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Imagine a home that heats itself, that provides its own water, that grows its own food. Imagine that it needs no expensive technology, that it recycles its own waste, that it has its own power source. And now imagine that it can be built anywhere, by anyone, out of the things society throws away."If you create your own electricity, heating and water systems you create your own politics. Maybe that's what they're afraid of." Michael Reynolds Thirty years ago, architect Michael Reynolds imagined just such a home - then set out to build it. A visionary in the classic American mode, Reynolds has been fighting ever since to bring his concept to the public. He believes that in an age of ecological instability and impending natural disaster, his buildings can - and will - change the way we live. "If you want permission to do something different, you first have to prove that it works. To do that you have to break the law. It's a Catch-22 situation." Michael Reynolds Shot over three years in the USA, India and Mexico, Garbage Warrior is a feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds, his crew of renegade house builders from New Mexico, and their fight to introduce radically different ways of living. A snapshot of contemporary geo-politics and an inspirational tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world. There is a documentary film, "the Garbage Warrior", I saw in our local cinema.Shown with an introduction by someone who is building such a home, an "Earthship", in an "Earthship" community the Netherlands. It all was a great success. It was a great relieve to see there are still people not only dreaming, but acting on their dreams of a better World for all of us. Ak Malten, Pro Peaceful Energy Use Here is some more info on "the Garbage Warrior" documentary. And the press map out of the above was a quote, will be also of interest I think. | |
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