Off Grid

WATCH: C++ Programming Pioneer Hacks Off-Grid, DIY, Smart Home

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: California, Loren Amelang, Smart Home, Diy, Greenhouse, DC Power, Off-Grid Home, Solar Panels, Heat Downtube, Off-Grid, Photovoltaics, Silicon Valley, C++, C++ Pioneer, Solar Thermal, Off-Grid House, Solar Power Home, Solar Power, Video, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

When Loren Amelang's Silicon Valley employer put in florescent lighting and wouldn't let employees bring in their own lights, Amelang moved to an off-grid property to create a space where he would have control over his environment.

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WATCH: 96-Square-Foot Tiny Home Handbuilt Inside Century-Old Sheep Barn

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Loren Amelang, Handbuilt Home, Downsizing, Small House, Craft, Diy, Microhome, Handbuilt House, Small Home, Small House Movement, Off-Grid, Home Size, Simplicity, Simple Life, Downshifting, Hand Built Home, Diy Home, Video, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

The only real shelter on the property was an old sheep barn, leftover from when the property was homesteaded a century ago, so he decided to build a small shack inside the structure as a home.

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How Cannabis Saved the Planet (by Funding the Solar Industry)

Nick Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dave Katz, Solar, Briceland, Off-Grid, Marijuana, Arco, Aee, Green News
Nick Rosen

It was thanks to the pot-growers of Northern California, and one pot-smoker in particular, that the solar power industry grew into the $60 billion a year behemoth that it is today.

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How to Cool Down While Powering Down (and Saving Money)

Nick Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ac, A/C, Heatwave, Off-Grid, Off the Grid, Save Energy, Green News
Nick Rosen

Here is a distillation of the lessons I learned while researching my book Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America.

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There's Never Been a Better Time to Go Off the Grid

Nick Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Off-Grid, Off the Grid, Double Dip, Green News
Nick Rosen

As the technology continues to improve, living off-grid has become more comfortable. Millions value the simplicity of off the grid living, and the freedom it confers because it is a low-cost existence.

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Off-Grid Luxury: Hot Tubs, Blended Drinks And Computers

WebEcoist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Off-Grid, Giy, Green News

Going off-grid doesn't have to mean giving up luxuries like hot tubs, blended drinks, flat-screen televisions or electric razors. In fact, as proven b...

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