erdöl spitze und permaculture : IMC-SA

Permaculture is introduced as one of a number of related, radical cultural alternatives that can be adopted for the transition to a post-consumer world.

Peak oil: you may have heard the term a few times lately or this may be a first, but it is unlikely to be the last time you come across the idea that global oil production is about to start its terminal decline. In the last two or three months this issue has left the confines of a small but committed community of peak oil analysts and leapt into the mainstream press. Analysts are warning that peak oil will be the defining event of this century, that it will rival climate change as the focus of sustainability, and that the world as we know it will change beyond recognition in a very short period of time. How could an event of this magnitude have remained outside mainstream awareness for so long?

If you think back to the first time you heard about global warming, it probably did not register all that highly on your list of impending global catastrophes. But, once the concept was explained as the Green House Effect, where increasing concentrations of industrial gases like CO2 turned the atmosphere into a gigantic hothouse, it probably became a little clearer. Peak oil, the dark twin of climate change, has no such easy metaphors, however it does require understanding a few unfamiliar concepts.

The first concept to understand is that our whole way of life is dependent on cheap, abundant hydrocarbon energy sources, mostly oil and natural gas. Not only are many of the things we take for granted made from oil and natural gas feed stocks, but more importantly almost everything we depend on contains high amounts of Embodied Energy sourced from these hydrocarbon fuels. Embodied energy is the amount of energy it takes to make something. The materials we take for granted in modern industrial economies, like concrete, steel, plastic, rubber and the products we make them into like cars, roads, factories and houses all take extraordinary amounts of energy to produce, transport and operate. Thanks to fossil fuels, we are now living in an era of enormous energy availability, embodied into historically unprecedented amounts of material wealth. This state of affairs is a recent development, but already it has become the norm and expectation of nearly everyone in the industrialised world and the desire of increasing numbers in the developing world.

The second thing to understand is that global oil production is about to peak and then forevermore slowly but inevitably decline. Shortly after, so will natural gas, the only other widely available energy source comparable to oil. It took the dedicated work of a small number of retired oil geologists and industry analysts to expose the impending peak in global oil production. Up until they started publicizing their work, the conventional oil industry wisdom was that supplies could continue to grow at 2-3% per year, just like they always had, for many decades to come. It turns out that this conventional wisdom is getting harder and harder to justify. The peak oil advocates are increasingly seen as being accurate and the figures coming out of organizations with vested interests in helping big oil companies protect their image as good investments are increasingly seen as unreliable and unlikely.

Both the US Geological Survey and the International Energy Agency have used suspect methodologies to make predictions consistent with oil industry expectations. Highly regarded retired oil geologists like Colin Campbell of The Association for the Study of Peak Oil (http://www.peakoil.net) have taken years, accessing the best data available, to painstakingly demonstrate beyond doubt that the peak in oil production will come much earlier than expected. It could even be happening now, and will most certainly occur within the decade. Part of the reason for the interest in peak oil lately is that financial markets are looking for reasons for the high price of oil. If its supply can be increased, why is the price staying so high? Increasingly now the interpretation, even by large conservative financial institutions, major banks and Wall Street investment houses, is that global oil production is indeed reaching its peak.

What about alternative energy sources? Can not we just switch over to solar or wind or even nuclear power? This is the most difficult concept in understanding the importance of peak oil. Not all energy sources are created equal. What makes oil and gas so attractive is that they have very high energy returned on energy invested or energy/profit ratios. Every energy source requires an investment of some energy to make it available. Oil needs to be located, drilled for, pumped, refined and delivered to the petrol station to be a useful form of energy. All this activity takes energy. Oil has historically had a very high energy/profit ratio. Until recently, it took roughly 1 barrel of oil worth of energy to make over 20 barrels available at the petrol station. This is an energy profit ratio of over 20:1. The reason for this is that oil and gas are very concentrated forms of energy. Essentially they are fossilized sunlight in the form of dead plants, concentrated into hydrocarbons by the work of immense geological pressure and temperature over long periods of time. The energy profit ratio of oil is now dropping sharply as the biggest and easiest deposits are being depleted. The energy profit, or Net Energy availability, determines the potential material wealth of a society, not the technologies which burn that energy.

I recently saw an ad for a device promising Free Energy from the sun. It costs $1000. I already have one-- called a solar panel. I have invested in a Free Energy machine for my house. The catch is that I have to invest in a technology that took an awful lot of fossil fuel energy to produce. The universe is full of free energy, but we must always invest some energy to make it available. It is like the old business adage: you have to spend money to make money. If I spend 100 units of energy to make my solar panel and over its 40-year life it pays me back 400 units of energy, then the solar panel has an energy profit ratio of 4:1. Solar energy is abundant, but diffuse, and so are other alternatives like wind and tidal power. After 30 years of research and hundreds of millions of dollars spent, solar energy has not increased in efficiency by more than a marginal amount. In economic terms, if we were to switch to solar power tomorrow it would be like taking an 80% pay cut.

It takes 1500 regular-sized solar panels to provide the energy needed to power my four wheel drive utility at full speed for one hour. It takes less than 15 litres of petrol to do the same. One barrel of oil (200 litres) contains an amount of energy equal to the energy expended by 60 people working every day for a whole year! Wind and solar currently provide less than a Â½ of one percent of the global energy mix and even at record growth rates they are not predicted to grow at more than 10% per year. The International Energy Agency recently issued a report stating we must start creating an alternative energy infrastructure 20 years before the onset of peak oil to avoid severe economic dislocation. Things do not look encouraging.

In 2020 there will be the same amount of oil available as there was in 1985. This does not sound like a catastrophe; however, economic growth is dependent on energy growth. If peak production takes place within the next five years, then by 2020 it is clear that energy descent will be well under way. The corporate global economy cannot function without economic growth- the whole system is dependent on growing energy availability to support growing material wealth to support growing money supply. When oil and gas production peak, total global energy availability will start its terminal decline and so will the global economy.

As long as we can adjust our consumption then things could be all right. Studies show that people are happiest when they have enough wealth to meet their needs and a few of their wants, but no more. Energy descent may not be so bad, if it removes a few of the things that are making us unhappy, while leaving us in a position to meet our needs. The challenge lies in learning to change our expectations and take on a whole new set of understandings and behaviours necessary during the coming era of decreasing energy availability.

This is where permaculture comes in. Permaculture is the only discipline that has been created to deal with the energetic aspects informing sustainability. From a permaculture point of view, peak oil marks the end of the growth phase of global industrial society. This is a natural part of the life cycle of any dynamic system. First there is a growth phase, and after the concentrated, high-grade resources have been used up and total resource availability starts to drop, the system starts to decline. Permaculture is about learning the principles and practices that allow us to work with natural energy flows rather than relying on fossil fuels.

Permaculture is only partly about growing food and living more self-sufficiently. Permaculture is a design science that uses the patterns of nature to mimic ecological systems. Natural systems have evolved for millions of years to maximize the energy available from the sun. If we are to live well in the post-fossil fuel world, we will have to learn to do the same. Permaculturists have organic gardens because it is a way to grow good food on a low energy budget. They use clever design to make life easier and agriculture more productive. When the oil is gone, permaculture will offer some of the best strategies we know of for maintaining high levels of well-being. Permaculture is undergoing a renaissance as a set of principles and practices for the post-oil world where individuals and communities can learn to live well while we ride the downside of the energy availability curve.

