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Off-grid aid project blasted
Amboanga City – Two people were killed and 21 injured yesterday when suspected terrorists detonated a bomb outside a USAID project office near an air base...
Garbage in, Garbage out
Review of the new Oliver Hodge documentary “Garbage Warrior,” about architect and Earthships inventor Michael Reynolds...
UK hideaway
Off-Grid Farmhouse in the Pennines offers exceptional value at $60 per night including vegetarian breakfast...
Top 10 States for off-gridding
Best places for solar grants...
Get a green roof
A green roof reduces flooding, increases insulation and makes you feel good....
Prefab heaven in Canada
A range of prefab homes for remote locations costing between $20-$100,000...
USAF to go off-grid with Nuclear
The personal nuclear reactor just got a step closer. A senior USAF spokesman revealed the Air Force wants to order one now, and have them at every base in the f...
Going up: Hedge fun – Going down: Hedge fund
Woodland is booming and the value of commercial holdings surged by up to 40 per cent in the past year. Buying woodland is becoming an increasingly astute move f...
Why I took my kids back on the grid
A mother and four children found life in Ireland with a mini wind turbine too tough, especially when kids from the local school arrived wanting hot meals and TV...
Earthships – Another Recycling Frontier
Earthships are earth-sheltered autonomous buildings made of tires rammed with earth, which are usually arranged in “U” or horseshoe shaped modules. ...
How to survive almost anything
Robbie Rubbish sleeping bag Ever needed to spend the night in a sleeping bag made by stuffing unwanted paper into a pair of bin liners held together with duct t...