Eco-Village Tour with Albert Bates at "The Farm" in Summertown, Tennessee
Happy New Year?
CONNECTING THE DOTS- After recently moving to the pacific northwest I have encountered three videos which clearly show how man is continuing to rape and pillage the planet! Connect the dots and you have a small microcosm of the reality of a worldwide destruction of the planet going on everywhere.
Tar Sands Oil & the Spirit Bear
Tar Sands Oil in Alberta piped all the way to the Pacific Coast in British Columbia and then shipped to China. This film SPOIL is 45 minutes in length but is breathtaking vision of what nature has to offer and how humans continue to pursue there own interest. a BraveNewEarth Film Showcase SPOIL
more info on the film and how to support the SPIRIT BEAR and its people who inhabit this region Pacific Wild
Occupy Bellingham protesting BSNF
Coal Trains from Wyoming to the Pacific Northwest and then to china?
Lummi Island Quarry Expansion
The need for more Gravel and Rock at the expense of nature and people.
Alternative Building Ideas
The Daily Green has a great article on alternative building opportunies. 11 Homes Made Out of the Darndest Things, from Treehouses to Missile Silos - Green buildings can come in many different shapes and sizes, including recycled shipping containers. READ MORE
All it takes is a little imagination. Heres a man named Sunny who might help inspire you with some imagaination.
Recycled Bottles
As my wife and I prepare to move to the Northwest, I have over 6months worth of bottles which I have to get rid of! I say get rid of because believe it or not, the city of Prescott Arizona quit taking any bottles last September which means there is no other option but for me to take them to the dump.
Sad day indeed when a city cannot come up with alternatives, than to just shut the system down. So I came across a blog post on what you can do with your bottles. Should I remained living in a city where I had no other options I would be building or utilizing my bottles. So for those of you have bottles here are some solutions - The 13 Coolest Things Made from Recycled Bottles
Its sad because there are so many stories of waste where we could be actively teaching our local governments there is another option if we could only use our imagination. If you have not seen the academy award documentary nominee WASTELAND where you can see such imagination on a grand scale, we highly recommmend it. WASTELAND TRAILER
Are Fuel Cells the answer?
While solar might be a great alternative, there are the cons of this technology due to a need for batteries which not only weigh alot but also have corrosive and somewhat toxic materials. So are Fuel Cells the answer? One man on Stuart Island is working on garage type experments with creating your own backyard fuel cell which might have greater possiblites for our energy demands.
One of the first articles offering insight into Stephen Friend's backyard fuel cell was in wired magainze - READ
A fuel cell source for Stephens project is FuelCellStore - VISIT
Be sure and watch the academy award documentary nominee 'GASLAND' you will see first hand how we are destroying our underground water reseverves as well as streams and rivers. We better wake up people!!!
Gasland Trailer
Earth Focus Special: The Fate Of the Ocean - Nov 2010
29minute film on the fate of our oceans.
Going Back To The Land
The Real Avatar: Mine - Story of a Sacred Mountain
Mine, narrated by Joanna Lumley, tells the story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe's struggle to protect Niyamgiri, the mountain they worship as a God. London-based mining company Vedanta Resources plans a vast open-pit bauxite mine in India's Niyamgiri hills, and the Dongria Kondh know that means the destruction of their forests, their way of life, and their mountain God.
America's Dependence on Oil - Nothing New Here
America's Dependence on Oil, Nothing new, No Change and every president since 1974 has addressed this energy problem. Will Obama create change? No its just all just rhetoric, as John Stewart proves in this video clip.
Sikkim India with Rico Zook - "Heaven On Earth" 
highlights Rico's permaculture work.
Travel To Montana to visit with Sunny and Brooke who are living a simple lifestyle in harmony with the earth.
