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[vercoletivourubu]

congratulations!

[transformaarte]

great job!

[kcharnas]

25 completely retarded people don't like this.

[Joe77477]

This is a great example of how big government and over-regulation is preventing the free market from creating a more environmentally sustainable future.

[TheMissFlax]

@Joe77477

If you saw the regulations in the UK with regard to building you'd hang yourself in despair!

[Mspoopoogoogoo]

Amazing & Brave - ! Micheal Reynolds & crew !

[Sgurd]

This is the most inspiring video I've seen in quite some time.

When the apocalypse happens (and pray to god it happens in our lifetime), this man's ideals will reign supreme.

[purplestardust101]

Well, you can say what you want...but THIS guy IS DOING something to HELP...Not hurt the World...You Go Michael!!!!

[vikingluv7]

energy mafia shudders, see ya GE poison bastards! Go Gabrage Warriors!

[turkmauser925]

I totally want to build one of those here in the woods on my farm. I saw his movie recently and I thought it was awesome.

[charliek343]

I think that this is amazing, but my one question is.. is there something better than cans and bottles which can be recycled into new cans/bottles? What about rocks, or bricks?

[Bushdoctor68]

Recycling cans and bottles this way is much more environment friendly than 'regular' recycling methods. Quite a lot of fossil fuels have to be burned to transport and process all that old plastic/glass.

[Yetispecies]

A little while back I've seen an earthship type of building on TV done the same way as Reynold's structures accept it had a concrete shell with earth on top where grass could grow. It had a shell structure without columns. ...Can't remember who did it (still Googling it), but it was very neatly done.

[edprybylko]

Michael Reynold's dream is the answer to the crisis we face, not only in the USA, but around the world! You want to clean the planet, here is your answer. You want to be free of greedy Wall Street, here is your answer!

[bikergirl2871]

It's time for a global revolution. Let's take back our Earth and let Mother Nature know we care. Our government needs to know we want change, we are change. Michael Reynolds is amazing and I'm on board the Earthship revolution.

[mccaslin]

shut up man, yea we do need a green revolution and all but its not ugnna happen by people leaving comments about it on here.

[octohorse]

Hey, sweets, I am disabled, and basically since it is all I can do I email and tweet and hook people up and raise awareness all of my active hours. Not everyone can or should be in the garden. Getting the message out is part of the solution. Relax, breathe, and trust we are all doing our part. I know it seems like a snail's pace, but it will start to exponentiate at some point. Congratulate yourself on being at the front of the new wave!:)

[StarryRendezvous]

+10000000

[OurCelestialOrigins]

More people should be rating this.

I've got it up on my Facebook page.

This is perfect for what's currently going on in the world.

Well done!

[nameofthepen]

Waaaay too good. Threatens the criminal cabals which make so much money by the current system.

If we got off the teats of their energy monopoly, would lose one of the tethers they have upon us.

So, he must be stopped. Simple as that.

[JamesMorlan]

It seems ambitious to build a self-sustaining home completely out of recycled materials. But now that you have the complete picture of what it takes, you might have more success plotting a transitional path, employing the self-sustaining techniques to more conventional homes, since I think most people can't bring themselves to consider building a home out of what they consider to be trash. The hardest part is not getting the permits, but in overcoming cultural mindsets.

[carovision]

Mike proves that one person can inspire and make a difference.Love this film.

Carol Caputo, Urban romantic.

[angusangus82]

More people need to learn about this.

[lukesmommie7]

Too genius for our government to understand....keep up the great work anyway...Bravo!!

[marcsound]

amaSING

[Kitt0000]

I'm gonna build one of these one day, weather politicians or police try an stop me or not

[tiove]

watched this on more4 last night, this guy is a legend

[guidewired]

ya. I just finished watching this doc and it's pretty damned amazing. Truly inspiring. He should come up to Canada and help us figure things out.

[mhasley]

Actually he is in Canada, specifically in the GTA area of the Province of Ontario. My tattoo artist got me checking this out and hes has a home under construction nearby. Looks really interestsing and refreshing to see someone making REAL and SIGNIFICANT advances in conserving our energy.

[bushtyranny]

excellent movie and story. Thanks Sundance for bringing something worth watching besides stupid Hollywood Die Hard 10. Too bad for all the flack from state(of slavery). How dare somebody lives free and cheap, thats Not what this country is all about! You Must support big corrupt oil and energy, You must have lead and flouride in water! You Must have an address so they can send you ten bags of junk mail a year. (not to mention for serving warrents). Every citizen should be entitled to a few acres

[earthgirl999]

you are my hero ,i want to move nm and live in one of them

[SCODgreenhood]

We have been fans of this architect for years! *****

[alexoxo07]

holy shit, this is phenomenal

[Lelabear]

Michael you ROCK! I am so thrilled to see what you've been up to since I saw the travesty in Taos over your brilliant earthships. What a warrior! I'll spread your message far and wide...kept up the GREAT work!

