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There’s Never Been a Better Time for Americans to Go Off the Grid

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:18:10 +0000

The American economy is close to double dip, and ordinary Americans are wondering whether they can trust the government to protect them through the times that may be just around the corner.

US retail sales fell 1.1% in May and 0.5% in June. Manufacturing output fell 0.4% in June. The [...]

Water Conservation: A Sunrise Industry comes to South Africa in 2010

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:49:50 +0000

Described by some as a “sunrise industry”, water conservation is fast catching on in all areas of southern Africa as individuas and companies realise that the demand for water is fast outpacing the decreasing supply. With the rolling out of its franchise model, Water Rhapsody is experiencing a sharp increase in demand [...]

Off Grid Garage with Gray Water

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:21:43 +0000

Visitors have traveled for miles to see David and Laura Sill’s new garage in Reisterstown. What makes this three-car garage worth the trip is that it was made out of about 200 bales of straw and features a toilet that heats waste into environmentally friendly ash.

The Sills’ garage was finished last [...]

Daryl Hannah – Grey Water and Living off the grid

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:03:52 +0000

Daryl Hannah brings a personal sweetness and actor’s intensity to the stage of environmentalism, a term she doesn’t like.

Like many environmental terms — green, eco, sustainability, organic – “companies have co-opted and glommed onto these words,” she told an audience in Fort Worth this week. Luckily, she says the public [...]