After taking a month off for the holidays, TCLocal returns with another in our series of articles researching local responses to the challenges of energy descent.
Following on Krys Cail's introductory piece "Burning Transitions," published in October, Krys and TCLocal contributor Tony Nekut kick off our third year of publication with a review of efforts to provide for local heating needs with locally produced wood and grass products. You can find their article, "Heating with Biomass in Tompkins County," at http://tclocal.org/2010/01/heating_with_biomass_in_tompki.html People who want to comment on this article or engage the authors in discussion should note that the TCLocal web site is specifically designed to get feedback on these ideas as they are developed. Please use the comment form at the bottom of the article so that we can keep all the input in one place. ABOUT TCLOCAL Each month (approximately) TCLocal brings you another in our series of articles addressing various aspects of energy descent in Tompkins County. Contributors to TCLocal are members of the community committed to helping prepare for a future with less available energy. Articles that have appeared so far in this series can be found at tclocal.org. They include: Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment, Part 2: Options for Re-evaluating Care Resources by Bethany Schroeder (November 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/11/health_care_in_an_energyconstr_2.html Burning Transitions: How Planned, Localized, Sustainable Non-food Biomass Utilization Can Help Ease Energy Descent and Mitigate Global Climate Change by Krys Cail (October 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/10/burning_transitions.html Visioning County Food Production, Parts 1 and 2 by Karl North (July and September 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/07/visioning_county_food_producti.html http://tclocal.org/2009/09/visioning_county_food_2.html Can New York State Feed Itself? by Jon Bosak (June 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/06/can_new_york_state_feed_itself.html Examining the Potential Local Foodshed of Tompkins County by Christian Peters (March 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/03/examining_the_potential_local.html Food Processing in Tompkins County by Persephone Doliner (February 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/02/food_processing_in_tompkins_co.html Wasting in the Energy Descent: An Outline for the Future by Tom Shelley (January 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/01/wasting_in_the_energy_descent.html Local and Urban Small Livestock and Poultry by Angelika St. Laurent (December 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/12/local_and_urban_small_livestoc.html Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment, Part 1 by Bethany Schroeder (October 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/10/health_care_in_an_energyconstr.html Preparedness Basics by Katie Quinn-Jacobs (September 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/09/preparedness_basics.html Post-Peak Land Use Part 1: Ecocities and Post-Peak Land Use Part 2: The Country by Josh Dolan (July 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_1_ecoci.html http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_2_the_c.html Water Treatment, Water Power by Jon Bosak (May 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/05/water_treatment_water_power.html Roads and Bridges in a Post-peak Tompkins County by Simon St. Laurent (March 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/03/roads_and_bridges_in_a_postpea.html Fruits in a Post-Peak Tompkins County by Angelika St. Laurent (January 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/01/fruits_in_a_postpeak_tompkins_1.html Articles appearing at tclocal.org are published under the Creative Commons license and are owned and managed by the contributors as a group. People interested in becoming TCLocal contributors should first read "How to Contribute" at http://www.ibiblio.org/tcrp/about.htm#how and then contact the TCLocal editor at the address below to sign up. Jon Bosak Editor, TCLocal bo...@pinax.com _______________________________________________ FLX Permaculture Network listserv RSS, archives, subscription & listserv info: http://www.flxpermaculture.net Support the list host by donating to: http://www.mutualaid.org
