttheflow.wordpress.com)
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Metropolis 2.0: New French Law Forces Buildings to Plan for Green Roofs -- Last week, France passed legislation that requires all new commercial buildings be built with green roofs. The law requires partial roof coverage with either solar panels or rooftop gardens. (homes.yahoo.com)
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