[Ninsuna]

A gazillion blessings be on this man and his work. Oh, to live in a house like one of his! Maybe someday ....

Michael Reynolds is a godsend, an angel of the first order.

[sporky3333]

BRAVO!

[frankodelic]

thanks for all you do!

[josephdupont]

our government is so corrupt.. that we will die by our own weight.. good for you.

[desire4liberation]

I want to build an earthship but i don't know of a town around that would approve the plans. I built a home once and I know what the building codes specify... they have to keep us dependent on them :(

[PositiveKinetik]

Hi Desire4, What do you mean? You can't build a structure out of certain materials?

New to this issue,

PK

[RollerCam]

"...driving a Dodge Ram helps kill the planet."

It's pretty hard to fit your building tools in a Prius. Try getting Al Gore out of his luxury jets, first.

[gaiavoice]

Hey, guess what? I'm a carpenter and eco-builder. I carry my tools in a 1.9L diesel van that does 50mpg. I run it on recycled chip fat from my friends at Golden Fuels. Check out my video response on "quicklist". I've also been priviledged enough to work on two Earthships in France, the most inspiring building projects I've ever seen. Bottom line is lets walk our talk!

[dude1969]

Hey Gaia.., when I start building my Earthship (probably in France) you can come over again.

[dude1969]

The Prius is not as e-friendly as people think. It's takes more energy to build and to recycle than a regular car. Plus,when used on highways it isn't more energy efficient. And in the US you have a lot of highways.

[gaiavoice]

Mike Reynolds is a total visionary. The environmental imperative dictates that we must build as many earthships as possible - all over the globe...

One problem, driving a Dodge Ram helps kill the planet not save it! [lets not discuss airmiles just now...]

[deepwatertree]

...that is unless the vehicle is equipped to run on more than fossil fuels...we are not the ones that choose to keep gasoline as the only source of fuel for cars...oh sure they give us these pathetic little "hybrids" to keep the eco people entranced, but what I want to know is, Jimmy Kline came up with a water powered vehicle years ago...why don't we have those yet?

[gaiavoice]

Waste vegetable oil is a major waste disposal problem, like old car tyres. However it can also be recyled and put in your fuel tank, turning a waste product into a carbon-neutral vehicle fuel. It even smells sweet! Check out my home filling station!

[avatarse]

I was going to see this on the last day of the Vancouver Film Festival but it was packed when I got there. :( I'm sad that I missed my chance to see this.

[Brandxandra]

nice work. good for you getting up again after you get pushed down by the status quoe. things NEED to change.

bring on the tipping point.

[dusteroo]

I've shown friends of my future plans of my Eartship-type building, which I'll build as a recording studio / "meditation temple" ~ and people criticize out the ass about sustainable housing.. that's how brainwashed the masses have come to, it seems..

They're basically saying, "Ha-ha! You're gonna save more money than meeee! *neener neener neener!*"...

people are just f*ckin' stupid.

[tallneil]

Looks like great work and Im glad he is challenging laws. Even if the long term applicability of his designs are debatable, I think it is great to find another person working hard to get off the grid and trying to consider sustainable development issues. We should be encouraging him not criticizing. We will never take steps towards sustainability if every one of them is picked apart...we need to ask if it is in the right direction, and then take another.

[NumZedi]

cool! A hippie with talent!

[dusteroo]

This Michael guy is a rockstar in the architectural world... fucking amazing imagination..

His work has convinced me to build one of these -- I'll probably hire him to design a recording studio for me.

[PBSTL]

"One mans trash is another mans treasure." When ever someone takes action to lovingly and inclusively use the gifts they are blessed with to help our planet and to enhance the lives of the disadvantaged, they are pounced upon, riddiculed, confined, and constricted by buracrazy. I will bet that all the nay-sayers live in fine homes and have never lived a day of poverty in their miserable lives.

[lowerself]

rain usage and passive solar is badass. how to recycle tires is a moot point, peak oil will take care of that problem very soon, MUCH less people will afford to drive. our cities are a landfill in the making, learning how to rebuld from that material is a good thing, but just one technique. i'm starting to like cob.

