From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Return of the Grim Repo

by Siyah on January 31, 2008

in HOMESTEADING

home foreclosure
Time for a fresh start

More than 2.2 MILLION foreclosure documents were sent out to US homeowners last year, forcing many to consider living off-grid, in cabins, RVs, on backlots or trailer parks. .

In a ground-breaking story Off-Grid interviewed one early victim of this trend about her inspirational journey through financial collapse to off-grid happiness(see “on the ropes and off the grid” below). While sad that she and her husband lost everything, it fills us with hope that through her financial downfall she discovered that what matters in this world is not material possessions but a sense of freedom and fulfillment.

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We love outdoor gas heaters

January 31, 2008
We love outdoor gas heaters

Outdoor heaters are useful but the EU is considering a ban. The top ten things we want to see banned before even thinking about Patio Heaters: first class check-in at airports, plasma TV screens, Standby power…..

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Pizza night!

January 30, 2008
Pizza night!

Tonight we had pizza, it’s great to have something that does not come out of a can! It was different and it was good. I made and cooked the pizza dough on our wood burning stove, I made about a dozen 6 inch pizza’s, I took the blank pizza’s to our neighbor and finished assembling the pizza’s, I used tomato [...]

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Intro to solar power

January 29, 2008
Intro to solar power

You can get started with a basic system that will power your phone charger, computer and car stereo most of the year for around £550 (add 25% for dollar price). As you add more or bigger panels, and more batteries, the price rises accordingly. A typical small domestic set-up for solar panels might be 4 × 85W panels costing £1,544.80, plus the extras – batteries, inverter, cabling, surge protector.

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AVA Makes it’s Television Debut

January 28, 2008
AVA Makes it’s Television Debut

By: Kelly Mead
We were pleasantly surprised that while watching “Invention Nation” tonight we we able to see the $1 solar panel production. The guys headed out to Colorado to see the new type of solar panels that should be mass produced by next year. AVA Solar is still planning on entering it’s large scale mass production by [...]

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Invasion of the Earthships

January 28, 2008
Invasion of the Earthships

Kevan Trott and wife Gillian

The London Sunday Express made a big deal out of Kevan Trott and his French earthship, calling it “the first residential Earthship in Europe.” The design pioneered in Taos uses old tyres and bottles to create a fully recycled home. The word “earthship” derives from the fact that not only does the shape of [...]

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Ditchmonkey – training begins

January 28, 2008
Ditchmonkey – training begins

Training resumes with a walk from Morzine, altitude 970 meters to Ardent, altitude 1200 meters.

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Tony Juniper “my highs and lows”

January 26, 2008
Tony Juniper “my highs and lows”

As he prepares to hand over control of the UK’s top eco-campaigning group, TONY JUNIPER, DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, reflects on the green movement, in conversation with NICK ROSEN
Yorke, Juniper (right) and other star stories

“I used to dismiss pop star involvement in Green campaigns as celebrities picking up on fashionable causes to get themselves some good PR. [...]

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Make music not carbon

January 26, 2008
Make music not carbon

How to cut carbon emissions in your home office.

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