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MoDOT conducts online land auction – Southeast Missourian

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:34:49 +0000

The Missouri Department of Transportation is conducting an online land auction for four parcels in Butler … maintenance facilities located in Arbyrd and Brazeau, Mo., are for sale by sealed bid. Bids will be opened and read at 1 p.m. … Continue reading →

Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller are living large in a 133-square-ft. home – Denver Post

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:51:33 +0000

He began doing Google searches for cheap Colorado land. Hartsel always came up … Some tiny-house owners seek to live off the grid, or at least lightly. Others, often younger and footloose, are lured by the novelty. All are drawn … Continue reading →

From urbanity to an earthship – Winnipeg Free Press

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:10:39 +0000

Kris Plantz and Nicole Bennett are moving closer to their groundbreaking dream of living entirely off the land. The Fort Rouge-based couple, who currently own a house on McMillan Avenue, hope to soon start building an off-the-grid home — otherwise known …

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National Wildlife Refuge System marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act – Examiner

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:57:28 +0000

Several of these historic homesteads are on national wildlife refuges in Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming … Some failed or unclaimed land parcels ultimately became national wildlife refuges that now conserve wildlife and …

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Nevada panel seeks balance to protect sage grouse – Las Vegas Sun

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:48:31 +0000

Concern about sage grouse has already stalled some energy projects in Nevada. Earlier this year the U.S. Bureau of Land Management pulled 33 parcels covering 61,000 acres of public lands from an oil and gas lease sale because they are … Continue reading →

Utah environmental activist appealing conviction – Fox5 KVVU

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:39:15 +0000

DENVER (AP) – An environmental activist who disrupted an oil and gas auction for land near Utah’s national parks did so in protest, bringing attention to parcels that shouldn’t have been for sale, his lawyers argued Thursday. Tim DeChristopher’s conviction … Continue reading →

Huge Tax Savings Land & Foreclosure Deals featured in GovernmentAuction.com’s May 13th Auction – PRLog (free press release)

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:32:42 +0000

Another top item in this sale is a 5 AC lot in Apache County, AZ. This parcel is located in a great … ago as a clearinghouse for unimproved land, GovernmentAuction.com is the largest and most reputable online government surplus … Continue reading →

History’s ‘Mountain Men’ comes May 31 – Monsters and Critics

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:07:04 +0000

Only a fearless few have what it takes to live as… For more than 25 years … Getting back to nature…going off the grid…searching for a more truthful existence…however you describe it, the “simple life” is not so simple. A new 8-part series …

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Living off the grid – Daily Freeman

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:31:53 +0000

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Charles Baird is going off the grid for a year. The 40-year-old oil company … Latouche Island is a narrow strip of land (12 miles long, 3 miles wide) located about 100 miles southwest of the port city of Valdez.

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Monarch Casino Completes Acquisition of Riviera Black Hawk – msnbc.com

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:12:44 +0000

RENO, NV — Monarch Casino & Resort … style restaurant and a parking structure with approximately 500 spaces. Monarch owns a 1.5 acre land parcel contiguous to the Riviera Black Hawk Casino which can be utilized for future expansion. Land Investing … Continue reading →