
People
Technology & Travel

Oz pols shaft solar
AUstralia sliding backwards on eco-policy and renewable energy...

Comfy camping gear
Looking for those few essential items to go off-grid? Try the camping store: heat, food and shelter are the pre-requisites, and campers can buy them for cheap....

Updates and the new shed
Here’s an update on what has been going on with us. Things have been going pretty well, we have been living here, 100% off-grid for a year and a half. We ...

Forbes gadgets suck
MiFi is a superb product – but Forbes wrongly pushes its competitor – and don’t buy Solio – it sucks...

DIY laundry soap – video
Today I made another batch of laundry soap. I had ran out about a month ago, I was using the leftover powdered store bought soap, wow is there a difference! Whe...

Sign of The Times
Find where to get work as an intern on an organic farm….everybody’s doing it...

Europe’s Burning Man
Europe’s answer to Burning Man kicks off in July. Plan your trip now...

Dumb idea
Rerev boss in his low-carbon shirt AP reports that the campus gym at the University of Oregon has installed dynamos on each of its running machines, to generate...

America’s bad dream
Time the propagandized “Ideal Lifestyle” from commercial architecture magazines is recognized for the sales pitch it is...

Action Man
Canadian adventurer describes off-grid life in Thunder Bay...

Aniston – green or just mean?
Sketchy news stories about Jennifer Aniston’s eco-makeover don’t ring true...

