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This laptop has a hand crank in case you can’t find electricity to charge the battery. Very cool.
Power for the new systems will be provided through either conventional electric current, batteries or by a windup crank attached to the side of the notebooks, since many countries targeted by the plan do not have power […]
Well, I suppose this is rather efficient in its design. A bit morbid, however.
Telegraph | News | Sweden’s new funeral rite - bodies freeze-dried, powdered and made into tree mulch
A list of human powered devices. Some humorous.
Human Powered Energy Devices
The solar powered handbag. Spiffy!
BBC NEWS | Technology | Solar handbag lights up contents
This is the way to fight the oil companies.
Two Teens Ride Horses to School in Utah - Yahoo! News
Frustrated by rising gas prices, two high school teens got fed up and decided to saddle up.
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Mellissa Evans and Chapa Stevenson made their 30-mile roundtrip trek to school last week on their horses, Nighthawk and Wink.
The seniors […]
PUERTO RICO:
Solar Enthusiasts Celebrate Life �Off the Grid�
PUERTO RICO: Solar Enthusiasts Celebrate Life �Off the Grid�
The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is blessed with abundant sunlight, yet its potential for solar energy remains largely untapped. Now, a small but growing number of pioneers are promoting the use of photovoltaic solar panels as part of […]
Coconut oil as biodiesel? What a nifty find.
WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Coconut Crude
This is green in the sense that you can recycle an old lawn mower engine into a generator. Good for emergencies.
Building your own generator.
Reviews of emergency equipment that can also be used to keep you off the grid.
WSJ.com - The Mossberg Solution
Another story of a man living off the grid.
Home Alone–Living Off the Grid
When Bob Hammond built a house near Prescott, Arizona, he decided to get off the utility grid. To do so, he designed a home that uses only about 855 kWh of electricity a year, a fraction of the 9,300 kWh of neighboring homes. […]
