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Biofuel Potential: Pulling Back the Curtain →  February 23, 2010

There’s something about biofuel that grabs attention. Maybe it’s the romantic idea of running our cars on free recycled waste oil from restaurants. Maybe it’s the allure of bending the ecosystem to our will to create fuel from seemingly mundane crops. Maybe it’s as close as we think we’ll personally get to Mr. Fusion from [...]

Putting the Global Back in Global Expedition →  February 1, 2010

I’ve been reconsidering the mission and route of the expedition lately. My initial plan was just to untie my boat and sail wherever I felt. That morphed into planning and the intent to wrap some sort of purpose around my meanderings. The basic idea was to undertake an adventure that didn’t involve burning fossil fuels [...]

My Obsession with Electricity (and Hatred for Burning Fuel) →  January 25, 2010

After my last post about being more than an accidental activist, I’ve done a bit more research. I hoped to receive some feedback about specific organizations I should work with. Unfortunately, my goal was not achieved. That’s cool though… I wasn’t asking because I couldn’t find enough organizations. I asked because there are 9 zillion [...]

Why I’m Not (Why Am I Not) an Activist? →  January 10, 2010

If you ever want to get close and personal with forced environmentalism, live on a boat. Dealing with garbage, recycling, human waste, and “grey water” becomes an immediate and pervasive challenge. Every time you take something out of a plastic wrapper, you’re forced to make a decision… Am I going to throw this in the [...]

69 Signs You Live On a Boat →  November 18, 2009

As a location decentric geo-neutral lifestyle constructing nomad time-exempt techno shama-lama-ding-dong slayer of all things that start with ‘cube’, you’ve probably had the disconcerting feeling of waking up and being freaked out for the few moments until your pupils catch up with your eyelids and your mind catches up with your GPS tracking system. If [...]