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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 [...]

Harvest your Rainfall – Wash your Girlfriend’s Hair with Rain

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:00:16 +0000

The rainwater harvesting process begins with water tanks to store your harvested water. Any Water Rhapsody dealer will give you a quote on a water tank and the installation thereof. Of course water needs to be filtered otherwise the rainwater tank will end up full of leaves and whatever else comes off [...]

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 [...]

Is Living Off the Grid Right For You?

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:57:13 +0000

Like many things in the greater green sphere, living off the grid — that is, without reliance on public utilities for things like electricity and water — has jumped into national prominence over the past few years; if Daryl Hannah is doing it, we should all be aware of it. There’s an awful lot to [...]