How far off are the major effects of peak oil? It depends on a number of factors, but it is very unlikely to be farther out than a decade. One could argue that we are feeling the effects now, it is just that we are telling ourselves a different story about why we went to war in Iraq, why we are bullying the Timorese over offshore gas fields, why people try to bomb us and why we have to work harder and harder to stay afloat financially. If peak oil is the story then a lot of these events start to make more sense, and then we can start to understand how to prepare in order for the energy/culture transition to be a much more positive experience. In every challenge there is opportunity.

Tim Winton is the founder and managing trustee of The Permaforest Trust, a not-for-profit sustainability education centre on the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia. The Permaforest Trust offers Austudy-approved Certificate 4 and Diploma level programs in Accredited Permaculture Training.

PERMACULTURE
http://www.seedinternational.com.au http://www.tagari.com http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html http://www.permaculture.co.uk http://www.berg-en-dal.co.za http://www.permacultureinternational.org http://www.permaculture-hawaii.com http://www.permacultura-es.org http://www.permacultureactivist.net http://www.permaculture.org.au http://www.permacult.com.au http://www.permacultura.org http://permakultur.dk http://www.permaculture-steve.net http://www.permacult.com.au/noosa http://www.permaculturemelbourne.org.au http://www.permaculture.biz http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura http://www.3.telus.net/permaculture http://permaculturevisions.com http://www.permaculture.net http://www.openpermaculture.com http://www.permaculture.org.nz http://www.permacultura-bahia.org.br http://www.permacultura-montsant.org http://www.permacultura.org.br http://www.tierramor.org http://www.ecohabitar.org http://www.ecocentro.org http://www.pacificos.org http://permacultura.freeservers.com http://www.permacultura.cl http://permacultura.no.sapo.pt http://www.utopie.it/ecovillaggi/permacultura.htm http://www.gaia.org.ar/cursoperma.htm http://www.vidasana.org http://www.ufpa.br/permacultura http://www.mutantia21.com.ar/permacultura.html http://www.permaculture.org.uk http://colombiaenhechos.org/permacultura.htm http://www.permacultura.it http://www.ipemabrasil.org.br http://www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk http://www.torri-superiore.org http://www.agrorede.org.br/curso-permacultura http://www.ybytucatu.com.br/permacultura.htm http://www.amazonia.org http://www.permacultura-rs.org.br http://www.mmrfbz.org http://www.permaculture.org http://www.moa-inter.or.jp/english/naturefarm/nf-contents.html
journal: Permaculture Activist http://www.permacultureactivist.net
journal: Permaculture Magazine http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc1.html
journal: Permaculture Drylands Journal http://www.permaculture.net
PIL's Planet Newsletter http://www.permacultureinternational.org/newsletter/newsletter.htm

Permaculture Farming-Gardening Methods for Europe and Temperate Countries:
book: The Earth Care Manual; author: Patrick Whitefield http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc2.html#ECM

COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA)
keeping our communities Safe from Peak Oil
http://www.cuco.org.uk/index.php?page=3
http://www.localharvest.org/csa
http://www.localharvest.org/csa.jsp
http://www.biodynamics.com/csa.html
http://www.csacenter.org
http://solutions.synearth.net/2004/02/04
http://www.seedinternational.com.au/CG%20article%201.html
http://uruguay.indymedia.org/news/2005/06/36067.php http://www.isec.org.uk
book: Farms of Tomorrow: Community Supported Farms; author: Trauger Groh http://www.greenpatchseeds.com.au/biodynamic.html
book: Rebirth of the Small Family Farm, authors: Bob and Bonnie Gregson http://www.acresusa.com
book: MetroFarm; author: Michael Olson http://www.growingedge.com/store

recycling Used Cooking Oil into BIODIESEL for cars
http://www.plantdrive.com
book: From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank
author: Joshua Tickell http://www.joshuatickell.com/books_films.htm
http://www.biodieselwarehouse.com
training for: veg oil engine conversion: http://www.lowimpact.org/courses.htm

heating buildings with Vegetable Bio-Diesel
(recycled used Cooking Oil works better than home heating oil)
http://www.homepower.com http://www.biodieselwarehouse.com

Waste not, Want Not:
http://www.zeri.org http://www.emtech.org http://www.oceanarks.org http://www.bokashi.co.nz http://www.elementgreen.com

RENEWABLE ENERGY
http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2005/10/903470.php

ELECTRIC AUTOS
http://www.electroauto.com
http://www.nedra.com
http://www.evparts.com
http://www.clean-air.org

CONVERT your vehicle to an ELECTRIC vehicle
classes, books, videos and consulting
http://www.electroauto.com http://www.cloudelectric.com http://www.canev.com http://www.evparts.com http://ev-america.com http://www.kta-ev.com http://www.go-ev.com http://www.metricmind.com
book: Convert It; author: Michael Brown http://www.electroauto.com/info/books.shtml

ELECTRIC BIKES and other vehicles
http://www.myebike.com
http://www.tidalforce.com/why_M750/index.cfm
http://www.evt-scooter.de http://www.tidalforce.com http://www.nbeaa.org http://www.solarsailor.nl http://www.electrictransport.net http://www.ebikesnw.com http://www.etraction.com http://www.velomobile.de http://www.ecospeed.net http://www.dahon.com http://www.bionx.ca http://www.bicycle-power.com http://www.solarmobil.net http://www.solarwaterworld.de http://www.feelgoodcars.com http://www.rqriley.com http://www.solomontechnologies.com http://www.shortcircuit.com.au/EVCA/HOMEPAGE.HTM http://www.granturismomobility.com http://www.zapworld.com http://www.powabyke.com http://www.sunswift.com http://www.sunversy.de http://www.eddos.com/solarcycling http://www.electrichorse.co.uk http://www.elbil.no http://www.heliev.gr http://www.apve.pt http://www.evthai.com http://www.egovehicles.com http://www.e2v.co.uk http://www.itiselectric.com http://www.biketec.ch http://www.ihpva.org http://www.elweb.info http://www.a-e.ch http://www.electroportal.com http://www.revaindia.com http://www.avere.org http://www.acev.fi http://www.twike.ch http://www.greenspeed.com.au/special.htm http://www.elcat.fi http://www.eveez.com http://www.idbike.com http://www.ecopowertechnology.com http://www.aae.it http://www.alel.biz http://www.solarcycle.net http://www.seiko.net.tw http://www.kewet.com http://www.haveblue.com http://www.wildernessenergy.com http://www.velomobiel.nl http://www.velomobiles.net http://www.danskelbilkomite.dk http://www.evf-electric.fi http://www.avere.org http://www.citelec.org http://www.greenmobil.de http://www.megawattmotorworks.com http://www.elektromobil.com http://www.sourceguides.com/energy http://www.aeva.asn.au

ORGANIC TECHNOLOGY for Gardeners & Farmers:
http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/102980.php
http://www.midiaindependente.org/en/blue/2005/06/320339.shtml

ED TECH for teachers
http://ecuador.indymedia.org/es/2006/05/14219.shtml
http://english-cyprus.indymedia.org/newswire/display/111/index.php

