Recently, our little electric co-op experienced a power outage that lasted several hours on one of the hottest days in anyone’s memory. It made us stop our various pursuits of gardening, unpacking, mowing and the like. We moved alternative energy to the top of our to-do list.
Don began designing our solar powered system [...]

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This is a direct quote from the Nuclear Energy for Texans website.
Nuclear Energy for Texans is a coalition dedicated to educating Texans about the benefits of nuclear energy as a clean, safe, reliable alternative to meet the increasing energy needs of the state.
I’m almost positive that there was a typo in that statement… I’m fairly [...]

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While visiting Harmon on Earth, I discovered an excellent post concerning the nuclear waste dump site scheduled for Texas. He not only reported the coming environmental disaster, he reported on possible contamination to the Ogallala Aquifer.

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If you are my age or older (I have guitars older than probably most of the people reading this AND jeans of similar age, although my arse can’t still squeeze into the jeans) then you may remember the “back to nature” movement of the sixties. Usually, these communal living arrangements were comprised of young [...]

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Reports today of a mob attacking the nuclear dumpsite in North Texas Panhandle have been dismissed as rumors coming from heat stroke victims with delusional hallucinations. The attacking mob was described as consisting of rag-tag green glowing people with rotting limbs and shuffling footsteps. Radiated Zombie Texans is a myth.

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Random Good News
Local architects in San Antonio, are turning an eye-sore into green office space. Literally the Architects turn garbage into green.
From MySanAntonio.Com

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How do I get the water I need?
Once we have a source for our water needs, the problem to be solved is: How do we get the water to where we need it. In most cases we’ll need to pump the water from its source to a storage facility or a distribution facility to [...]

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So when his Chimpness signed H.R. 6, the so-called Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, who were the winners and losers? When you peel away the layers of crap and political garbage it appears that the big winner is…. (insert drum roll here)

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You know…
“We the People” need to do more than sit on our butts and let “government” and “corporations” tell us what is good for us or to “shut down” any research of innovations that could take us off of our dependence on foreign oil.

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“Off-the-Grid” has a nice ring to it. There are numerous ways to achieve that goal. However, each energy producing system/method has its benefits and detractions. One of the most glaring problems is that energy is not being produced when the source for that energy is not available.

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Mornin’ fellow travelers,
Something the guys and I have been talking about for a while is starting to make MSM news. Food shortages.

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Quick way to have alternative energy/solar power cheap and mainstream capable:
Take one or two weeks worth of the taxpayer’s money that is being thrown at Iraq. (no idea what that figure might be, but it’s probably Big…Lots…)

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Alternative energy as a national pursuit is as easy as we let it be. The only reason any sane person is hesitant to get on with it (other than the obvious people with financial reason to keep oil use alive) is fear of change.

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Water…
It is the basic need that has to be provided for any prospect of living “Off-the-Grid”. Without water, we can’t raise crops, livestock, or ourselves. Once a place has been set to be our “homestead”, two things must first be accomplished. One is to locate a source for water [...]

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Ever read Hawking? Specifically, his A Brief History of Time? It has an excellent explanation of the strange/magical world of quantum theory and it is written for the layperson. Real good read.

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Living “Off-the-Grid” is one of the main goals our family has toward becoming a self-sufficient, self-supporting “farm and ranch”. Along with growing organic vegetables, hormone-free livestock, and clean fish, we plan to be able to provide our own energy production to be able to sustain those operations without requiring commercial/state provided power.

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