Getting Green Off The Grid

WHAT: Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, will celebrate its FIRST year in Seattle and its SECOND year in Chicago this spring. Each event will bring together more than 125 speakers, 350 local and national green businesses, dozens of community groups and an anticipated audience of more than 30,000 to celebrate what’s working in our own communities, for businesses and for the environment.

For two days in April, Seattle residents, and for two days in May, Chicago area residents are invited to take part in the largest and most authentic green event in the world and explore what’s next on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing, eco-fashions, eco-tourism, green building, green parenting and more.

I really like the prototype house kit. Makes a good Christmas gift.
Nashuatelegraph.com: Get a grip on electricity use, tackle transportation

This amazing kit lets you build a prototype home of one square foot and test several technologies for sustainable living, including solar heat, greenhouse gardening, air conditioning by evaporation, electric cars and desalination […]

Looks very promising. And it’s free!
MIT OpenCourseWare | Chemical Engineering | 10.391J Sustainable Energy, January (IAP) 2007 - Spring 2007 | Home

This course assesses current and potential future energy systems, covers resources, extraction, conversion, and end-use, and emphasizes meeting regional and global energy needs in the 21st century in a sustainable manner. Different renewable […]

Need some more of these near Michigan.
Boonville Daily News - News

Visit the Ozark Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Expo at Les Bourgeois Winery in Rocheport, Mo. Sept. 22-23 to find answers to these questions and more. The event will run Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to […]

Looks like an interesting book coming out. I did not find any USA dealers yet, but I’m sure it’ll be here eventually.
How to Live Off-grid: Journeys Outside the System in Paperback in Books - Tesco.com

This review highlights the need for off-the-grid technologies in the city, but the problem is that if you don’t own the apartment building you live in, there’s not much you can do about it. Sure, you can get a windmill and solar panel and stick it on your balcony, if the landlord allows it. […]

Maybe I’ll make it this year.
Michigan Energy Fair 2007

Claims to be more environmentally friendly than AAA.
Better World Club - Roadside Assistance, Insurance and Travel

Even better - video!
Soldering Tutorial - Make Video Podcast

Immense resource for growing your own mushrooms.
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