I do think insects as an ingredient in other foods, such as crackers, could be a more successful approach in increasing adoption. Taboos will be quite hard to change tho, I agree

Choosing more appropriate crops for specific environments is so important. The State departments VACS initiative is a good start to promoting more resilient crops for Africa.

https://foodtank.com/news/2024/01/vacs-is-going-back-to-basics-for-a-climate-resilient-future/

Some bills republicans are spending their legislative energy on: Liberty in Laundry Act, Refrigerator Freedom Act, Stop Unaffordable Laundry Standards (SUDS) Act.

I especially feel for those who work in government. When the Trump admin placed restrictions on the use of certain terminology, it must really be hard to balance ones need for employment and doing good work and remaining true to scientific principles.

Poplars and willows are fairly fast growing. Plus there are perennial grass feedstocks

Municipal scale infrastructure to capture waste, treat it, and extract nutrients to be redistributed or sold as fertilizer. This is usually an activity undertaken by and fit into existing municipal waste infrastructure.

The atomization of decision-making allows entrenched interests to disrupt progress. If you’ve ever been to a city planning meeting, you can see how NIMBY homeowners block transit upgrades or affordable housing. Sometimes consensus is impossible

Also, lots of state and local governments in the US have strong renter protections.

You’d probably site them on higher ground outside of the flood plane. Add in flood walls, etc. if storm surge is a concern

A go to lunch for me is overnight oats. The night before I throw half a cup of oats and water into a container, add a spoon full of peanut butter, a tbsp of chia seeds, and handful of frozen blueberries

For sure. I think trying to preserve these tools is a bit of a waste of time. But extending their lifespan is always a win in my book

When the damage is presented in spreadsheets and charts its easy to ignore the cost, especially for those pushing the piles of money around.

Ooooh interesting, good to know! I suppose inoculation is a process that is not particularly complex that a localized society could also achieve.

I like to chop it up, fry it with onions, and put it in burritos. Breakfast burritos especially with egg, bacon or sausage, and cheese. It can also substitute for turnip or collard greens in a recipe if you’re looking for a place to eat it. Since its more of a bitter plant, you’ll want to use it much differently than spinach (whoever told you it tastes like that deserves a stern talking to)

Wait until you get into food preservation!

I’m from a big wind state. It’s absurd to me how unpopular wind farms have been among rural folk. It brings jobs and revenue and has a relatively small land foot print. I just don’t get why people don’t like them, except for culture war stuff :/

Nuclear could be useful in applications that need a high energy load on-site, like steel, cement, and nitrogen production

That’s a great point, I didn’t consider the tech tree that leads to bikes also makes cars more likely :/

I definitely recommend looking into some of Dr. Fowlers history, he’s such a cool person and his work with Crop Trust was so cool.

The only disease to be fully eradicated, 5 million people can live every year who otherwise would have died had we not defeated this disease