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Should We Electrify Everything or Keep a Gas Backup?

A reader thanks us for "this wholesome-but-far-from-dull, enlightening, encouraging, and often FUNNY gaggle of news items!" We do try to make the mornings brighter, but it is harder some days than others; today we are studious and serious.

For instance: As we read the news of the Texas disaster, my wife Kelly reminded me of how useful our gas stove was in the great ice storm a few years ago, and our dog really loved the gas fireplace. Yet I have spent the last few years saying that we should electrify everything and get rid of gas. Was I wrong? Or are there alternatives?

How to Prepare for an Extended Power Outage

From the archives, here is some very sensible advice.

Creative Ideas For a Child-Friendly Garden

From messy play and den building to a space to grow their own, a garden can be a learning wonderland for kids.

Deforestation and Mining Increased in Tropically Forested Countries During COVID

So much has happened under the radar in the last year.

Artist's Delicately Embroidered Leaf Art Revives a Connection to Nature

This textile artist's ephemeral work reminds us of the fragility of nature and the need to protect it.

Here’s What Biden’s Change to the Social Cost of Carbon Means

A complex and difficult issue of a carbon cost that is never repaid.

The Home-Grown Homes Project Shows How to Deliver Zero-Carbon Homes

It's complicated, but this is how everyone should be thinking about building.

Interview: Anna Canning of Fair World Project Compares Fairtrade to Rainforest Alliance

Yet another very complex issue about how Fairtrade loses out to weaker standards and corporate interests.

Dragonflies Do Backflips Even When Unconscious

At least we always have Mary Jo to cheer us up with a cute animal story, like this heartwarming one about dragonflies doing backflips when they are frozen or dead.

This newsletter has been curated and edited by Lloyd Alter. We’d love to hear from you at lalter@dotdash.com. Thanks for reading.

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