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We have all heard the one about how if you dig a hole straight down into the earth, eventually you come out the other side of the planet in China. While theoretically this might be true, in the real world ...

Building styles designed to minimize energy use by providing plentiful amounts of natural light, passive solar energy for the purposes of heating, and free and easy ventilation to facilitate cooling in summer are the “in” thing these days. But while ...

America is a melting pot of cultures, ideologies, and lifestyles. But unlike other nations that struggle to hold diverse populations together, the people of this country have remained steadfast and united in their determination to protect the principles of self-governance ...

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 ...

Fear and paranoia are the most powerful weapons in the arsenal of the master manipulators. Those who seek to control human behavior for their own ends know that when people are afraid they become slaves to their emotions, losing all ...

As wise heads have often observed, the simplest things in life are the best. This is one of those timeless truths that applies to just about everything connected to homesteading, including energy and resource preservation. Despite the fact that some ...

When we hear buzzwords and phrases like “energy-efficient,” “sustainable,” “repurposing,” or “green design,” all we are really talking about is a bunch of fancy labels that mean “learning how to make do with less.”  Yes, it is true: Phrases like ...

Solar photovoltaic panels for the production of electricity and solar water heating set-ups are familiar technologies to most off-the-grid pioneers. There is another type of extremely useful solar energy technology, however, that has been flying a little bit beneath the ...

Puerto Ricans are going to the polls this November to vote on statehood. Should it pass, they will petition the United States for entrance into our union. Unlike three similar referendums in the past, this time the U.S. Congress and ...

Over the past few years, the dishonesty and perfidy of the international banking industry have been exposed for all to see. This, of course, has not been enough to convince the governments of the world to blow up the existing ...