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South Daytona Held Hostage By Power Company?
EventsDec 10, 2007

South Daytona Held Hostage By Power Company?

South Daytona, Fl is having difficulty with their only power company, Florida Power & Light. According to Daytona Beach News-Journal online that due to the ...

Eco glossary
EventsNov 30, 2007

Eco glossary

All those eco-words defined, from carbon neutral to greenwash....

micro-community in Finland
Courses, guides & tutorialsNov 20, 2007

micro-community in Finland

How to live off-grid in a very cold part of the world....

$1 per watt of Solar Energy
EventsNov 20, 2007

$1 per watt of Solar Energy

In September the University of Colorado announced that the manufacturing of low-cost, high efficiency solar panels is nearing mass production. The technology is...

Blue Crabs Leaving Maryland Tables?
Courses, guides & tutorialsNov 17, 2007

Blue Crabs Leaving Maryland Tables?

I know how does that work with getting people off-grid? Well look at it as a cautionary tale of what not being self-sufficient and responsible in our resource u...

D.C. to Lead Country in Going Green
EventsNov 12, 2007

D.C. to Lead Country in Going Green

As of October 1, 2007 the District has begun implementing it’s Green Building Act. It has started this by: Over the next 5 years phasing in the US Green B...

How I live off-grid
Courses, guides & tutorialsNov 5, 2007

How I live off-grid

Denise is a tattoo artist who lives off-grid in New York State. She describes her setup....

LED lights up a Muslim Festival
EventsOct 6, 2007

LED lights up a Muslim Festival

Solar powered LED lights in honor of Lailatul Qadr, for remote Mindanao region of Philippenes...

Green Billionaires
Courses, guides & tutorialsOct 4, 2007

Green Billionaires

Tulsi, Richard Branson, Zac Goldsmith, John Doerr, Ted Turner, Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello, Luciano Benetton, Vincent Tzchenguiz,...

Life in a Dome
Courses, guides & tutorialsOct 2, 2007

Life in a Dome

Kibbutz Lotan in Israel has already achieved what the governments of New York and London have recently aspired to – a working eco-neighbourhood. In this e...

Eco-town UK – competition
Courses, guides & tutorialsOct 1, 2007

Eco-town UK – competition

UK Government launches architectural design competition to build ten new “eco towns” to be greenlit in early 2008....

How to make an eco-billion
EventsSep 30, 2007

How to make an eco-billion

Property billionaire Vincent Tchenguiz is investing hundreds of millions in environmental businesses. He isn’t doing it for charity....