HEATING BUILDINGS, HOMES and SPAS with Solar hot water
and radiant heating systems
(note: some manufatures combine solar hot water radiant heating systems with geothermal heat pumps)
(Using the floor as a Thermal Mass for Retaining Heat at Night - see THERMAL MASS HEAT STORAGE)
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http://www.radiantsolar.com http://www.heliodyne.com http://www.radiantcompany.com http://www.radiantec.com http://www.solargenix.com http://www.thermotechs.com http://www.twapanels.ca http://www.wirsbo.ca http://www.thermo-dynamics.com/solar_radiant_heat.html http://www.solarthermal.com http://www.thermomax.com http://www.twapanels.co.uk http://www.radiantheatingweb.com/learn/101202.asp
http://www.ourcoolhouse.com/images/construction/floor.htm
training for: installing and maintaining solar radiant heating systems: http://www.solarenergy.org sli@solarliving.org
Gino Nicolai Hydronic Radiant Simulator Training Center http://www.theiqa.com/gntc.shtml
Free Installation Manual: http://www.radiantec.com/installation.htm
book: Modern Hydronic Heating; author: Siegenthaler http://www.alibris.com
book: Radiant Heating and Cooling Handbook; author: Richard Watson http://www.ourcoolhouse.com/go/library/10000/BS_1077567592
book: Solar Water Heating, A DIY Guide; author: Paul Trimby http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc13c.html#SWH
book: Solar Heating In Cold Regions; author: Jean-François Rozis http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc13c.html#SHR
book: Hydronic radiant heating, a practical guide for the nonengineer installer; author: Dan Holohan http://www.heatinghelp.com
book: Modern Hydronic Heating for Residential and Light Commercial Buildings; author: John Siegenthaler http://www.radiantheatingweb.com/learn
book: Radiant Floor Heating; author: R. Dodge Woodson http://www.radiantheatingweb.com/learn
book: Golden Rules of Hydronic Heating; author: Dan Holohan http://www.amazon.com
book: Installation Guide for Residential Hydronic Heating Systems http://www.alibris.com

PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING of BUILDINGS
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http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs14.htm
http://www.ourcoolhouse.com/phase2.htm
http://www.sunplans.com http://www.solardwellings.com.au http://www.omsolar.net http://www.poweredliving.co.nz http://www.solarliving.org
book: Passive Solar House; author: James Kachadorian http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc12d.html#PSH
book: Solar House, Passive Heating and Cooling; author: Ph.D. Chiras http://www.alibris.com
book: Affordable Passive Solar Homes; author: Richard Crowther http://www.alibris.com
book: Passive Solar Design and Construction Handbook; author: Michael J. Crosbie
book: Warm House, Cool House: Inspirational Designs for Low-Energy Housing; author: Nick Hollo http://www.bookworm.com.au/bookworm/dw000013.htm
book: The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse, and Building Design; author: Edward Mazria http://www.alibris.com
book: Solar Projects for Under 500 Dollars; author: Mary Twitchell http://www.amazon.co.uk
book: Passive Solar Construction Handbook; author: Levy Emanuel http://www.alibris.com
book: Survey of European Passive Solar Buildings; author: Commissariat a L'ene http://www.amazon.co.uk
book: Profiting from Sunshine - Passive Solar Building in the Mountains http://www.amazon.co.uk
book: Passive Solar Design Strategies; National Renewable Energy Lab http://bookstore.greenbuilder.com/index.books
book: Passive Solar Retrofit; author: Darryl Strickler http://www.alibris.com

training for: DEVELOPING COUNTRIES and for emergency response teams:
http://www.lowimpact.org/courses.htm http://www.rpc.com.au http://www.carbon.org http://www.sunutility.com/html_pg/healthcare.html http://ranchomastatal.com http://greendragonenergy.co.uk http://www.lutw.org http://www.grupofenix.org http://www.solarenergy.org http://www.scoraigwind.com http://www.seedinternational.com.au http://www.watermotor.net http://www.solarliving.org http://www.homepower.com http://www.journeytoforever.org http://www.rainwaterclub.org http://www.sre.org.np http://www.lowimpact.org http://www.passerelleco.info http://www.gen-europe.org http://portugal.ecovillage.org ian@solarenergy.org
Specialized training for women http://www.solarenergy.org http://www.hlf.org.np/solsis.htm

EMERGENCY SHELTERS and Housing
http://www.calearth.org
book: Earthbag Building; author: Kaki Hunter

WORM COMPOSTING
Worm Composting rapidly converts organic waste into safe and very beneficial garden products.
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http://www.vermico.com http://www.elementgreen.com http://www.wormdigest.org http://www.wormbooks.com http://www.eco-ireland.com http://www.bedrockworms.com http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/index.html http://www.earthworms.co.nz http://vermitechnology.com http://www.wonderwormsuk.com/recycling
http://www.sfenvironment.com/aboutus/recycling/compost/worm.htm
http://home.alphalink.com.au/~salo/rivers/guide.html
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Redwormsedit.htm
http://www.homestead.org/Gardening/RaisingEarthworms.htm
book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof http://www.vermico.com/books.htm
book: Recycle With Earthworms; author: Shelley Grossman http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm
book: Let An Earthworm Be Your Garbage Man http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm
book: Composting With Worms; author: G. Pilkington http://www.eco-logicbooks.com
book: A Worm's Eye View of Recycling Rubbish http://www.organicnz.pl.net/books.htm
book: The Farmer's Earthworm Handbook; author: David Ernst http://www.vermico.com/books.htm
article: The Worm Composting Toilet http://www.wormdigest.org
book: The Worm Café: Mid-Scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes- A Manual for Schools
resources for the Classroom http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/index.html
schools and univerities composting their organic waste http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/index.html
newsletters: http://www.vermico.com/newsletter1.htm http://www.elementgreen.com
training and seminars: http://www.vermico.com/seminar.htm
Kitchen Worm Composter http://www.elementgreen.com

COMPOST TEA
http://www.vermico.com/compost_tea_brewers.htm http://www.growingsolutions.com http://www.soilsoup.com http://www.nature-technologies.com
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/compost-tea-notes.html#soilfoodweb
http://www.westonaprice.org/bookreviews/fateful-harvest.html
book: Compost Tea Brewing Manual; author: Elaine Ingham http://earthfortification.com/shopexd.asp?id=18 http://www.vermico.com/books.htm
book: An Introduction to the Soil Foodweb; author: Elaine Ingham http://www.soilfoodweb.com http://earthfortification.com/shopexd.asp?id=22
seminars: http://www.soilfoodweb.com

WORM TEA
http://www.ourvitalearth.com/tea.php http://www.wackyworldsof.com/worm-tea http://bristen.com/natureshop/gardenjournal/wormtea.htm http://www.kitsapezearth.com/fact.html#tea

E.M. COMPOSTING
EM Composting converts animal waste into safe garden products and eliminates odors
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http://www.emtech.org http://www.emrousa.com/about.html http://www.bokashi.co.nz http://www.eminfo.info http://www.agriton.nl/apnanman.html http://www.emro.co.jp http://www.emtrading.com http://www.embnusa.org http://www.emnz.com http://www.emrochina.com http://www.emroeurope.com http://www.multikraft.at http://www.school-el.net http://www.unet.or.jp http://www.emrokorea.com http://www.go-emco.co.jp http://www.embiotech.org http://www.chujosl.com http://www.effectivemicro-organisms.co.uk http://www.emgreen.pl http://www.emhellas.com http://www.emiko.de http://www.lindros.co.za/Effective%20Microorganisms.htm http://www.emhawaii.com
http://www.newfarm.org/depts/gleanings/0803/rutter.shtml
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/01/01/stories/2005010117170300.htm
book: Beneficial and Effective Microorganisms for a Sustainable Agriculture and Environment; author: Teruo Higa
book: An Earth Saving Revolution; author: Teruo Higa http://www.emtechnologynetwork.org
book: Eco Pure The Front Line of EM Kitchen Garbage Recycle; author: EM Joho-shitsu
book: EM Teacher's Manual Transforming Waste http://www.emtechnologynetwork.org
Compost-Zing for Kitchen Waste Recycling http://www.bokashi.co.nz/order_form.htm
Bokashi Compost-Zing Systems http://www.bokashi.co.nz/order_form.htm
EM Kitchen Composter bucket http://www.emtechnologynetwork.org

