Movie Review: Garbage Warrior

We just finished watching a very exciting documentary about Michael Reynolds - creator of the Earthship style of home. These homes are ingenious in how they are self sustaining living spaces, where water, food, heat, electricity and even sewage treatment are taken care of by the house.

The movie follows his 40 year journey into the world of experimental building, using recycled materials, earth and passive solar rays to create houses that are a living part of the landscape. We also see his battle with the government to legalize experimental building and also how he and his team helped to teach people in several different countries to build earthships as housing after the devastating tsunami and hurricane Rita.

It is a very inspirational story of how one person has not only made a difference, but taught others to do so as well.

Check out more about the Earthships at www.earthship.net

Poo to the rescue

Holy Moly! I have a question for you. What kind of car would smell worse than a gasoline or deisel engine car? A Urine powered car of course!

Ha ha, just kidding, it probably won't smell at all. Just because a car battery, or any other types of battery could be powered by pee doesn't mean it would smell does it?

Chekc out the lastest in eco-science- finally a ues for that annoying waste product we call Number One. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31805166/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/

Of course, then you ask, well if Number One is so special, how about Number Two? Eh?

Don't worry, in the same vein as pee power, soon instead of dropping the kids off at the pool, they will be working for the man, creating energy. http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20041002234802data_trunc_sys.shtml

"Oh, no! That is gross." you say? Well, if you've got a better idea about what to do with all of your waste, let me know! And yes, if you have and use a composting toilet, you already get 100 points.

Wine on the High Seas

In the years since college I've slowly converted from beer drinker extraordinaire to wine aficionado. It started about the time I saw the movie Sideways, and progressed with some wine-loving neighbors who were continually inviting my husband and I out to our local wine bar. I now greatly prefer wine over beer. That's why I was so excited to see a news clip about a French shipping company that's transporting wine from France to Ireland and Britian via sailboat. What a novel idea... no carbon emissions, plus it's no big deal that it takes a little bit longer to transport because wine gets better with age. Genius!

Each bottle of wine that makes the trip is labeled: "Carried by sailing ship, a better deal for the planet."

After dropping off the wine, the ship makes the return trip to France with loads of crushed glass to be recycled into wine bottles. Can someone get me some eco-friendly soy cheese to go with my wind-powered green wine?