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I live off-the-grid with [[Wind]] ([[turbine]]) and Sun ([[photovoltaic]]), [[solar domestic water heater]], [[rooftop | I live off-the-grid with [[Wind]] ([[turbine]]) and Sun ([[photovoltaic]]), [[solar domestic water heater]], [[rooftop rainwater collection system]] ([[Rainwater]]), dry [[composting toilet]], and a very basic [[greywater system]]. I also have [[free-range]] [[chickens]], and I do [[organic]] gardening for produce. The [[wildflowers]] grow on their own, for the most part, but I am also restoring the Coastal Prairie on the South Texas property where I live, and I seed a variety of native wildflowers and [[native grasses]] to benefit the area. | ||
I am currently installing a new [[battery-powered electric motor system]] into a pickup (early stages), requiring removal of practically all the conventional powertrain, which will provide commuter [[transportation]] (~100 mile range), and I will be able to recharge the truck's batteries at home with a plug-in system, meaning I will have virtually all sustainable energy for my home and for transportation. | I am currently installing a new [[battery-powered electric motor system]] into a pickup (early stages), requiring removal of practically all the conventional powertrain, which will ultimately provide commuter [[transportation]] (projected ~100 mile range between charges), and I will be able to recharge the truck's drive batteries at home with a plug-in system, meaning I will have virtually all sustainable energy for my home and for local transportation. Since the only initial cost is the conversion pieces (US$2500), (not counting the truck purchased 6 years ago for US$800), and the only continuing cost is basically tires, the "fuel mileage" is essentially infinite. | ||
I am a wildlife biologist, which is my ultimate reason for my actions. If we do not achieve [[sustainability]] in all aspects, including human [[population]], the global biological resources I love will disappear--for eternity. | I am a wildlife biologist, which is my ultimate reason for my behavior and actions. If we do not achieve [[sustainability]] in all aspects of human activity, including human [[population]], the global biological resources I love will disappear--for eternity. | ||
I embrace Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of "...be the change...", so I try to achieve the change myself. | I embrace Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of "...be the change...", so I try to achieve the change myself. Wikipedia has a very good treatment of Henry David Thoreau, who is the start of a chain of global royalty of ideas that have lead to profound global improvements, a chain including Leo Tolstoy, Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela--impact globally. Such is the power of "...be the change...". | ||
Good success! | Good success! | ||
Revision as of 01:18, 11 August 2008
Hey, all:
I live off-the-grid with Wind (turbine) and Sun (photovoltaic), solar domestic water heater, rooftop rainwater collection system (Rainwater), dry composting toilet, and a very basic greywater system. I also have free-range chickens, and I do organic gardening for produce. The wildflowers grow on their own, for the most part, but I am also restoring the Coastal Prairie on the South Texas property where I live, and I seed a variety of native wildflowers and native grasses to benefit the area.
I am currently installing a new battery-powered electric motor system into a pickup (early stages), requiring removal of practically all the conventional powertrain, which will ultimately provide commuter transportation (projected ~100 mile range between charges), and I will be able to recharge the truck's drive batteries at home with a plug-in system, meaning I will have virtually all sustainable energy for my home and for local transportation. Since the only initial cost is the conversion pieces (US$2500), (not counting the truck purchased 6 years ago for US$800), and the only continuing cost is basically tires, the "fuel mileage" is essentially infinite.
I am a wildlife biologist, which is my ultimate reason for my behavior and actions. If we do not achieve sustainability in all aspects of human activity, including human population, the global biological resources I love will disappear--for eternity.
I embrace Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of "...be the change...", so I try to achieve the change myself. Wikipedia has a very good treatment of Henry David Thoreau, who is the start of a chain of global royalty of ideas that have lead to profound global improvements, a chain including Leo Tolstoy, Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela--impact globally. Such is the power of "...be the change...".
Good success!
David Messages done with sustainable energy, with Wind and Sun!