http://www.gridlink.net A resource for off the grid/sustainable living. Wed, 14 May 2008 20:15:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Electric vehicles are starting to look really attractive after $4/gallon gasoline… Running on Empty: Cars That Never Need Gas> In Your Community > We Can Do It > Sierra Club But the short answer for the solar pay-back, he says, was “the instant I turned my system on.” Dickey had been paying ... http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/715 Neat. I wonder when someone will apply this to larger concert venues. Sola-System We designed and built this device for anyone that needs outside amplification of music, from a Bar-B-Q with a small Mp3 player to a play in the park musician looking to amplify their guitar or turn tables. http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/714 Good for them. It’s good for their health too. Young Environmentalists Protest Anti-Bicycle Policy At Their High School : TreeHugger After studying up on state biking laws — and carrying copies with them — the students legally tethered their bikes in conspicuous clusters around lamp posts, trees and other poles dotting ... http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/713 I really like sites that allow you to monitor their solar usage. It helps to get a near real-time view of their solar power usage, to see how to build your own. The State | 05/11/2008 | Chapin Middle School gets solar connection Chapin Middle is one of the state’s 20 ... http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/712 Yes, this is satire, but there is so much truth to it. New Eco-Friendly Packaging Triggers Boom In Guilt-Free Littering | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source The growing “green” trend in product packaging, which emphasizes the use of recycled, biodegradable post-consumer paper-based materials and relies less on petroleum-derived polymers like ... http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/711 DIY: Solar lantern This is a 3-part article on building a solar lantern. It’s a well-documented project, and there are a lot of pictures of the build process. http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/710 Governments can certainly do their share to cut consumption and serve as a role model and example. http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/709 This does not surprise me about Alaska. Alaskan Capital Cuts Power Consumption By 40% : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graffiti Alaska’s capital city lost its main power transmission lines in a series of avalanches earlier this month, cutting it off from a relatively cheap source of power at a hydroelectric dam, ... http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/708 The problem is, people get into a mindset where they think because they bought a high-efficiency appliance, they don’t need to pay as much attention. Much like how some people think that you can eat tons of diet food and still lose weight. They want the government and ... http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/707 It’s gardening time again! Gogglemarks - Backyard Composter Since it’s essentially just a drum on a fixed axle with some holes poked in it, it was fairly easy to build one myself on the cheap. I settled on a design that maximizes air and drainage, keeping the compost moist but not wet, ... http://www.gridlink.net/index.php/archives/706