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%26quot;Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live completely, 100% “off of the grid and are completely self sufficient” ...%26quot;... and here he is posting with his electric-powered computer on the Internet, piggy-backing his advertising on Yahoo%26#039;s website instead of paying for his own ... and he calls that being off the grid.
We are not alone on this planet and this site is a good example of that. The entire %26quot;energy grid%26quot; is not something one can be free of and still interact with the rest of the world. Using the Internet also means one is thoroughly part of the %26quot;energy grid%26quot; that makes the entire thing possible.
The Internet requires lots of electrical energy to operate and maintain. The computer in your home also leaves a massive %26quot;carbon footprint%26quot; due to it%26#039;s manufacture. The plastics, exotic metals, glass and all the other parts of the equioment are only the start... the %26quot;energy grid%26quot; must also support the buildings, trucks, trains, bulldozers, lunch carts, clean suit manufacturers, office equipment manufacturers and all the rest that makes the Iternet possible.
To truly be %26quot;off the grid%26quot; one would have to be living in a state even more primitive than out Amish friends. ... more in line with some manner of Amazonian tribesman.
My conservation plan is simple. If I need it, I use it. If I don%26#039;t need it, I turn it off. 100% 5 Votes
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