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May 2005

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Energy

Dung power in Cambodia

alternative energy, methane, bioenergy, manure,biological gas digester, biodigester, Cambodian Rural Development Team, Cambodia,

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Energy

Esso turns away from renewables

Esso, renewables, renewable energy, BP, Chevron, GE Corp, Ecomagination,

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People

Irrigation secrets of the ancients

Irrigation, American Indians, Water Harvesting, conserving water, gardening, mulch,

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Energy

White light-emitting diodes

white light-emitting diodes,white light, diodes, WLED, LED, Berkeley Lab, Environmental Energy Technologies, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, wick lantern,

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People

Tree-house Magic

tree-house, trees, Winston Churchill, John Lennon, Mohammad Al Fayed, David Beckha, Duchess of Northumberland, Jonathan Ross, David Attenborough, John Terry, Eamonn Holmes, TreeHouse,

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Community

May Conferences and classes

conferences
Rush to this month’s events

Here is a selection of later this month. Please email us if you want to publicise your event: news@off-grid.net

May 22-27, 2005

World Renewable Energy Congress
Aberdeen, Scotland
This landmark event brings together top international specialists and researchers, industrialists, manufacturers, financiers, policy makers and government officials. Congress participants will share the latest ideas and innovations, establish valuable contacts and develop new collaborations in renewable energy and the environment.
+44 (0) 1224 330 428 / WREC2005aberdeen@aecc.co.uk

May 22-27, 2005

Renewable Energy In Developing Countries
ITDG-Peru Training Center (CEDECAP) in Cajamarca, Peru

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Off-Grid 101

The Woodland Way – Book review

The Woodland Way is one of those rare books that bridges the gap between the theory of conservation and its practice, and does it well. It sets out author Ben Law’s thesis and original vision for sustainable woodland management in Britain. It is an inspiring book in its practicality and “do-ability”.

1856230090-01-_scmzzzzzzz_-9907879The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management – Buy it from Amazon US

The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management – Buy it from Amazon UK

(NOTE: WOODLAND WANTED – PREFERABLY IN UK – CARPENTER WANTS 2 ACRES TO TURN INTO SUSTAINABLE HIDE-OUT. WRITE TO JULIENNE@OFF-GRID.NET)

The author, writes from the heart and has a very deep commitment to practical sustainability. In fact he lives in his own woodlands, ‘Prickly Nut Wood’ in Lodsworth, UK

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Community

European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2006

EWEC
Not just hot air

Take advantage of this opportunity to share your experience and present your products and services to the international wind community. All accepted abstracts will be presented in plenary, parallel or poster sessions and be published in the proceedings. All authors will be notified by the end of September 2005 of the decision of the Selection Committee. All abstracts must be submitted online before 30th June 2005.

For further information contact Cristina Munteanu at +32 2 776 0996 or programme@ewec.info

0471499722-02-_scthumbzzz_-7265382“Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application” BUY IT FROM AMAZON UK

AIR WIND MODULE LAND 400W 12V 403. 1-PACK – BUY IT FROM AMAZON US

Conference Subjects:

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Barter

barter, exchange, swap, marketplace,barter consultant, barter news,

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Community

Right to Roam the UK Wilderness

Right to roam
The Wilderness belongs to us now

The Ramblers Association will be leading five huge guided walks next weekend to take advantage of new rights of access in the UK. The detailed routes are at the end of this story.

The new Freedom to Roam over mountain, moor, heath and downland  will soon apply across England and Wales. This Saturday, several regions win their freedom, opening up long miles of Northumbria, Cumbria and North Yorkshire, plus every inch of Welsh access land, to walkers. The southeast, the Peak District, the northwest and the West Country have already gone live, while Devon, Cornwall, the Midlands and the east of England will follow later this year. That adds up to 5,000 square miles of new views you could never explore before.

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Energy

Is this a Wind-up?

wind-up radio
Wind-up radio – rockin’ all over the world

Surely you can’t buy a neat-looking AM, FM and short-wave radio/torch that works without battery or mains power for less than $40 (30)?

Well, you can now thanks to a rugged new American unit — the Eton Grundig FR200 (buy it at the end of this story). Its just the latest in a long line of self-powered radios, spawned by the Freeplay Foundation’s attempts to bring communications to remote 3rd world villages.

After witnessing a desperate need for alternative energy sources amidst the world’s poorest communities, the Freeplay Foundation was founded in 1998 by the Freeplay Energy Group.

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Energy

When the oil runs out

Oil will peak soon
Market clamour you ain’t seen nothing yet

It is emerging that world oil stocks are far lower than previously thought, and affordable oil may not even last until the end of the decade. This explains the US government’s sudden interest in renewable energy and of course their foray into Iraq. It also means that off-grid energy solutions are going to become much more popular as the news seeps through.

Matthew Simmons, a former adviser to President Bush’s administration was recently reported as saying: “Any serious analysis now shows solid evidence that the non-FSU [former Soviet Union], non-Opec [Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries] oil has certainly petered out…”

No cheap oil, no cheap food.

“From The Wilderness” reported Simmons saying: “I think basically that peaking of oil will never be accurately predicted until after the fact. But the event will occur, and my analysis is… that peaking is at hand, not years away. “If I’m right, the unforeseen consequences are devastating… If the world’s oil supply does peak, the world’s issues start to look very different. “

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