as frugally and sustainably as possible
Sounds absurd, doesn’t it? But this prospect is actually a very real possibility, even if very few consider it an issue, not even our elected representatives.
I’m talking about having enough food, fuel and electricity for everyone, as well as all the other services including adequate healthcare.
Because for the first time in Shetland’s...
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When Maureen was writing TREAD SOFTLY BECAUSE YOU TREAD ON MY DREAMS, she intended to do a chapter on our time in British Columbia, because we went hoping to find a way to live there permanently. In the end her editor thought it might distract from the rest of the story. A couple of weeks...
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Not content with being the wealthiest council in the UK, as well as the least efficient (at least 50% of what it spends is either wasted or used for vanity projects), Shetland Islands Council is actively promoting the asset-stripping of the islands, which will effectively blight the property market.
If you live, or intend to move here...
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Before you say anything, yes I have already written about this, but obviously failed to explain it clearly enough, because still no-one seems to think there is a problem. What I am talking about is the impending apocalypse our species is facing. Because even if there aren’t many obvious signs out there, there are certainly …
Continue reading "– if we don’t stop behaving the way we are, life for our species is going to end."
How to live off-grid 