We are off to LIGHTFAIR International 2008 Las Vegas, NV, to present energy efficient lighting and solar power solutions. Be back this weekend with some new ideas in energy efficient lighting to share with you all. Then June 5th, we are off to St. Maarten in the Caribbean for Enviroweek 2008, where we are presenting [...]

My friend Nick Rosen interviews Hugh Piggott, grand daddy of DIY wind, and our inspiration:

I just returned from a 3 day Timber Framing class at Earthwood in West Chazy NY. We built two Timber Framed post and beam buildings, which will be infilled with cordwood and masonry. I’ll be posting the pics shortly. It was a great experience, and a lot of fun building with such big wood.

Nick arrived Wednesday with his 2000 Ford F250 pickup for a conversion to veggie. We finished Thursday night, and filled Nick up with enough clean veggie for 3000 miles of driving. The truck runs quieter and smoother, and has more power than before. Smells better as well. Read more about using Veggie for fuel at http://www.green-trust.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fry_Guys
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The DIY Generator Project is finished. The engine and alternator are assembled, and ready for battery charging. Some improvements still to do:

3 stage charger circuit
Propane / methane conversion
Garden cart for portability
Solar Panel Upgrade
Battery Bank / Inverter Upgrade

See more on this project and others at http://www.green-trust.org/ebooks/
 

Now you can protect your valuable electronics and find out what they are actually costing you. Simply connect these appliances into the Kill A WattTM PS, and it will assess how efficient they are while the built-in surge protection keeps them safe. Advanced features such as over current, over voltage, and no load detection provide [...]

This week we are giving away our Methane/Propane Generator Conversion eBook to every one who buys the Methane Digester Video. Take advantage of this offer to learn how to make biodigested fuel, and how to use it to make free electricity.
http://www.green-trust.org/ebooks/
 

I’ve been biking for many years, and since I bike in mountainous country, I have been interested in adding solar assist for long journeys. You can pedal, or let the sun help you get up those hills. Another option is you pedal to charge the battery, and the motor always powers the bike. When you [...]

We are about to take in a couple of horses. Not only for the ability to work our fields, and transport us without the use of petroleum, but as a source of fertilizer for our gardens and fields. We live in Amish country, and have spent time learning about horses, and workinging with them, and [...]

It was good seeing and hearing Richard again this year. I’ve been to a few of his lectures, have spoken with him a few times, and this year he was even better than usual. His new book, Peak Everything, coincided with our new venture, Resource Peaks. Here is his bio:
 
Richard Heinberg is the author of [...]