Getting Green Off The Grid

How to be a greener driver.
Save Yourself Some Money and Pollute Less
I’m well aware that cars are the second biggest cause of global warming after coal-fired power stations, and that air pollution has been linked to a range of lung disorders as well as, more recently, to strokes and heart attacks. Unfortunately, I’m not in […]

Another success story. Maybe Discovery can contact them?
East Phoenix couple live ‘off the grid’
The Furmans live without municipal or county services. They use solar power and a propane generator for electricity. They have a septic system and haul in their own water, about 500 gallons a month.

Would you like a chance to be on a new reality TV series? I was contacted recently about this new series from Ricochet, the producers of the reality series Supernanny.
DO YOU LONG FOR AN ADVENTUROUS OFF-THE-GRID LIFESTYLE?
ARE YOU SELLING UP, LEAVING THE CITY, AND MOVING YOUR FAMILY TO THE WILDERNESS?
LEAVING THE DESK […]

We continue to see more and more LED products on the market.
Philips’ New “Simplicity” LED Bulbs by Goto Reviewsled bulbs

The new LED light bulbs from Philips will change color and brightness with one touch, squeeze, or turn. They are also energy efficient and last 10-20 years.

I have no experience with this group yet, but I will be checking them out.
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Instead of wood, you could burn biodiesel.
Wired News: Biodiesel Keeps Home Fire Burning

Of course, you can still burn wood. This article teaches us how to burn wood more efficiently.
Burning Wood Better

New popularity of stoves, fireplaces may be making air less healthy.
USATODAY.com
As soaring prices for oil and natural gas drive more Americans toward alternative fuels to stay warm this winter, environmental watchdogs are awakening to the unhealthy effects of the pollution from burning wood in the home.
Scientists have long known that wood smoke contains carbon monoxide […]

A story of how one couple chose to live their life off the grid based on a location they fell in love with for a new home.
Generation Solar Renewable Energy Systems
Glen and Joanne decided to build their new home about a kilometre from the nearest power line (’the grid’). Given the high cost of extending […]

I can just imagine the septic tanks of the future using these.
Bacteria Eat Human Sewage, Produce Rocket Fuel