Renew 164 out now: Getting off gas, Earthworker Cooperative, climate resilience in schools, environmental impacts of pets, a simple DIY generator replacement, and more!
In Renew 164, we mark the launch of Renew’s Getting off Gas Toolkit with a bumper 20-page section full of guides, interviews & industry updates for going all-electric in your home. Don’t miss our interview with New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson who, after her massively successful I Quit Sugar campaign, is now telling everyone: “I Quit Gas”.
Also in this issue, we get to know Earthworker Cooperative, who are building solutions for a just transition away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy. We learn about the way schools are building climate resilience in their communities. Lance Turner shows us how to replace a generator with a much cleaner battery back up system. And we explore whether a floating solar boom is on the horizon.
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further reading
ReNew
Building a bigger backup
If you have critical systems that need to stay powered in a blackout, you need some sort of battery backup. Lance Turner describes his DIY system for supplying water without mains electricity.
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ReNew
Simple and cheap composting loo
A composting loo lets you save huge amounts of water each year from toilet flushing, and can extend the life of an old septic by removing most of the solid waste load. Spud Murphy describes a popular design used for decades.
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Pears Report
Getting on board with the energy transition
Alan Pears gives us his round-up of the main energy issues this quarter.
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