“A tiny house is a great way to be mortgage free and stop paying utility bills every month. The tiny house movement is also a great way to become self sufficient and live off the grid. tiny home living!”
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Frank Shuman’s Solar Arabian Dream
“On a clear, blazing hot day in June of 1913, the cream of British colonial society in Egypt—including journalists, ranking civil servants, and diplomats—gathered in Maadi, a small farming village on the banks of the Nile several miles south of Cairo, for the grand opening of a most unusual irrigation plant.
Pine Needle and Coconut Shell Briquettes
This company is gathering pine needles from an invasive species, combining with sawdust and making briquettes as a replacement for coal.
Rocket Mass Heater Failure
I love rocket stoves and mass heaters and have been recommending them for years. However, there are limitations to everything. Here’s a report from frigid Canada where a rocket mass heater wouldn’t work.
MittiCool Clay Refrig (Non-electric)
“A fridge for the common man that does not require electricity and keeps food fresh too. With this basic parameter in mind Mansukhbhai came up with Mitticool, a fridge made of clay. It works on the principle of evaporation.
Biotech India Biogas Plants
Turn household wastes (human wastes and food scraps) into clean burning biogas with $300-$400? (waiting for current price list) Biotech biogas plants, or make one yourself. Biotech also sells waste to electricity plants. Payback period is only 2-3 years. They now mass produce their biogas plants out of PVC and aim to sell one to every household in India as a standard commodity.