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Installing a Rainwater Harvesting System
by THEORYGAME on FEBRUARY 21, 2012 - 2 Comments in WATER

Whether you are trying to save a few dollars on your water bill, are concerned about water conservation, or you just want to be independent and off grid, Rainwater harvesting and storage is viable for almost any situation and amount of water needed.

Choose a site for your storage vessel, be it a large tank holding thousands of gallons, or a single 55 gallon rain barrel.The tank should be placed a short distance from a roofed structure with a gutter and downspout. Once the site is chosen you level the tank. This video shows using gravel to level the tanks. Other methods include a concrete slab foundation or a wooden frame. (more…)

Solar Flare could kill the Grid
by THEORYGAME on SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 - 1 Comment in PEOPLE, SOLAR

: Fox: beware the flare

One of the biggest dangers to the grid is bothering the British Secretary of Defense Liam Fox. Today he warns that the electricity grid, financial networks and transport infrastructure could be paralyzed by a solar flare.

Fox is no fringe lunatic. He used to be a medical practioner.

There is a growing threat of electromagnetic disruption to the underpinnings of modern life, the Defense Secretary told a meeting of scientists and security advisers today.

Dr. Fox said he wants to address the “vulnerabilities” in the nation’s hi-tech infrastructure.

“As the nature of our technology becomes more complex, the threat becomes more widespread as well,” he says. (more…)

Anyone off-griding in canada?
by THEORYGAME on FEBRUARY 25, 2010 - 14 Comments in I AM OFF GRID AND I WANT OTHERS TO JOIN ME

I’d want to go offgrid at that point in the map, anyone near me?

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