RECYCLING WASTE WATER
http://www.ecological-engineering.com http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com http://www.emrousa.com/about.html http://www.emtech.org

Purifying waste water with PLANT TECHNOLOGY
book: Growing Clean Water; author: B. C. Wolverton
http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com http://www.bioscan.dk http://www.oceanarks.org http://www.waterstewards.org

PURIFYING WATER WITH POND SAND FILTER SYSTEMS
http://www.arsenic.eawag.ch/pdf/luziberg04_sandfilter_e.pdf
http://www.asia-arsenic.net/dhaka/posand-e.htm http://www.sos-arsenic.net
http://www.the-ecentre.net/resources/e_library/doc/11-WATER.PDF
http://www.watertechonline.com/article.asp?IndexID=5210904
http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/publications/pdfs/24/muhammad.pdf
http://www.slowsandfilter.com/links.html
http://www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/water/slowsnd_e.htm
http://www.irc.nl/page/10630
http://www.irc.nl/page/10604

GRAY WATER RECYCLING
http://www.oasisdesign.net http://www.ecological-engineering.com http://www.oceanarks.org http://www.waterrecycling.com http://www.waterrecycle.com.au http://www.korte-organica.hu http://www.livingmachines.com http://www.cepp.cc http://www.seacology.org http://www.seaweb.org
book: Builder's Greywater Guide; author: Art Ludwig http://www.oasisdesign.net

Recycling Heat from Waste Water for heating and cooling buildings:
http://www.demarcoenergy.com http://www.focus-solar.com

No Flush Composting Toilet Systems:
http://www.compostingtoilet.com http://www.waterless.co.nz http://www.toiletsforall.org http://www.composttoilet.nl http://www.ecosan.nl http://www.sun-mar.com http://www.riles.org http://www.solartoilet.com http://www.envirolet-europe.com http://www.berger-biotechnik.de http://www.aquatron.se
book: Composting Toilet System Book; author: David Del Porto http://www.oasisdesign.net
book: Humanure Handbook; author: Joseph Jenkins http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/humanure.html
book: Wastewater Recycling Manual http://csestore.cse.org.in
book: The Toilet Papers: Designs to Recycle Human Waste; author: Sim Van Der Ryn http://www.abebooks.com
article: The Worm Composting Toilet http://www.wormdigest.org
training for: building composting toilet systems http://www.cepp.cc

SOLAR WATER PURIFICATION
http://www.mindquest.de/Zonnewater
http://www.sunutility.com/html_pg/thermos_bottle.html
http://www.solartoilet.com

Solar Powered OZONE WATER TREATMENT Systems
http://www.hlf.org.np/spowts.htm

RECYCLING and PURIFYING INDOOR AIR by utilizing plant technology
(reducing heating and cooling costs)
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book: How To Grow Fresh Air; author: B. C. Wolverton http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com
http://www.corporate-plants.ie/html/plants___health.html
http://www.nipa.asn.au/Articles/article17.htm
http://plantsatwork.org/pdf/NatHotelExec2.pdf
http://www.healthygreenatwork.org
http://www.iuoe.org/cm/iaq_greenbuild.asp?Item=447
http://www.houseofplants.co.uk/healthbenefits.html
http://www.greenworks.com/healthbenefits.htm
http://www.nipa.asn.au/Articles/article6.htm
http://www.plantscleanair.com
http://www.interiorplantscaper.com/benefitp.htm
http://www.planterra.com/research/research_1.php
http://www.planterra.com/research/research_2.php
http://www.planterra.com/research/SymposiumUlrich.pdf
http://www.drdelphinium.com/green/research.asp
http://www.actionindoorplants.com.au/benefits.htm
http://www.potnplant.com.au/health.htm
http://www.secondnatureplants.com

SOLAR TUBE Indoor Daylighting for growing plants indoors (reducing heating and cooling costs):
http://www.solatube.com http://www.kalwall.com http://www.sunpipe.com http://www.sun-dome.com

RAINWATER HARVESTING collection systems:
http://www.ircsa.org http://www.rainharvesting.co.uk http://www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/dtu/rwh/index.html http://www.raincentre.org http://www.smartflo.com.au http://www.rainwaterclub.org http://www.aboutrainwaterharvesting.com http://www.krg-rainwater.com http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org http://www.rainwaterharvesting.net http://www.skywater.jp
book: Rainwater Harvesting; author: Arnold Pacey & Adrian Cullis http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc13b.html#RH1
book: Rainwater Catchment Systems for Domestic Supply; author: Erik Nissen Petersen http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc13b.html#RCS
book: Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns; author: by Art Ludwig http://www.oasisdesign.net
book: Water Harvester's Manual http://csestore.cse.org.in
book: Tanks of South India http://csestore.cse.org.in

FOG WATER COLLECTION systems:
http://www.fogquest.org http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/march/fog.htm
http://www.oas.org/osde/publications/unit/oea59e/ch12.htm
http://www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/iwe/documents/fog.pdf
book: Fog Water Collection Manual http://www.fogquest.org/Manual.shtml

WATER SCARCITY
book: Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity; author: Sandra Postel http://www.worldwatch.org
book: Water for every Farm; author: P. Yeomans http://www.acresusa.com
book: Gardening Without Water; author: Charlotte Green http://www.alibris.com
book: Gardening the Arid Land; author: Robert Gerard http://www.acresusa.com
http://www.zeolite.com.au http://chapinlivingwaters.org http://www.ecoshower.com.au http://www.waterless.co.nz http://www.swaphep.virtualactivism.net http://www.thewaterpage.com

ROOF TOP GARDENING and Farming
and storm water abatement (Recycling storm water)
Saving energy costs by reducing heating and cooling costs and heat island mitigation
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http://www.greengridroofs.com http://www.greengridroofs.com/advantages/index.htm http://www.rooftopgardens.org http://livingroofs.org http://www.greenhellas.com http://www.miller-roofscapes.co.uk http://www.optigruen.de http://www.zinco.de http://www.roofgreening.com http://www.greenroofservice.com http://www.greenroof.se http://www.igra-world.com http://www.sfg-gruen.ch http://www.greenroof.co.uk http://www.greenroofplants.com http://www.dachgaertnerverband.de http://www.ecoroofsystems.com http://www.prairie-tech.com http://greenroofblocks.com http://www.eltgreenroofs.com http://www.gardensinthesky.com http://www.greenroofnewyork.com http://www.countyflatroofing.co.uk/greenroofs.html http://www.greenroofs.com http://www.roofmeadow.com http://www.sarnafilus.com/vegetated_roofs_s http://www.xeroflora.com http://www.hadj.net http://www.ecoroofseverywhere.org http://www.re-natur.de http://www.scholz-barth.com http://greenroofonline.com
http://www.greenfingers.com/articledisplay.asp?id=427
books: http://www.cityfarmer.org/booksales.html
book: Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls; author: Nigel Dunnett

