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Fed up with the distractions and stress of modern life? You’re not alone. An increasing number of people are going off the grid in order to escape the pressures of 21st century living. For many, the ...

When it comes to the country’s climate change culprits, the biggest offenders lurk in the transportation sector: Altogether, planes, trains and automobiles, etc., emit 28% of the nation’s greenhouse ...

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Having clean laundry was my greatest off-grid obstacle until I discovered two secrets: rainwater and a hand-crank wringer. During long-term power outages before we transitioned off-grid, I washed ...

Rob Snyder quit the retail power business two years ago, no longer willing to take what he viewed as an increasing and unacceptable risk. Quite simply, power supply was not keeping up with Texas’ ...