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In today’s society, more and more people are searching for ways to become more self-sufficient.  What are they searching for?  Some are looking for ways to live more independently, while others are just looking for ways to lower their energy costs.  Some just want to live a simpler life, saving money and learning how to be more stable in these unstable times.  Agua-Luna.com is here to help with all of this.

Agua-Luna’s owners have lived off the grid for more than ten years. They not only believe in the premise of being self-sufficient, they live it.  They have the experience and knowledge to help you become less dependent on the large utility companies.   They can also help you learn to live more independent and how to get back to basics.

Agua-Luna has taken the time and funds to rebuild homes from recycled materials.

Agua-Luna.com offers consultation services and workshops worldwide.  They are dedicated to helping people live as they do.  Their consultation services will help you look at all the aspects of building a home off-grid, while helping you obtain the best end product to fit all your needs.  If you would like to host them for a workshop, please contact them via their website for more details.

Agua-Luna has taken the time and funds to rebuild homes from recycled materials.  Some of these homes use renewable energies making them energy efficient.  Some are made to be completely off grid.  The sale of these homes allows the company to repeat the process and help make more of these homes.

Not ready to build a home?  Looking for other ways to go green?  Check out the how-to books and the plans in the product section.   Agua-Luna has books for those interested in building green machines.  They also have books for those looking for hints, tips and tricks on going green and living off the grid.  All of the books and plans sold on Agua-Luna have been written, compile and/or tested by themselves.

Agua-Luna enjoys helping others realize their dreams of lowering energy consumption.  They also enjoy helping around the world in a variety of cultures to gain energy they may not have had otherwise.  They do this through The Green Fund.  This fund helps Agua-Luna with projects such as the Amazon Project or the Haiti Project. For every dollar you use to purchase their books, t-shirts or other re-usable items on their website, they will place a dollar into this fund.

On their website, Agua-luna.com, you will find a photogallery detailing this work.  There you will find pictures of their Amazon project, Recycle Material projects, homes they have made and their current home.  Lucy and Dan Martin are incredible people. They are not afraid to share all their knowledge with you, as they truly enjoy giving back to society.

It is my pleasure to welcome Christine Daum, President of Oasis Montana Inc, and her entire team to our Eco Friendly Community.  It’s wonderful to learn about a company with the experience and know-how to literally guide you and your business or home to go “Off the grid” with their custom-designed renewable energy power systems.  I’ll let them speak for themselves:

Celebrating our 11th year in business, Oasis Montana Inc. is a Montana owned and operated business that specializes in renewable energy power systems, offering equipment for remote homes, grid-tied, RV, marine, UPS, emergency back-up, telecommunications, and solar water pumping systems. We also offer a line of efficient energy star AC/DC appliances, and non-electric propane or natural gas refrigerators, freezers, cooktops and stoves. While most of our business is in the U.S. we do have happy customers with power systems (and related equipment) all over the world.

Our goal is to help people enjoy the benefits of clean, green power systems; the custom design of our systems is part of every power project, with technical support for the lifetime of your system. We customize each system for your project needs to help achieve your solar dream for home or business.

I’m happy to welcome Frank from www.PlasmaLED.com to our eco community.  Since 1999, PlasmaLED has been a premier source for LED lights and home lighting products.  PlasmaLED manufactures all of its high quality (always ready to ship) LED lights to exact specifications and offers the largest selection of colors on the web.  No matter if its neon tubes or household bulbs, PlasmaLED’s light products offer you long lasting light and reduced power consumption. LED’s present many advantages over incandescent light sources including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, improved robustness, smaller size, faster switching, and greater durability and reliability.

We are excited to welcome Patrick from One2products to our eco community.  One2products is on the cutting edge of simple ways to help everyday people and families save thousands of gallons of water per year, just by making slight adjustments to, for example, the toilets we use every day.  Take it away Patrick:

One2products, www.one2products.com is in the business of transferring green ideas to retail. In less than one year we have taken an unknown dual flush adaptor through branding, package design, manufacturing representation, warehouse placement, and in-store distribution, into the homes of thousands of Americans. Along the way our One2flush dual flush adaptor, www.one2flush.com , was named the Retailer’s Choice award winner at the 2009 National Hardware Show and a Top 10 Hardware item for 2009.

The One2flush is an easy-to-install replacement for the water wasting toilet flapper valve. Simply replace the flush valve and handle and begin saving water immediately.  A family of 4 will save about 10,000 gallons of water a year. That’s about 10% off their water bill each month. Just by changing the way they flush a toilet. Simply push the handle one way for “one,” the other way for the “other.” Pushing the handle to the left releases about half a tank of water – enough to rinse out liquid wastes and toilet paper.  Push the handle to the right and a full flush is released.  Because we use the half flush many more times than the full flush the savings add up.

The One2flush has been tested and certified by the IAPMO for more than 75,000 flushes. It is used in private households, public housing programs and student housing apartments across the United States.  It is the official toilet valve on Highway 2000 across Jamaica. And it is now distributed inPuerto Rico, Columbia and Chile. The early adaptors were the folks most desperate for water, now it’s spreading to households even around the water-rich Great Lakes. At One2products we call this “easy environmentalism.”  Once people become aware of the amount of water they were previously wasting, they take the initiative to change. From March 15-21 the EPA is trying to get folks to think about how much water is wasted in toilets.  www.Fixaleakweek.com is our response. Instead of just replacing the old flapper with a new flapper – why not save even more water at the same time?  Put a One2flush in its place.

One2products has many more items to introduce at this year’s National Hardware Show in May. From VOC-Free caulks and adhesives, to plastic additives that turn any plastic into compost in just a few years. This is a great time for green inventors and One2products is positioned to help get their ideas to store shelves.

Patrick Hanna

President