There are a lot of unique and interesting ways for inventive and imaginative folks to heat and cool their off-the-grid homes. One method that is beginning to make a bigger splash is the heat pump, which works by transporting heat from one location to another, most commonly from outside to inside. When in operation, these
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The sun is truly an eternal presence in our sky, its tides of life-giving heat and light washing across the surface of our small blue planet each and every day. Starlight literally permeates every fiber of our beings, and without the sun’s energy to provide the earth’s surface with sustenance this would be a cold,
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For off-the-gridders and others with a hankering for self-reliance, wood stoves have become a popular home heating choice. Wood stoves are relatively easy to install, and they usually give off quite a bit of heat, sometimes even enough to cook with. There is also a sense of nostalgia connected to wood stoves, which is no
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There are many different ways that people consider making their homes more in turn with their environment, and by doing so, increasing the houses’ energy efficiency. One of the largest benefits of the Green Revolution has been the birth of alternative energies and better ways to remove ourselves from the dependence lifestyle of previous years.
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Many of us have barely dug our way out of the snow that dumped across the United States last week. We’re still shivering, still trying to catch planes back to wherever we came from, and have it in the back of our heads that we’ll never get caught unprepared again! Of course life being what
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