Possible Solution for New Orleans
http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/007141.php
strange site.
How about artificial hurricanes as a power generation source?
http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/cat_green.php
You know I like the wierd stuff, Amanda. ;D
The hurricane was another thing that caught my eye.
IIRC it's patented, so it must work. ::)
(I've just been looking at a site on which it is claimed that having a baby violates intellectual property rights--i.e., patents. :o
http://www.newstarget.com/A000020.html )
An expansion on the amphibious houses - and sustainable houses.
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003608.html#more
(http://www.worldchanging.com/images/Floating3.jpg)
I have one question -- where does the poo-poo go???
carried on shore, put into the compost?
Same article has these. Pole Houses.
The slide show looks to be going up on a slab, but other places seem to suggest that the houses are perfect for marshy places.
Walls can go pretty much anywhere.
http://www.polehouses.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&page_id=18#climate
Available on the mainland, from Portland Oregon.
(but why would they use lathe turned round logs instead of just peeled logs?)