Rocky Mountain Terraforming, Inc.

06/24/2015

This has some interesting potential.

On an expedition to the Ecuadorian rainforest, Yale students discovered a new type of fungus which may speed up the decomposition process of discarded plastics in landfills.

06/21/2015

Earth does not have any less water than it did a billion years ago. Let that sink in for a minute.

There is no water shortage. No drought. No reason to fight over water. Fresh water is not a zero-sum game.

We have only bad water management to blame -- poor science, failed policy, corporate greed, and general human fatuousness.

And now, California is going to exacerbate its own problems by letting its vegetation dry up and stop transpiring.

Just for California's government, we have a little explanation of how the hydrologic cycle works... it's so simple it doesn't even need words:

This animation shows one molecule of water completing the hydrologic cycle. Heat from the sun causes the molecule to evaporate from the ocean's surface. Once...

06/19/2015

A new study finds that vegetation around schools cuts down on air pollution and boosts memory and attention.

06/13/2015

Great civilizations have fallen because they failed to prevent the degradation of the soils on which they were founded. The modern world could suffer the same fate.

06/13/2015

Farmers with long-time rights to California water will face cutbacks, the first reduction in their usage since 1977, state officials announced Friday.

05/27/2015

THIS is THE ANSWER to CLIMATE CHANGE.

Admittedly, some folks are skeptical when I talk about greening our desert here in Colorado. We get 5 times more rain *in a dry year* than Jordan gets. Seriously, go watch the full video.

California? There's no shortage of fresh water, people. There's a lack of storage, and perhaps more importantly, a lack of guys like Geoff Lawton in charge of the policies.

Comment & find out how to watch full video here: http://permaculturenews.org/2014/02/01/desert-oasis-4-years-jordan/

05/27/2015

A simple illustration of why we build contour swales.

A Swale Plume clip in action from Geoff Lawton's DVD "Harvesting Water - The Permaculture Way." More info: http://www.ecofilms.com.au/

05/21/2015

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02/20/2015

Watch the whole video if you have time, but at least catch the first ten minutes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUMQVqtjUAQ

"Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert," states Allan Savory in his quiet but inspirational form. And it's happening to about tw...

02/14/2015

Need one of these dug?

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/build-underground-greenhouse-garden-year-round.html

Can't afford a glass greenhouse? Check out how to build your own underground greenhouse for cheaper and for growing veggies 365 days a year, even in cold climates.

02/10/2015

Composting tip: make your pile biggest on the south side for maximum solar gain.