RECYCLING STORM WATER
(heat island mitigation, cleaning and filtering storm water)
Porous concrete vehicle parking areas and green parking lots
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http://www.grasscrete.com http://www.ecocreto.com http://www.nidaplast.nl http://www.hexapath.com http://www.perfo-uk.com http://www.hoofmark.co.uk http://www.netlon.co.uk/_turfsystems http://www.heitonuk.com/ground1.htm http://www.invisiblestructures.com.au http://www.grasspave.com/GP2/grasspave.htm http://www.ritter-technik.co.uk/grass.html http://www.geoproducts.org http://www.geosyn.co.uk/products/duoblock.html http://earth-savers.com

Purifying and Recycling POLLUTED SOIL with plants (phytoextraction of lead, arsenic and uranium from soil):
http://www.edenspace.com http://www.kengro.com

RECYCLING GLASS
http://www.enviroglasproducts.com http://www.remade.org.uk http://www.rbgc.co.uk http://www.energywiserecycledglass.co.uk http://www.recycledglassworks.com http://www.bedrockindustries.com http://www.fireandlight.com http://www.glasstile.com http://www.greenglass.org http://www.icestone.biz
book: Trash to Treasure; author: Ann Van Wagner Childs http://eco-artware.com/books.shtml
book: Choose to Reuse, An Encyclopedia of Services, Businesses, Tools & Charitable Programs That Facilitate Reuse http://bookstore.greenbuilder.com/index.books

REDUCE AIR CONDITIONING COST 20% to 40%
Paint your house and roof white, which reflects infra red sunlight http://www.duro-last.com/buildingowners/coolzone http://www.silvercote.com/reflective.asp

INSULATING PAINT
reduce heating and cooling costs and energy use:
http://www.insuladd.com

REDUCE AIR CONDITIONING COST 10% to 25%
by using solar Attic fans
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http://www.atticsolarfan.com http://www.hotattic.com http://www.solarventtech.com http://www.solatube.com/res_solarstar.php http://www.theledlight.com/solar-fans.html http://www.cetsolar.com

RECYCLING STRAW
Create furniture and houses from straw waste
http://www.primeboard.com http://www.strawboard.com http://www.meadowoodindustries.com http://www.strawhomes.com http://www.odiseanet.com http://www.skillful-means.com http://www.environbiocomposites.com/biofiber.php http://www.nexwood.com http://www.kenaf-fiber.com http://www.kenaf-industries.com http://www.greenenaturalfibers.com http://www.visionpaper.com http://www.kenex.com
book: Building With Straw Bales; author: Barbara Jones http://www.lowimpact.org/booksstrawbale.htm
book: More Straw Bale Building; author: Chris Magwood http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc12c.html#SBB1
book: Serious Straw Bale; author: Paul Lacinski http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/store.php
journal: The Last Straw; http://www.strawhomes.com
training for: buiding straw bale buildings http://www.solarliving.org http://www.lowimpact.org/courses.htm

Eliminate Hunger Luke 10:29
http://www.carbon.org http://www.greenthumbnyc.org http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=576 http://www.trees.co.za http://www.gleanerscoalition.org http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk http://www.moringatrees.org http://www.permacultureinternational.org http://www.seedinternational.com.au http://www.permaculture.org.uk http://www.csa-india.org http://neemfoundation.org http://www.neemresource.com http://www.cocopeat.esmartweb.com http://www.treesforlife.org http://www.livingnutrition.com http://www.emnz.com http://www.acresusa.com http://www.growbiointensive.org http://www.organicdownunder.com http://www.tilth.org http://www.naturewise.org.uk http://www.echonet.org http://www.healthmasters.comhttp://www.remineralize.org http://www.organicgarden.org.uk http://www.soilassociation.org http://www.invisiblegardener.com http://www.seercentre.org.uk http://www.seaveg.com http://www.squarefootgardening.com http://www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com http://www.veganorganic.net
http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch http://www.seattletilth.org http://goodgrub.org
http://www.sistersonline.org/Articles/index.cfm?article_id=257

Organic Farming will Feed the World:
http://www.midiaindependente.org/en/blue/2005/06/320339.shtml
book: Eco-Farm; author: Charles Walters http://www.acresusa.com
journal: Acres http://www.acresusa.com

utilizing Organic COMMUNITY GARDENS to feed the hungry
http://www.communitygarden.org.au/about/benefits.html
http://www.communitygarden.org/publications.php
http://www.communitygarden.org/links.php
http://www.greenthumbnyc.org/links.html
book: Growing Communities: How to Build Community Through Community Gardening; author: Jeanette Abi-Nader http://www.communitygarden.org
book: Cultivating Community: Principles and Practices for Community Gardening as a Community-Building Tool; author: Karen Payne http://www.communitygarden.org
book: In Gardens We Trust http://www.tpl.org/tier2_kad.cfm?folder_id=1385

STUDENT Gardens support FOOD BANKS
Please help. Thank you.
http://southafrica.indymedia.org/news/2006/05/10482.php
http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display/13453/index.php

