Topic: Home Sweet Earthship: Building a Self-Sufficient Bio-House from Old Tires

[sam]

An Earthship is in and of the Earth—that is, constructed responsibly out of earthen materials and built into the ground. It also is autonomous from outside help, such as a power grid

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=earth-talks-earthship

[Clive]

Our Council intends making cement out of food waste.   

[Rik]

Ah, they've met Simon's cooking have they?

[Simon]

[Rik]

 

[Simon]

That reminds me, I haven't ordered any pasties for ages... 

[Rik]

I can't anymore as they won't tell me how much salt they contain, and it has to be fairly high to judge by the flavour.

[Simon]

That's not very helpful of them.

[Rik]

No, I've made two attempts and they're replied to neither, so I figure they don't want the business.

[Simon]

I do get the impression that the business is something of an inconvenience for some companies.

[Rik]

Especially that one...

[Simon]

Indeed.