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		<title>A Ship out of Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2004 03:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rick Butler Imagine! Never another hydro bill; never another heat bill; never another water bill. This is not a fantasy; it is a reality. Begin with used car tires, add sand, some solar panels, one small wind turbine, lots of live plants; splash in a sprinkling of rain and snow and you have the recipe for an “Earthship”. What’s an Earthship you ask? Just west of Taos, New Mexico on Highway 64 lies a community consisting of 130 of these magnificent architectural marvels. They are snuggled into Mother Earth so strategically that if you didn’t know they were there, you would pass by without seeing them. Earthships village is a collection of uniquely designed homes totally “off the grid”. Earthships are made out of natural and recycled materials. The primary component in the outer walls are used car tires packed with sand, then covered with earth berms (raised banks of earth) on the east, north and west sides insuring superb insulation. After spending 35 years at the “Tire” (Canadian Tire) as an Associate Dealer, I am well aware of the millions of used tires clogging our land fills. Used tires also end up in the ditches and along road [...]]]></description>
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