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Just a quick questino hopefully martin or somebody can answer. Are the turbines the same for both hydroeletric and wind? Basicly, would it be efficint to use a wind turbine in water, as im makin a small model for a client and can't seem to find any hydroelectric turbines to use.

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I meant the declaration of independance light heartedly, it would be nice to have a country with no carbon emissions, etc etc, but yeah, not top of the list of priorities. I saw 79 acres in nova scotia for ~£150k, so there are still good properties going. Sorry i havn't been about recently, i am ...

Funny you should mention that, was were i got the idea really. Starter looking at forests and woodland, possibly charcoal burning, then saw the tribe website, realised it seemed much like a con, and decided an island might be good (declare independance etc etc).

Thanks for the feedback guys, havn't bought the island yet, working out size and climate etc (it's too hot here atm, thinking norway). I would like a river though ;). I have to go, but i shall post some more thoughts a bit later.

As some of you know, i'm planning to buy an island in a few years, and then move there, and live nearly completely self sufficiently (not going to make my own toothpaste or medicine, although i walk most things off). I have made this thread to discuss all things about it, as opposed to make lots of ...

Well, if i was in your situation and decided i wanted to keep it, i would clip it's wings, it's painless, and it's the only way to stop it running away and geting itself into trouble. Solution to foxes is to shoot them :D. Just dont clip it's wings, and then release it :P.

Well, fuel cells aren't 100% non polluting, 99.9% though :P. I don't see the technology being too expensive, the ENV thread i made is cheap, 3 grand, and really cheap fuel, seems cheaper then most things, aslong as you dont mind not breaking the speed limit

Martin, would you happen to know about the huge advances recently? apparently some place in america has managed to be able to produced pannels continuously which will halve the price (or something like that), might be getting muddled with them doubling the efficiency soon apparently? Have you seen t...

Well, this summer, i've got the task of making some underground storage, i figured it would be a nice idea. No concrete needed:, im planning on the rrom being 5*5*3 *metres), and when i get 3+ metres down, it's going to be solid clay, so foundations shouldnt be needed. The frame will be made from th...

The things i have against nuclear are: 1st-waste, well, i guess you can put it in lead etc, but im not convinced 2nd- terrorists, sure you can say you'll have security, but there's a fundamental problem (maybe i should make it a law, not sure i can describe it well enough), you can start with lots o...

Thanks hillbilly, i'll make sure to invite you over if you wish, really just a lot of had work before i can even get around to getting there...and then a lot more :D, so don't be too envious

I have had a look into tropical, don't care much about myself, but i won't go without a chance of my dogs coming with me, on the food front, i guess i hadn't thought much on it, i think most things would survive though, definately somethign to look into, along with hwo to survive typhoons, might hav...

Should be able to find some articles on it, the price is on intelligent energy's website i think, but i know it's 3-4 grand (£s), and if you buy the hydrogen, which is about £3 to fill it up, meaning 3p/mile. Can make a hydrogen generator, or buy on soonish, a few are making them for the H pri...

Maybe not that cheap out there, but it's the cheapest we've found, apart from grassland in mexico, which im not too keen on, generally trying to find out how much land we need, so we can then make a decission.

Well, i know them too well. They are very good friends, and i've known them since school, may be a bit wacky, but who else but the wacky would go on this sort of venture? They are also reliable, which is key. Most of the islands we've looked at are nearish to civilisation, so it won't be too bad, an...