utilizing ORGANIC GARDENING in SCHOOLS-UNIVERSITIES
for improving Academic Performance and social development
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http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicgardening/schools.php http://www.studentsseedsandsoil.com http://www.schoollunchinitiative.org http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/cla_lessons.html http://www.ecoliteracy.org/programs/rsl-guide.html http://www.calhealthyschools.org http://www.organicconsumers.org
http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi/cfj
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/cla_edures.html
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/kit_lessons.html
http://www.seedinternational.com.au/Schools.html
http://www.utafoundation.org/Sunshine/home.htm
http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden/pubs/index.html
http://hort.ufl.edu/ggk/resbook.htm
http://www.communitygarden.org/commgreenrev-99.pdf
http://www.thewatershedproject.org/Library/research%20library.html
http://www.journeytoforever.org/edu.html#garden
http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=170320
http://www.cherylcorson.com/lbd.pdf
http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/nutrition/healthy01.asp
http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/create_orderakit.cfm
http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/PDF%20Files/Toolkit.pdf
http://fasenet.org
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wauk/sep02/82148.asp?format=print
http://www.bibleplus.org/health/ms_lupus.htm
http://www.healthmasters.com http://www.livingnutrition.com
http://www.wellbeingjournal.com http://www.stevitastevia.com
book: Learning About Lifecycles Using An Organic Garden; author: Allan Randall http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc16.html#LAL2
book: Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World; author: Michael Stone http://www.bioneers.org/programs/books/ecolit.php
book: How to Grow World Record Tomatoes; author: Charles Wilber http://www.acresusa.com
book: No-Did, No-Weed Gardening; author: R. Pioncelot http://www.homestead.org/Gardening/Ruth%20Stout%20-%20The%20No-Dig%20Duchess.htm
book: The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden; author: Ruth Stout http://www.emilycompost.com/books.htm
book: Tips for the Lazy Gardener; author: Linda Tilgner http://www.countrysidemag.com
book: Square Foot Gardening; author: Mel Bartholomew http://www.squarefootgardening.com
book: Windowsill Gardening, Year-Round Indoor Gardening Projects for Kids; author: Klutz http://eco-artware.com/books.shtml
bring sun light indoors to grow food: http://www.solatube.com http://www.led-grow-master.com
Vertical indoor Garding: http://207.155.2.70 http://www.vertigro.com http://www.agripioneer.com http://www.omegagarden.com
book: Practical Guide to Container Gardening; author: Susan Berry http://eco-artware.com/books.shtml
book: Cinder Block Gardens, book; author: Lynn A. Gillespie
book: Harnessing the Earthworm; author: Thomas Barrett http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm
book: Great Garden Formulas; author: Joan Benjamin http://acresusa.com
book: Seaweed, A User's Guide; author: Sonia Surrey-Gent http://acresusa.com
book: Allergy-Free Gardening; author: Thomas Ogren http://www.allergyfree-gardening.com
book: Permaculture Teachers' Guide; author: Andrew Goldring http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc2.html#PTG
book: Manual For Teaching Permaculture Creatively; author: Robin Clayfield http://www.eco-logicbooks.com
book: Soul of Soil; author: Grace Gershuny http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc3e.html#SS6
book: All New Square Foot Gardening; author: Mel Bartholomew (available February 2006)
book: Growing Naturally: A Teacher's Guide to Organic Gardening; author: M. Brown
book: A Child's Organic Garden, Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables; author: Fryer Bradford http://www.alibris.com
book: Children’s Gardens: A Field Guide for Teachers, Parents, and Volunteers; author: Elizabeth Bremner
book: Let's Grow!: 72 Gardening Adventures with Children; author: Linda Tilgner http://www.alibris.com
book: Digging Deeper: A Comprehensive Guide to Integrating Youth Gardens into School and Communities; author: Kiefer and Kemple
book: Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms and Communities; author: Terry Williams http://www.oriononline.org/pages/ob/index_ob.html
book: Organic Baby and Toddler Cookbook; author: Lizzie Vann
book: Super Nutrition Gardening; author: William Peavy http://www.alibris.com
http://www.foodrevolution.org/askjohn/43.htm
http://www.educationnews.org/reducing-school-junk-food-reaps.htm
http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2003/apr03/WI-High-School.shtml
http://www.gifam.org/article-019.htm
http://www.naturalovens.com/Better_Health/Schools
http://www.parentsaction.org/learn/healthsafety/drgreene/lunchboxchallenge
http://www.sustainabletable.org/features/backtoschool/
http://www.healthmasters.com http://www.livingnutrition.com
http://www.mothering.com/sections/action_alerts/july2004.html
http://www.fosteringperspectives.org/fp_vol8no2/feingold.htm
http://www.schizophrenia.org/eliminate.html
http://www.wellbeingjournal.com/kids-chemicals.htm
http://www.wellbeingjournal.com/add-adhd.htm
http://goodgrub.org/youth/main.html
book: Bible Cure for ADD & Hyperactivity; author: Don Colbert http://www.drcolbert.com/category.pl?cat=2
book: Bible Cure for Weight Loss; author: Don Colbert http://www.drcolbert.com/category.pl?cat=2
book: Bible Cure for Diabetes; author: Don Colbert http://www.drcolbert.com/category.pl?cat=2
book: Nature's Supreme Antioxidant, Alpha Lipoic Acid; author: Rita Elkins
http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/breakfast.cfm
book: Politically Incorrect Nutrition; author: Michael Barbee http://www.acresusa.com
book: How To Talk So Kids Can Learn; author: Adele Faber http://www.amazon.co.uk
book: Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, Author: Joseph Telushkin http://www.alibris.com
book: Ability Development from Age Zero; author: Shinichi Suzuki http://www.azsuzuki.org/readlist.htm
book: Nurtured by Love, The Classical Approach to Talent Education; author: Shinichi Suzuki http://www.alibris.com
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/site/pp.asp?c=coIHKTMHF&b=84958
free catalog about organic gardening books: http://acresusa.com

For more information, please contact local gardeners who specialize in organic gardening, permaculture gardening, biodynamic gardening, nature gardening, biointensive gardening and gardening therapy. Gardening is micro-climate specific. These means that local gardeners might know of gardening techniques and resources which are helpful for the location you live in. Keep researching, reading, refining your gardening methods and experimenting with different growing techniques. Eco Gardening technology is changing and improving all the time. Also, as the climate changes, you may need to learn other gardening techniques for various climates.

STUDENT Gardens support FOOD BANKS
Please help. Thank you.
http://southafrica.indymedia.org/news/2006/05/10482.php
http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display/13453/index.php

books about Organic gardening-farming
http://www.acresusa.com
http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk http://www.organicconsumers.org http://www.permaculture.co.uk http://www.soil-health.org.nz http://www.organic.aber.ac.uk http://www.soilassociation.org
http://agebb.missouri.edu/sustain/moa/almanac/2001fall

books about Biodynamic gardening-farming
http://www.biodynamic.org.uk http://www.biodynamics.com http://www.biodynamic.org.nz http://www.biodynamics.net.au http://www.ibdf.de
http://www.moscowfoodcoop.com/books/wilson.html

Organic GARDENING THERAPY
http://www.growingcenter.org http://www.plants-for-people.org/eng http://www.plants-for-people.org http://www.gardening4good.org http://www.horticulturaltherapy.com.au http://www.thrive.org.uk/can-we-help-you-training.asp http://www.camphillkimberton.org http://www.camphill.org.uk http://www.steinerwaldorf.org.uk http://www.kidsgardening.com http://www.calhealthyschools.org
http://www.kurisu.com/kurisu-restorative-gardens.shtml http://www.meristem.org
http://www.sustland.umn.edu/design/healinggardens.html
http://www.kinghorngardens.com/healing.htm http://www.kurisu.com
http://www.djc.com/special/landscape98/10037844.htm
http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/swt_0905p19.htm
http://www.talesoftheearth.com/pages/articles.html
http://www.mhtachapter.org/resources.htm
http://www.healthdesign.org/resources/pubs/books/books_gardens.php
book: Starting a Horticultural Therapy Program; author: Cathedne Drew http://www.horticulturaltherapy.com.au/Object.asp?ObjectID=468
book: Healing Gardens, Therapeutic Benefits and Design Recommendations; author: Clare Cooper Marcus http://www.alibris.com
book: Healing Through Working; author: D. Ketelaars http://www.fellowshipcommunity.org/index.php?s=announce&id=5&t=healing-through-working
book: Accessible Gardening: Tips and Techniques for Seniors and the Disabled; author: Joann Woy
book: Restorative Gardens; author: Nancy Gerlach-Spriggs http://www.alibris.com
book: Horticultural Therapy and the Older Adult Population; author: Suzanne Wells
book: Horticulture As Therapy, A Practical Guide to Using Horticulture As a Therapeutic Tool; author: Mitchell Hewson

WINTER FARMING AND GARDENING TECHNOLOGY
http://www.newfarm.org/features/0404/moore/greenhouse.shtml http://www.newfarm.org/features/0404/moore/greenhouseII.shtml http://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org http://www.fourseasonfarm.com http://www.growbiointensive.org/newsletter/may2000/passive-solar.html http://www.homepower.com
Passive Solar Greenhouse Workshop: design, construction and year round production:
contact: sandcmoore@juno.com telephone: 717.225.2489 (USA) Steve and Carol Moore
book: Four Season Harvest; author: Eliot Coleman http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/main/books/books.html
book: Solar Gardening; author: Leande Vogel Poisson http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc3e.html#SG2
book: Winter Harvest Manual; author: Eliot Coleman http://www.fourseasonfarm.com/main/books/books.html
book: Lasagna Gardening; author: Patricia Lanza http://www.alibris.com
bring sun light indoors to grow food: http://www.solatube.com http://www.agripioneer.com
energy efficient LED grow lights: http://www.led-grow-master.com

