Events
News and events about renewable energy and green living.
Killed by the Grid
National Grid escape charges after woman has power cut off to her home oxygen supply. She died...
Photos win prize
A collection of photos we reviewed in May has won a prestigious prize. The photos of Maine off-gridders by Keliy Anderson-Staley won the Griffin Award in Boston...
Hearing of the House Science & Technology Committee
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE HOUSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE – 18th June REP. BAIRD: I thank you, Ms. Woolsey. I wouldn’t ex...
Gas Attack
Gas drilling threatens to damage the US environment as much as oil drilling...
Renewable Energy needs to grow in America
The case for localised renewable energy...
Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government and True Independence
Meet some of the characters from my next book – Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America...
Spooky Cambridge eco-homes
For the next two weekends a few private households in the ancient University town of Cambridge will be creaking open their doors for an eco-home tour (you need...
UK elects first Green MP
Caroline Lucas the UK’s new Green MP — her performance in the next parliament will be crucial to the wider acceptance of Green politicians....
Low-tech medical revolution
Vinegar, a salad spinner and a toilet plunger are some of the everyday materials being used in a low-tech medical revolution that is transformomg healthcare off...
The Simpsons go off the grid (just)
The SImpsons have gone off the grid because of high electricity prices – but they did it wrong...
Dugout Dick RIP
Dugout Dick dies in his Idaho cave at 94 – an iconic figure from another age...
New Canadian eco-village
Canadian village boosts its population by offering free lots to those willing to live off the grid...