Not a plaster to be had and several unopened jars of stuff you’ve never heard of? Quit buying overpriced First Aid kits off the shelf and make your own. Or if you can’t be bothered, we tell you where to get the best, (and by that we mean actually useful) kits on line. …
It seems like a paradox, but solar refrigerators only need the sun to come out before they will chill your drinks.
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World Renewable Energy Congress VIII & Expo -Linking the World with Renewable Energy
28th Aug to 3rd Sept 2004
Denver Marriott Hotel City Center
Denver, Colorado 80202, USA
Official Website: www.nrel/gov/wrec…
Sprouts are nutritious and easy to grow at home, or in a mobile environment like camper van or a boat.
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The inhabitants of Utsira, a small island off the southwest coast of Norway, are so pleased with their new wind and hydrogen power plant that they named one of their roads Hydrogen Road.
Wind Turbines on Utsira island…
Soaring electricity prices and fear of recurrent blackouts are pushing liberal New Yorkers to switch to solar power.…
From India Today – 03/05/2004
Aurangabad is the epicentre of Maharashtra’s torrid zone. Here temperatures soar to a scorching 45 degree Celsius, turning the earth into a dust bowl. But you wouldn’t know it from the Kedia farm, a bumpy half-hour ride to the south of the city. …
All-Energy opportunies -25th and 26th May 2005. Conference and exhibition of renewable energy equipment suppliers in Aberdeen, Scotland.
See www.all-energy.co.uk…
Last week we discovered something great: solar cooking. The weather was so nice, we thought we’d try building a solar cooker – and it worked. Our lasagna was perfectly cooked, just on time for diner. Honest. Here are plans and info online
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Composting toilets are great off-grid toilets. No need for water or chemicals, they treat human and organic household waste by composting and dehydration, and the solid end product can be used as a fertiliser.…
Certificate for Earth-based Vocations 28th Aug lasts 20 weeks, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Comprehensive,
hands-on course programme including renewable energy, permaculture, natural architecture. 10 weeks classes and 10 weeks internship.
Fee $4250
www.ecoversity.com…
Even if you can’t live off-grid you can still unplug and go on holiday on an off-grid farm. Get the nitty-gritty off the grid experience, from relying on a solar power setup to tending a vegetable garden.
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