Snippets of news and other resources for getting
off the grid and becoming self-sufficient
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Road Dust Podcast featuring Beau Dunavant
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Episode 5 - Traveling the world to build natural houses and to play punk rock with Beau Dunavant
"...Beau is sharing the story from his life; from techniques of exploring cities while traveling the country with a punk-rock band to being a traveling EarthShip builder. We also talk about sustainability, environmental activism and a few others random topics..."
Reference: roaddustpodcast.com
Man loses fortune, lives alone on desert island for 20 years
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Man loses fortune, lives alone on desert island for 20 years
"...I love it here because I have my safety, no matter how old and how tough you are you still want to go to bed knowing you are not going to be attacked.'
Self-sufficient David, who was born in Sydney’s Northern Beaches to an Irish family, added there is nowhere he’d rather be than on his “heaven on earth” natural paradise..."
Reference: nypost.com
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Newly Ordered Review of the Dakota Access Pipeline
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Environmental justice factored into judge's decision on DAPL
"...When considering who would be affected by the Dakota Access Pipeline, the federal government focused on two predominantly white counties rather than the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation downstream.
That analysis is now key to a newly ordered review of the pipeline, focusing on whether environmental justice was adequately considered for the low-income, minority community less than a mile south of the Lake Oahe crossing..."
Reference: bismarcktribune.com
ExxonMobil and Stephen Hawking Just Agreed to the Same Climate Fix
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ExxonMobil and Stephen Hawking Just Agreed to the Same Climate Fix
"...there's a new ragtag group of underdogs supporting carbon-cutting.
ExxonMobil Corp., Total SA, Raymond Dalio, Laurene Powell Jobs, Stephen Hawking, Ratan Tata, and Michael Bloomberg, the founder and owner of Bloomberg LP, among others, have signed on as "founding members" of a months-old group called the Climate Leadership Council..."
Reference: www.bloomberg.com