HEATING GREEN HOUSES with SOLAR HOT WATER and radiant heating systems
(Using the floor as a Thermal Mass for Retaining Heat at Night - see THERMAL MASS)
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http://www.radiantsolar.com http://www.solargenix.com http://www.radiantec.com http://www.radiantcompany.com http://www.wirsbo.ca http://www.heliodyne.com http://www.twapanels.ca http://www.thermotechs.com http://www.thermomax.com http://www.orange-energy.de
Free Installation Manual: http://www.radiantec.com/installation.htm
book: Energy Conservation for Commercial Greenhouses; author: John Bartok http://www.growingedge.com/store/books_multimedia.php
book: Biodynamic Greenhouse Management; author: Heinz Grotzke http://www.alibris.com
book: Greenhouses for Homeowners and Gardeners; author: John Bartok http://www.growingedge.com/store/books_multimedia.php
book: Complete Greenhouse Book, Building and Using Greenhouses from Cold-Frames to Solar Structures; author: Peter Clegg http://www.alibris.com
book: Complete book of the Greenhouse; author: Ian Walls http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc3.html
book: Greener Greenhouses; http://www.growingedge.com/store/books_multimedia.php
book: Greenhouse Gardener's Companion; author: Shane Smith http://www.alibris.com
book: Building Your Own Greenhouse; author: Mark Freeman http://www.alibris.com
book: Gardening Under Cover: A Northwest Guide to Solar Greenhouses, Cold Frames; author: William Head http://www.alibris.com
book: Building and Using Cold Frames http://www.alibris.com
book: Polytunnel Companion; author: Jayne Neville
book: Gardening Under Plastic: How to Use Fleece, Films, Cloches and Polytunnels; author: Bernard Salt
book: Starting Early Flowering and Vegetable Plants Under Glass; author: Charles Nissley http://www.alibris.com

SOLAR POWERED GREENHOUSES
http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=170320
http://www.growingspaces.co.uk
http://www.scrupe.com/Collecting%20Details/collecting_details.htm
http://www.solar.demokritos.gr/desabst/1981.htm

Bringing Sun Light Indoors for Gardening inside your home
(recycling indoor air with plants, save energy, grow food indoors)
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http://www.solatube.com http://www.kalwall.com http://www.sunpipe.com http://www.sun-dome.com http://www.agripioneer.com
book: Daylight Design of Buildings; author: Nick Baker http://www.cat.org.uk
book: How To Grow Fresh Air; author: B. C. Wolverton http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com

utilizing Organic ALLOTMENTS to feed the hungry:
http://www.hhdra.org.uk http://www.nsalg.org.uk http://www.farmgarden.org.uk http://www.soilassociation.org http://www.jardins-familiaux.org http://www.allotment.info http://www.allotments-uk.com http://www.allotment.org.uk http://neildixon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk http://www.earthlypursuits.com/AllotGuide/AllotGuide.htm http://www.btinternet.com/%7Erichard.wiltshire/alldoc13.htm http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1127689 http://www.allotments.net http://www.keirg.freeserve.co.uk/diary/default.html http://perrone.blogs.com http://www.staan.co.uk http://www.keirg.freeserve.co.uk/diary/default.html http://www.kitchengardens.dial.pipex.com/homepage.htm http://www.paddocks-allotments.org.uk http://www.othas.org.uk http://www.spahill.org.uk/shogg http://www.firsestateallotments.co.uk http://www.btinternet.com/~richard.wiltshire/draa1.htm http://www.wlcsallotments.org.uk http://www.weybridgeoasis.org
http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/ari http://www.foodsecurity.org/UAHealthArticle.pdf
book: The City People's Book of Raising Food, authors: William Olkowski and Helga Olkowski http://abebooks.com
book: Allotment Gardening; author: Susan Berger http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc3.html#AGO
book: Successful Allotments http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc3b.html#SA2
book: The Allotment Handbook http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc3.html#AH1

WIND Energy
http://www.vestas.com http://www.canwea.ca http://www.bergey.com http://www.activepower.com http://www.tmawind.com http://www.kestrelwind.co.za http://www.ewea.org http://www.abundantre.com http://www.bwea.org http://www.provenenergy.co.uk http://www.windpower.org http://www.sourceguides.com/energy http://www.windpower.org/composite-224.htm http://www.goldwind.com.cn http://www.ropatec.com http://www.auswea.com.au http://www.windenergy.org.nz http://www.gwec.net http://www.indianwindpower.com http://www.jwpa.jp http://www.suzlon.com http://www.tuulivoimayhdistys.fi http://www.fee.asso.fr http://www.rawi.ru http://www.suisse-eole.ch http://www.ruzgarenerjisibirligi.org.tr http://www.igwindkraft.at http://www.wind-energie.de http://www.afriwea.org http://www.save.szm.sk http://www.force2wind.com http://www.eoleres.com http://www.winwind.fi
books for building wind energy systems - http://www.scoraigwind.com/books/books.htm
Training for: building and maintaining wind generators http://www.scoraigwind.com http://www.solarenergy.org http://greendragonenergy.co.uk http://www.cubasolar.cu

SOLAR Energy
http://www.powerlight.com http://www.activepower.com http://www.greenenergy.org.uk/pvuk2 http://www.solarsave.com http://www.rweschottsolar.com http://www.sourceguides.com/energy http://www.sharpusa.com/solar http://www.solargenix.com http://www.dansksolenergi.dk http://www.firstsolar.com http://www.eslsolar.com http://www.hydrogenics.com http://www.solarsystems.com.au (http://www.nef.org.uk/gshp http://www.twapanels.co.uk and http://www.waterfurnace.com) http://www.solarfoerderung.de http://www.pvsystems.com http://www.umweltdatenbank.de http://www.evergreensolar.com http://www.beaconpower.com/products/SolarInverterSystems/index.htm

Solar Energy training - build and maintain solar energy systems
http://www.rpc.com.au http://www.hlf.org.np http://www.solarenergy.org http://greendragonenergy.co.uk http://www.cubasolar.cu http://www.solarliving.org http://www.homepower.com ian@solarenergy.org
http://www.lotusenergy.com/download.htm http://www.lowimpact.org/courses.htm

MICRO-HYDRO Energy
http://www.microhydropower.com http://www.hydroscreen.com http://www.waterwheelfactory.com http://trifloengg.com http://www.inshp.org http://www.harrishydro.com http://www.canyonindustriesinc.com http://www.rpc.com.au http://www.wkv-ag.com http://members.aon.at/gepperthall http://www.cink-turbiny.cz http://www.sourceguides.com/energy
book: Micro-Hydro Design Manual; author: Adam Harvey http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc13b.html#MHD
book: Micro-Hydro Pelton Turbine Manual; author: Jeremy Thake http://www.permaculture.co.uk/erc/erc13b.html#MHP
book: Motors As Generators for Micro-Hydro Power; author: Nigel Smith http://www.abebooks.com
book: Microhydro: Clean Power from the Sun; author: Scott Davis http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/store.php

TRAINING for: building and mainting micro-hydro systems: ian@solarenergy.org http://www.solarenergy.org http://greendragonenergy.co.uk http://www.rpc.com.au

solar MEDICAL EQUIPMENT and solar Hospitals:
http://www.sunutility.com/html_pg/healthcare.html

solar REFRIGERATORS for vaccines and medicines:
http://www.sunfrost.com http://www.staber.com

solar Water DESALINATION
http://www.mindquest.de/Zonnewater http://www.sunutility.com/html_pg/clean_water.html http://www.ette.no http://www.hydrogen.asn.au http://www.sourceguides.com/energy

solar WATER HEATERS and heating swimming pools & spas with solar
http://www.heliodyne.com http://www.rpc.com.au http://www.tctsolar.com http://www.solar.org.uk http://www.thermomax.com http://www.ecs-solar.com http://www.estif.org http://www.bubbleactionpumps.com http://www.heliosenergies.com http://www.sourceguides.com/energy http://www.sundasolar.com http://www.solarthermal.com http://www.thermotechs.com
free books: http://www.ecs-solar.com/publications.htm
book: Solar Hot Water Systems: Lessons Learned 1977 to Today; author: Tom Lane http://www.ecs-solar.com/lessons_learned.htm
training for: installing and maintaining Solar water heating systems: http://www.solarenergy.org http://www.lowimpact.org/courses.htm http://greendragonenergy.co.uk http://www.rpc.com.au sli@solarliving.org http://www.homepower.com

solar Water PUMPS
http://www.lorentzpumps.com http://www.sunpumps.com http://www.lorentz.de http://www.gpe-waterpumps.com http://www.rpc.com.au http://www.lotusenergy.com http://www.maguysama.biz http://www.yin-yang.com/rampumps http://www.hi-ram.co.uk http://www.off-grid.net http://www.demotech.org/index.html http://www.greenandcarter.com http://www.molinos-indelmec.com.ar

