January 2012

The Simpsons and Julian Assange to meet at off-grid hideout

Yes, the Simpsons go to live off the grid! What will Mr Burns think?

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Energy

Energy companies halt USAF attempts to go off-grid

Refuse to allow military to disconnect renewables from grid during power outages

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People

Jewel spurns Discovery

Platinum chanteuse Jewel Kilcher will have “nothing to do” with new Discovery series about life off the grid

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Trust in Western Leaders at 60-year low

Politicians and business leaders equally reviled, especially in Western Europe

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Occupy London – the phony war is over

The gloves are off in the 100-day standoff between the City of London Corporation and London Occupy protesters.

Occupy organisers plan to take over more buildings in the next few weeks, as the movement focuses public attention on finance industry billionaires. This evening it offered to vacate squatted buildings in return for concessions from City grandees on the transparency of their fundraising and lobbying operations.

After eviction orders were handed out to the St Paul’s and Bank of Ideas squatters by the High Court last week, the Occupy movement took a new building last morning, in the Barbican area of the City of London, and organisers expect to move into other addresses over the next few days.

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Community

Off-grid homes lure Americans to New Zealand

Silicon Valley refugees from the collapsing US economy targeted by New Zealand community of Taupo

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Community

Off the grid in Canada

Over the next few months we will be running regular stories and photos of Canadian off-grid men and women. Please send us your photos and videos.

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Mobile

Ten low-tech gadgets

The yearlyInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES), has seen off another round of headlines about lust-inducing gadgets soon to be on store shelves.

Some survival gadgets are on display at CES, and a handful of them are surveyed in this report from outdoor website Gear Junkie.
I love a gadet as much as the next guy, but I notice my own list of must-carry gear includes things that need no battery or charging cable, so don’t qualify for CES. Here’s the top ten – what would you add?

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Free water generator

We name the bogus and the best of DIY microhydro setups

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The Simpsons to go off the grid for 500th episode

Its not the first time Homer and family have toyed with the off-grid life

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Community

Occupy London Finsbury Square to be long-term eco-village

seeking help from off-grid movement; need energy and water experts, engineers, builders, mechanics, lawyers, fund-raisers, architects and planning consultants

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Land

Scotland moves to revive Hutting

Grassroots campaign to allow off-grid cabins as retreats for urbanites

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