[Sokodelic]

Brilliant idea! Sustainable housing makes sense, being self-sufficient makes sense, living in harmony with Earth makes PERFECT sense.

[girlinturkey]

yourmajormalfunction you are a dumass

[yourmajormalfunction]

earthships are landfill you live in ... they suck

and now so do you

[bigsurjune]

I think paying an electricity and water bill "sucks." I'm no hippie but I'm tired of having my money sucked away by taxes and bills. More power to these people!

[yourmajormalfunction]

earthships are landfill you live in ... they suck

[vegancrusher]

You obviously have a degree in stupidity. Well done - I guess they give them out with Australian citizenship.

[yourmajormalfunction]

dddddddduuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrr­rrrrr gee that one was well thought out how long did it take you to work out? days? weeks? that poor dictionary

[soNOTwhatuexpect]

as an earthship owner, i suggest a visit to taos, NM to those who may have questions (or, uhh...maybe be overly angry & judgemental...). stay in an earthship, take the tour, pound some tires... Mike Reynold's ideas are not new, they are ancient. visit the many pueblos that are still inhabited, and visit the ruins to witness the longevity of these buildings. these ideas are not foreign to those of us who live here, but obviously are to those who don't.

[alansmith717]

Oh, I guess you learned who makes the profit off our utilities/water... Haha, it's a monopoly created by the government.

[alansmith717]

this is awesome, thank you.

[delusionclass]

Um, since when are these not dry, clean, and fine smelling? Filtering sewage through plants and a septic tank is not just pumping it into the ground. They are beautiful, they don't look like huts. Don't expect representation when you comment on Youtube, go to a message board.

[Vermonter73]

People like this give environmentalism a bad name.

You can have an efficient house that's clean, dry, smells good, and treats tne sewage properly. And it doesn't have to look like a hippie hut.

In the desert it's especially important to treat the sewage properly. Just pumping it into the ground is not right.

[jedi666222]

and since there is no re-enforcing mesh in the concrete render on the walls they will just crack apart and eventually fall down. if electrical wiring is imbedded in this layer there is a real danger of electrocution and fire hazard the contents of the landfill are flammable. i could go on pointing out the flaws in these crap excuses for environmentalism but i've already lost ten minutes i'll never get back so, i say to go green is great but these abominations are far from green.

[delusionclass]

as i said, hallucinations. 30 years building these, yeh I'm sure he hasn't considered any of that. constructive criticism is welcomed, bashing does not help.

[jedi666222]

i refuse to piss in his pocket and tell him his shithouse ideas are the bees knees.

i've been comenting on this crap for over two months and not once has someone representing earthships offered a plausable explanation of their product.

it seems they must be the ones halucinating instead of improving or even defending the blaringly obvious faults in their designs.

[bigsurjune]

jedi666222: By "commenting here" what kind of response do you expect to receive? Why not go Taos and find out if you care so much. "Why doesn't anybody answer my questions on youtube?" LOL! Knucklehead!!!

[danielsroost]

I live in one of the biggest earthships built!! I have NOTHING to complain about .Built in 96 and not one problem ,not one ,, I cant even tell you how happy I am and how lucky I am to live in a masterpiece. YOU have NO IDEA !!!! SHAME ,,,

[jedi666222]

these idiots probably think global warming is a myth too.  lol

[delusionclass]

From his site: "If you create your own electricity, heating and water systems you create your own politics. Maybe that's what they're afraid of." Brilliant, that's exactly what they're afraid of, not being needed.

[JackRussellTerrier2]

buying a million things then throwing them all away. & even if everything in a house is still fully functional & in decent shape, it gets "demo"ed 4 being in the slightest bit "dated," & sent to the dump (just watch TLC, HGTV, or even A&E)

With an increasingly crowded planet & country we can't continue to waste resources the way we do.

[JackRussellTerrier2]

I'm happy to see people in the USA try 2 bring revolutionary changes 2 how things R done here. Yanks in general and yank suburbanites in particular R very likely the most wasteful people on the planet,

[jedi666222]

you say you care only for the planet, yet your designs are modelled on burying hazardous waste, using outdated building techniques and unsafe work practices. your designs are not free, they must be purchased.

you are destroying the environment for a measly buck.

you are worse than those you claim to despise.

[astrospud]

Get over yourself! Would you prefer the tyres to remain as landfill? It doesn't matter that the techniques are outdated. As long as affordable and ecologically sustainable methods are used, that's all he's saying. Unsafe work practices - for that most part were legislated for a litigeous society. Get off your soapbox and do something constructive instead of complaining.

