MUM courses:
- Energy Use by Man and Nature
- Hands On Course In Sustainable Technologies
- Permaculture Design Certification
- Sustainability Forest Academy
- Artisan Foods and the Slow Food Movement
- Local Economy
Grinnell College courses:
Resource Center
Reading List For Wetpaint
Readings for Energy Basis of Humans and Nature, Fall, 2008, MUM
Misc Student Interviews
- Interview with Tom Farr on small scale methane production
Ecotopian Fiction
For those doing the ecotopian fiction writing assignment
- Ecotopia, part 1 (mp3, 39 mb)
- Ecotopia, part 2 (mp3, 39 mb)
- Ecotopia, part 3 (mp3, 39 mb)
- Ecotopia, part 4 (mp3, 39 mb)
- French Ecotopian vision
- Ecocities Ecotopia
Monday, Oct 27
- Power to the People, V.J Vaithaeswaran, part 1
- Power to the People. V.J Vaithaeswaran, part 2
- Technologies of Globalization, Jerry Mander
- Basic Energy Definitions, Lonnie Gamble
- Interview with Thomas Friedman: Hot, Flat, Crowded
Tuesday Oct 28
- Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability, John Peet (excerpt on basic energy concepts)
- Natural Capitalism, Lovins et al, p 150 - 161 Δ
- Supplemental Material:
- History of Oil one man performance piece on the geopolitics of oil, note the two guys on just off stage powering the performance with bike generators
- More other Homes and Garbage - p 35-38 Δ
Wednesday Oct 29
- Energy Formulas and Definitions compiled by Lonnie Gamble
- Calculating Energy Use Δ from More Other Homes and Garbage, Masters et al
Thursday Oct 30
Friday Oct 31
Saturday Nov 1
Sunday Nov 2
Monday Nov 3
- Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems excerpt on solar resource Δ
- The Sun as an Energy Source (excerpt from Other Homes and Garbage, Masters et al
Tuesday Nov 4
- A Golden Thread: 2500 years of Solar Technology
- Village Power Generation, Bill Mollison
- Other Homes and Garbage, Gil Masters, p38-41 Calculating Your Home Energy Requirement Δ
Wednesday Nov 5
- 10 Misconceptions About Solar Energy, Lonnie Gamble
- Power Your Home with Wind and Sun, Lonnie Gamble
- Solar Hot Water - A Good Investment, Roy Tonnesson
- Practical Photovoltaics - Komp (excerpt on building your own PV panel)
Thursday Nov 6
- 20 Hydrogen Myths - Lovins
- Four Season Harvest Excerpts - Eliot Coleman
- A Grand Experiment (eating locally) - Bill Mckibben
Friday, Nov 7
Saturday, Nov 8
Monday, Nov 10
- City in Mind - James Kuntsler
- City Planning as if People Mattered - Parker
- Ecocities Excerpt (vision)- Richard Register
- Curitiba - Bill Mckibben
- New Lessons from the Old World - Jay Walljasper
- Aircar Article
- Green Transport Solutions Web site
Tuesday, Nov 11
Wednesday, Nov 12
- Design for the Future - Lonnie Gamble
- Freiamt, Germany and Energy Independence (Christian Science Monitor Article)
- Samso, Denmark New York Times
- Samso, Denmark - Outside Magazine
- Samso, Denmark - NPR interview (41 mb mp3)
- Rockport, Missouri
Thursday, Nov 13
Friday Nov 14
Saturday, Nov 15
- Wayne Petersen Urban Water Management presentation, COSC Workshop
- Germany Feed In Tariffs
- Germany Feed In Tariff - Christian Science Monitor Article
- Feed In tarrifs - Minnesota - Institute for Local Self Reliance
- Link to lots of article on feed-in tariffs
- Videos from the 2008 World Future Conference on feed-in tariff