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Milling lumber from your own trees It's always a bit sad to watch an old and seemingly healthy tree come down. But if it must, it's great to do something useful with it. This 110 year old pine tree in Chelsea, Quebec that was looming over two homes started to show signs of rot. With a new building project slated to go ...

We've seen portable charging devices for personal gadgets, we've seen vertical axis wind turbines and now we have seen a marriage of the two. That's right, appropriate technology enthusiasts, there is a portable wind turbine on the horizon and it's perfect for charging your electronic gizmos.  Skajaquoda is a research ...

Note : go back and link to merino mono when live under backup heating if furnace fails - portable power station Best plug and play home battery backup: A guide for homeowners and pros Impressive advances in smart home technologies are making it easier to build a more resilient home that is less reliant on grid power. W...

Why wildfire smoke is a bigger threat than first thought That hazy sky and the faint smell of smoke on the wind have become an unwelcome, yet familiar, part of summer for millions of us. For years, we've treated smoke and heatwaves as separate issues, but groundbreaking new research focused specifically on Vancouver, B...