From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Palin speaks her brains

by Amy Suarez on November 19, 2009

Palin. Oil? You betcha.

Sarah Palin has put some of her stupidest ever thoughts on the record in an interview with foul-mouthed has-been Rush Limbaugh. See the transcript below.

Idiot Limbaugh was moved to say of Palin; “The intellectuals don’t understand her, don’t like her. She doesn’t analyze herself. She doesn’t analyze her thoughts; she just has them and expresses them.” He described her new book ‘Going Rogue’ as “One of the most substantive policy books I’ve read.” He cannot be serious!

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David de Rothschild loves life off the grid

November 16, 2009

David de Rothschild has revealed he prefers life off-grid and can’t stand carbon off-setting. “There is just something more satisfying about living off grid,” he told me at the launch of the NatGeo control room in London which will be the land HQ for his next great adventure. “You are much more aware of your resources, managing them …. making [...]

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Possum Living-How To Live Well With (Almost) No Money

November 16, 2009

I wish I could say that I had read this book way back when, and that was what inspired me to live my off grid life… but sadly I can’t say that. My earliest inspiration was the Grizzly Adams series. But if I had come across this book before now, I know it would have also been a great inspiration [...]

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$35,000 gets free energy for life

November 13, 2009

By investing $80,000, and getting back $45,000 in subsidies and tax credits, a Massachusetts family has reduced its energy bill by $3500 a year. That means they will payback the investment within ten years (less if energy prices rise).

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Grid fails in Brazil

November 12, 2009

Massive power cuts in several Latin American counties highlight the dangers of relying on centralised power production

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2012 and the age of stupid

November 12, 2009

2012 is perhaps one of the stupidest movies ever made – it has no basis whatsoever- its just an experiment in computer graphics with a few false assumptions about the Universe

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Getting canned

November 12, 2009

No, I’m not talking about your last job… I’m talking about canning. It’s all but becoming a lost art. But it doesn’t have to be a mystery. I read a great article all about canning, this is about the basics, what you will need to get started, how to determine how many canning jars, rings and lids you will need. [...]

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