May 3rd ... My New Hero, the Garbage Warrior Visionary Architect, Michael Reynolds, creator of the Earthship concept, is a world leader in environmental building.

But he didn't start out that way! The Garbage Warrior documentary follows his fight with legislators who won''t allow him to prove that his houses are the true wave of the future. The innovative Earthship design combines passive solar heating with thermal mass construction to create buildings that heat and cool themselves without consuming fossil fuels. Earthships create all their own electrical power with sun and wind, collect and treat their own water with integrated water systems. Greenhouses are built into the structure, and even banana trees can grow in the barren desert of New Mexico.

The main buildings of the Earthship makes use of one of the worlds most plentiful, and most troublesome natural resources: tires. If you get a chance, see the documentary, it is fascinating and very uplifting! Learn more about Earthships!