Garbage Warrior - story of earthships
 

1.5 hour movie about the guy who created the earthship, chinese subs for those needing it.

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/hdhmr5aj7b4/

Re: Garbage Warrior - story of earthships
 

Lots of practical info on this site. Individual videos on each property for sale. http://taosearthships.com/

Then there's Dennis Weaver's Mothership

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects...hip/Weaver.jpg

http://greenenergytv.com/Watch.aspx?v=2997360001

Re: Garbage Warrior - story of earthships
 

Great video.

This ties together many of GIM's most important concepts (IMHO).

Sustainability, responsibility and self reliance.

Cheers,

ST

Re: Garbage Warrior - story of earthships
 

Yes. And the idea that government is the problem.

While building codes do have their upside (Compare what happens during a hurricane in Haiti vs. Florida), they can be a huge impediment to progress.

In California the only approved greywater systems are so horribly inefficient as to be all but useless. Meanwhile, farms are being shut down for lack of water. Plenty of perfectly sanitary and efficient greywater systems being installed secretly, but it just creates another level of barriers to workable solutions.

Despite the noise about cap & trade, meaningful conservation of resources is not a part of the corporate government agenda. No profit to be reaped from the frugal.

Re: Garbage Warrior - story of earthships
 

Earthship for sale:

http://anna-chinatrip.blogspot.com/

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e.g. California.

many counties have major water shortages, yet building codes related to septic codes represent a near-complete ban on any water saving solutions, such as composting toilets (which, much to my surprise, do not even smell like what they are !)