Earthship Log

You Me and Charlie on Earthships

by Ashley Arabian from youmeandcharlie.com

I don’t exactly know where the heart of the revolution is happening, but I think we all know it is happening. Occupy the streets! Eat organic! But what are we really looking for? We are all afraid that somebody is going to stop us in the pursuit of happiness: our most basic right.

Revolutionary Potential

‎"I saw the independent aspects of the Earthship as a powerful form of social change. Producing a citizenry not beholden to multinational energy corporations. I saw revolutionary potential in the idea that you were producing your own POWER."

Earthship eNewsletter for November 17, 2011

Holiday Specials, Ten Days in Africa, New Academy Video, To Joplin, Earthship Guatemala

Recommended Books

Good books to read that fit in with the Earthship Concept.

Blackout Night Experience

Earthship Internships by Adam Junod
Earthship Intern, September 2011

There was no power because we weren't conscious enough. It's late summer, Taos, New Mexico, and I've just started a month long internship with Earthship Biotecture. An architecture and research company that constructs homes out of recycled materials and… trash, essentially. There were eight new interns this month and most of us had come from a life where energy availability was never a concern. It flowed freely through two pronged holes, originating from a magical place into our toaster-ovens, central A/C, refrigerators, wifi devices, home theatre multi-strip units, and KitchenAide blenders. And now these eight new September interns would be living with six full time residents. 14 people using electricity, taking showers, and living communally in one building, the HIVE. All off the grid and powered by solar. So, from time to time, the electricity would go out at night. Our consumption "needs" were more than what was available. Our computers and cell phones were left plugged in at full charge, lights on with no one in a room, stereos on standby, a lonely kitchen oven, the unset blinking digital clock passively reminding us of the draining energy it consumes so that it can blink. When you live off the grid, consciousness is the monthly utility bill.