Free JOURNAL about Solar Energy, Sustainable Technologies:
http://www.homepower.com http://www.sses.ch

SOLAR COOKERS and SOLAR OVENS
http://www.sunoven.de http://ashokk_3.tripod.com/solar1.htm http://www.solarcooking.org http://www.sunspot.org.uk http://www.konacooker.com http://www.solare-bruecke.org http://www.cleardomesolar.com http://www.eg-solar.de http://www.cuisinesolaire.com http://soltac.bampton.com http://www.enolar.com http://www.cookwiththesun.com http://www.wisementrading.com/solarcooking.htm http://www.inika.com/chitra/energy_savers.htm http://www.she-inc.org http://home.germany.net/100-441770/amsi-links.html
book: Heaven's Flame; author: Joseph Radabaugh http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/store.php
book: Solar Cooking Naturally; author: Virginia Gurley http://www.solarcooking.org/books.htm
journal: Solar Cooker Review; http://www.solarcooking.org/docs.htm#newsletters

Dangerous pollution from Bio-Gas cookers:
http://www.bhopal.net http://www.who.int/ceh/publications/en/09indoorsmoke.pdf (pdf File)

Solar Oil Cookers/Ovens and Solar Sterling Motors:
http://www.bomin-solar.de http://www.bsrsolar.com http://www.tamera.org b.kovats@tamera.org

Solar Dish Stirling Engines
http://www.stirlingengines.org.uk/sun/sun.html

Houses from the EARTH
http://www.calearth.org http://www.rammedearthworks.com http://www.cobcottage.com http://www.earthshelter.com http://www.builderswithoutborders.org
book: The Cobber's Companion: How to Build Your Own Earthen Home; author: Michael Smith http://www.cobcottage.com
book: The Hand Sculpted House; author: Ianto Evans http://www.cobcottage.com
book: Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture; author: Nader Khalili http://www.calearth.org
book: The Earth-Sheltered House; author: Rob Roy http://www.cat.org.uk
book: The Rammed Earth House; author: David Easton http://www.rammedearthworks.com/publications.html
book: The Owner-Built Adobe House; author: Duane Newcomb
book: Australian Earth-covered building; author: S. Baggs http://www.integratedliving.com.au/pub_aecb.htm
training: http://www.lowimpact.org/courses.htm http://www.rammedearthworks.com

OCEAN Energy, TIDAL Energy and RIVER Energy
http://www.marineturbines.com http://www.wavegen.com http://www.waveenergy.dk http://www.activepower.com http://www.hydroscreen.com http://www.uekus.com http://www.itpower.co.uk http://www.bluenergy.com http://www.poemsinc.org http://www.waveplane.com http://www.wavestarenergy.com http://www.wave-energy.net http://www.jamstec.go.jp http://www.tidalelectric.com http://www.bwea.org

TOURS of Solar Homes and Solar Buildings
http://www.ases.org/tour
http://www.homepower.com
http://www.solarhouseday.com

STORING Renewable Energy for later use
http://www.activepower.com http://rpm2.8k.com http://www.uptenergy.com/eng http://www.piller.co.uk/energy.php http://www.pentadyne.com http://www.beaconpower.com/products/SolarInverterSystems/M5.htm http://www.activepower.com http://www.urenco.co.uk/flycylinder http://www.afstrinitypower.com/apps/app_fut.html http://www.tribologysystems.com http://www.satcon.com/applications/estorage.html http://www.magma.ca/~fesi/ http://www.amsuper.com/products/applications/windEnergy/index.cfm http://www.mechron.com/hybrid.asp http://ecmweb.com/mag/electric_cure_battery_blues/index.html

Solar Heat Storage
http://www.iea-eces.org http://www.orange-energy.de http://www.freeheat.com.au http://www.solargenix.com http://www.warmwater.com

WATER BATTERY
economical energy storage for developing countries and for remote sites:
Use a Ram Pump to pump water to an elevated storage tank. Then use the gravity of the water in the storage tank to generate electricity by utilizing a Micro-Hydro generator.
http://www.gpe-waterpumps.com http://www.microhydropower.com http://www.watermotor.net http://www.windmills.biz http://www.lorentzpumps.com http://www.greenandcarter.com http://www.hi-ram.co.uk http://www.waterwheelfactory.com

BUILD INTO the FUTURE
Indestructible and energy efficient buildings and homes
(Hurricane proof, Tornado proof, Earthquake proof and Tidal Wave proof)
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http://www.monolithicdome.com http://www.solargenix.com http://www.powerlight.com http://www.heliodyne.com http://www.rpc.com.au http://www.kalwall.com http://www.solatube.com http://www.solarwall.com http://www.demarcoenergy.com http://www.advgeothermal.co.uk http://www.greengridroofs.com http://www.grasscrete.com http://www.rainharvesting.co.uk http://www.ecological-engineering.com http://www.oasisdesign.net http://www.waterless.co.nz http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com http://www.sloanled.com http://www.cansolair.com http://www.myecospace.com http://www.thermotechs.com http://www.insuladd.com http://www.vestas.com http://www.activepower.com

GERMAN SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
intelligent design
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translate German => english: http://babelfish.altavista.com
http://www.bomin-solar.de http://www.solarinfo.de http://www.inn-plan.de http://www.optigruen.de http://www.sses.ch http://www.orange-energy.de http://www.firstsolar.com http://www.thyssen-solartec.com http://www.wind-energie.de http://www.solarfoerderung.de http://www.biocar.de http://www.iwr.de http://www.evt-scooter.de http://www.intersolar.de http://www.sunversy.de http://www.solarwaterworld.de http://www.aet.de http://www.berger-biotechnik.de http://www.biodieselverband.de http://www.btec-rosenheim.de/pageID_1975573.html http://www.campa-biodiesel.de http://www.cleanenergy.de http://www.wind-tschechien.de http://www.windtest-nrw.de http://www.windkraftservice.de http://www.eg-solar.de http://www.windkontor-saar.de http://www.elsbett.com http://www.energiekontor.de http://www.fmso.de http://www.rerorust.de http://www.velomobile.de http://www.boxer99.de http://www.juwi.de http://www.zinco.de http://www.sunoven.de http://www.mindquest.de/Zonnewater http://www.fuhrlaender.de http://www.windkrafttechnik.de http://www.inventusgmbh.de http://www.moratec.de
http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/38087/index.php

Mercedez-Benz's SMART CAR
Why be Stupid?
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http://www.uk-vans.co.uk/new/smart_car.html
http://www.autofieldguide.com/columns/will/0404euro.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3660685.stm
http://www.smartofnewcastle.co.u