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Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid by hueving on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:37PM (#15004513)
>Is it self-sustainable if food/entertainment isn't included? I say yes, because as humans we enjoy a diverse range of food than our own ecosystem anyways. So I don't think importing food is a bad thing.

This is not sustainable. Setting up an island that constantly has to have food and people shipped in and people and trash shipped out is going to be a loss sustainability-wise compared to just living mainland and using renewables there.

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Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid by mistermann on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:41PM (#15004523)
Can you explain why that isn't sustainable?
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Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid by truthexposer on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:46PM (#15004555)
the goal is off the grid and environmental sustainability...
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Re:Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid by mistermann on Sunday August 13, 2017 @10:26PM (#15006261)
Once we are on completely renewable energy, something like this should be completely sustainable, no? (Once we get to that point)
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