[jedi666222]

there are ways now to break tyres down into individual chemical elements. this method uses a fraction of the chemicals produced to fuel the conversion. for more infomation refer to abc australia'a "the new inventors."

in future do some reserch before you go off half cocked and give opinions on things you obviously know nothing about.

i live with solar power and water in an enviro- conscious house. earthships are a landfill that you live in, and a deathtrap for the occupants.

[delusionclass]

do you have a little evidence of "deathtraps", or are you hallucinating these scenarios as I suspect?

[jedi666222]

as i have said in previous comments, i am a builder and i can tell you that it doesnt take a genious to work out that building walls without foundations is like driving a car on an icy road, all it takes is a little water to soak the ground underneath and the walls will start to move, sink, rise, crack and finally fall apart. you may not find this worrying but anyone with half a brain can see potential risk.

[gregski29]

how strong is a tyre compacted with dirt and rock? very strong , how about you think befor you type , buildings made from tyres will be around for thousands of years or at least the walls will be

[yourmajormalfunction]

hate to burst your bubble gregski but i have seen compacted earth tyre walls that have slid down embankments, been eroded out from beneath, and have burned in bushfires and make no mistake, they CAN and DO fall down and they ARE SO toxic when they burn you cannot stand closer than 50- 100 metres or risk being poisoned

[arielavio]

I can see your point, and I what to think you have a solution too...SO what else can be use instead of the tires? any ideas? I can see you are passionate about this...Its all only anger or you have a new proposal?

[yourmajormalfunction]

well, tyres CAN be recycled and broken down into their base chemicals, and in australia, 1000's of tonnes of wood is burned in landfill every year. why not do a novel thing and recycle the wood to build your houses? surely it comes from the same landfill as the tyres, so the cost is similar and the labour costs will be much less, and the house doesnt need to be encased in concrete like e/ships.

[lowerself]

you have to weigh pros and cons of all our possible solutions, really crunch the numbers and all that. so the best use of your criticism would be a collaborative debate with michael reynolds, shown on youtube, both of you could gain clarity.

[dusteroo]

That's the cool damn thing about E/ships, "yourmajormalfunction"...

With a house made of mostly concrete, imbeded in the side of a hill, you have far more creative options to design your home in whatever shape you can imagine...

The basic concept of Earthships provide much opportunity for design, whether with tires, concrete, cans/bottles, or wood.

The junkyard is your paint-pallete, bro.

[delusionclass]

Save your "making a buck" insults for Gentetic engineering and Pharmaceutical companies, who'll only create solutions if they can patent it and make themselves rich. Mike's ideas are copyable, he won't be making jack off it if other architects decide to learn and expand onto it.

[jedi666222]

changing the subject doesn't change the fact that earthshits are landfill you live in, made from heavy metals that are transferable to the surrounding soils and waterways, dont conform to even the most basic of building regulations, and extremely expensive to build and maintain.

[Redforkhippie]

We stayed in an Earthship in Taos in 2001. Best we could do when we got home was switch to CFLs and turn down the thermostat. Six years later, we're in a more efficient house (still a box, but a small, efficient box) and eagerly awaiting the arrival of Suncubes here in the States.

[d0gmaticus]

OUTSTANDING!!!, Keep the great work. I hope some of these red tape spewing corperate backers. Payed attention to your statement,"I don't care about anything but the fuckin planet".

[enderwigginsx]

i cant wait to see this. these people are my heros and role models.

[mgomezmayorga]

Dear People my sicere love and positive energy to this beautiful battle i feel totaly on your side i wish i could build like you people do I have been dreaming to live like this all my life since I was a child.

[Shandrill]

I live in an area ravaged by drought, no insulation and have always dreamsed of living in a self sustainable off the grid home. Maybe this is the way to go?

[CityzenJane]

These are great buildings!

[ironjogh223]

thats great

[filmerama]

FAB!! This is yet another confirmation of human evolution, very important for our survival as a species.

BRING IT ON !!

[olihodge]

80% OF THE VEHICLES FEATURED ARE RUN ON WASTE COOKING OIL

THEY CARRY UP TO 4tLOADS FOR BUILDING HOMES

[earthship]

:) it is - it runs on biodiesel that we made in Taos NM from collecting WVO from local restaurants... we also supply biodiesel to local business, taos public bus, etc.

[tukongmoosul]

i think it's ridiculous that he's hemmed down by the law, and told not to talk about 'global warming' - we all need to start thinking again, like Mr. Reynolds!

geez!!! we're behind you!

[tizlizbiz]

This fan couldnt be happier to see this here!

Lizzz