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College Students Go ‘Off Grid’ and ‘Off Campus’ with Alternative Housing

January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Off-grid, Alternative Energy

In a unique display of creativity, three college students have built their own economical houses as alternatives to living in dorm rooms.
Brett Butler, 24, set up his own Teepee in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is 256 square feet on a wooden platform and uses a wood burning stove for heat.
Jake Weller, 19, built a [...]

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Pueblo Indians Harness Solar Energy for Alternative Income

January 14th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Off-grid, Alternative Energy

The Pueblo indian tribe based in New Mexico is building the United State’s first grid connected utility solar power plant on tribal land.
The Pueblo hope the project will yield approximately 1 million dollars annually for the next 25 years, a sum much needed to rebuild their antiquated water supply and treatment system.
The 3000 member tribe, [...]

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