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hydroelectricity

Hydroelectric Bucket Will Gladly Help You Miss the Point of Camping

Sam Redfield of the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group has designed a bucket-based hydroelectric generator that can be made with easily obtainable, affordable parts. The "pico generator" is intended to provide a modest power supply suitable for home lighting and small appliances to remote destinations. They've already tested the bucket at La Florida in Guatemala, where it demonstrated the ability to power five retro Motorola handsets from hustle'n flow of a small stream. More »

7:45 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By John Herrman
11,936 views, 13 comments

endor on earth

Bellavista's Biodigesting Treehouses Are Endor on Earth

Finca Bellavista is an Endor-like treehouse village in the making, with paths and platforms perched on 150-foot trees. Located six miles from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, this sustainable rainforest community doesn't have stupid Ewoks or shield generators, but cute monkeys, site-wide Wi-Fi with internet sat link and biodigestors running on solar power. We interviewed Erica Hogan, the co-founder, and got all the details about this amazing Star Wars-meets-Myst place, right next to the paradise of Piedras Blancas rainforest sanctuary, and some of the most stunning beaches on the planet.

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Feature

9:30 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Jesus Diaz
33,555 views, 38 comments

Latest by smeee: Holy crap, i grew up in that area. Pavones is one of the best places to surf in the world. If you want to get away from life, go to any beach in that area. Life is slow in Costa more »

loopwing

LoopWing Makes Wind Power as Sexy as Wind Power Can Get

Using wind energy to supplement your energy bill is great if you like having a big ugly propeller sticking out of the top of your house. Which I don't. Everyone knows that looks are priority #1 when it comes to sustainable energy; why do you think Al Gore spends so much time in a tanning bed? More »

10:11 AM on Thu Nov 30 2006
By www.gizmodo.com
2,497 views, 6 comments

home entertainment

Bird-Electron EZ-TAKEGTF2 Electricity-Free Bamboo Speaker

No need to worry about batteries when you take along the Bird-Electron EZ-TAKEGTF2 electricity-free portable bamboo speaker ($199). Just plug the stereo miniplug into your MP3 player and you can rock the bamboo, off-grid style. More »

1:16 PM on Thu Aug 3 2006
By Charlie White
462 views, 3 comments

gadgets

Off the Grid: Treehouse Concept

British design firm Sybarite aims to develop a modular treehouse concept that the company says could encourage a more organic approach to country living. The plan is to pre-fabricate modules of the house, quickly assembling a dwelling with up to five bedrooms. More »

9:26 AM on Fri May 12 2006
By Charlie White
2,674 views, 14 comments