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Future House now
Brief tour of a multi-feature, state of the art, architect-designed home....
We love “It’s Not Easy Being Green”
We just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the BBC show “It’s Not Easy Being Green”, since it really helps to see someone making a go of i...
Guy Grieve’s survival tips
The story of an ordinary guy who built a cabin in the Yukon in winter and survived...
Rent an eco-caravan
Weekend behind a hedge for a quick dip into the off-grid lifestyle...
Crayfishing
Ditchmonkey’s diary continues with his first attempt at DIY crayfishing...
Diamond rush in Greenland
Diamond mining is booming in Greenland as more of this remote island’s surface is exposed by global warming....
Thomas Dolby goes off-grid
Singing the off-grid song Synth-pop and music-technology icon Thomas Dolby will shortly embark on a new album project, recorded totally off the grid...
Green=protectionist?
Debate emerges over whether protectionists are trying to snatch green policies for their own ends....
Sunday Times Editor goes off-grid
$260,000 “shack” has newspaper editor praising Thoreau and crowing about his manliness....
Renewable energy stocks
The planet isn’t the only thing heating up because of climate change. We name the hottest renewable-energy stocks....
Off-grid lighting competition, $200,000 prize
Let there be light The Development Marketplace team of the World Bank today launched a competition, to reward project ideas that address the various off-grid li...
WhisperGen
Not cheap, and not pretty Here’s another idea for disconnecting from the mains electricity grid – not cheap to buy, but cheap to run on a pint of di...