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October 2009

Off-Grid 101

My Off-grid plan

Treetop Jen has returned home to the UK, and now she is wondering how to reshape her life.

Aim: to live off-grid in the back of  a minibus, simply parked in a  ‘normal’ town, with a job in the charity sector, still part of  ‘normal’ society.

WHY? Hmmm…where to begin?

Well – like most people, I have spent some of my time in life pondering on the future; imagining how my life may turn out & how I might feel in each of the imagined outcomes.

I also spent (& still spend) time observing my others’ lives around me as they currently are. These two activities left me less & less inclined to live in an ‘ordinary’ house with a mortgage & equally less willing to rent accommodation;

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Energy

China curbs solar boom

A glut of solar panels is good news for ordinary householders, as prices fall, but now the industry is taking steps to cut growth

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Urban

Pass the sick-bag

Patricia Field is latest nasty celeb to jump on the eco-bandwagon

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Shoestring Survivalism – book review

This is the third book I received from Paladin Press to review. I appreciate the chance to read and review these books, I have enjoyed them immensely. This book is about survivalism on a budget. Being on a budget is a full time occupation for most of us.  With these uncertain times, it’s good to have backups, ways to get along if things go wrong. It’s ludicrous to think the government will step up and take care of us, your best bet is to be your own best advocate, take care of yourself and your family. With the knowledge gained from this book, even someone on the tightest of budgets should be able to implement many of the ideas in this book with little or no financial output.

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Wood stove vs. pellet stove

Federal grants for stoves can cover 30% of the $3000 cost, and there is much more you need to know before making a choice

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From greed to green

Irish politics is interesting again as Green party extracts reform as price for coalition partnership

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Whole Green Catalog


Click to buy
There is too much information around about how to go green.  Many are left wondering who to trust and just how they can individually make a difference.

Every day we make hundreds of small choices that can influence our future and the planet’s.

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