Root Simple Busted: Drying Racks, Clothes Lines and Cheese Puffs

...w, founder of Environmental Changemakers and a guest on Episode 033 of our podcast, called me out (in a very nice way) on the dryer issue yesterday when I admitted to using it. She noted how much energy dryers use and how she ditched hers many years ago and has never looked back. We have a gas dryer which means that, while we use less energy than an electric dryer, we’re still complicit in the use of fossil fuels. In short, fracking is supporting...

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Peter Kalmus Talk: Low-Energy Living is Fun!

...climate scientist Peter Kalmus (our guest on episode 39 of the Root Simple Podcast) will share his experiences as he and his family journey toward a lower carbon footprint, focusing on how using less fossil fuels turned out not to be the burden one might expect . . . in fact, he’ll show how it has made life even better. The second (optional) part of Peter’s presentation will guide the audience to calculate their carbon footprints, and discuss conc...

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On Being: The Grandeur and Limits of Science

No Root Simple podcast this week. Instead I thought I’d point you all to an interview with science writer and Institute for Figuring co-founder Margaret Wertheim. In this deep and profound discussion, Wertheim gets to the philosophical core of our current ecological/spiritual crisis. Along with her sister Christine Wertheim, they orchestrated a crochet coral reef that is touring the world. In June the coral reef will be on view in Minneapolis alo...

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DIY Portable Pizza Oven

...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1QToDg3Ow0 I just spoke with Eric Rochow of GardenFork.TV .(He’ll be our guest on the next podcast.) If you don’t know Gardenfork, you should. Eric has put together a lot of cool videos and podcasts. One of my favorite is this portable pizza oven. I’m thinking of building one for local events. For more info on Eric’s pizza oven check out his pizza oven page....

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Saturday Tweets: Solar USB Charger and Hillbilly Sangria

....co/ACChKVXp06 via @terrygolson — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 5, 2015 Hillbilly Sangria http://t.co/dMSZgqycZ5 via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 5, 2015 Awesome interview today with Erik Knutzen today on our website and podcast…check it out!!! http://t.co/7gA9KyiOGi pic.twitter.com/TWMJoj2IsL — Emily (@GardenDineLove) June 3, 2015 The Idler | Silicon Valley techies reject eating as waste of time https://t.co/FWOm8BPwIl via...

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