{"id":14605,"date":"2017-10-29T15:57:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T19:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=14605"},"modified":"2017-10-29T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T19:57:46","slug":"empowered-to-skip-the-grid-renewable-energy-org-makes-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2017\/10\/empowered-to-skip-the-grid-renewable-energy-org-makes-global\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowered to skip the grid: Renewable energy org makes global&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pineandlakes.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/16x9_1240\/public\/fieldimages\/42\/1028\/0bwnas0zt0xtkzwczcghuu21ncuk.jpg?w=980' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>One quarter of people in the world have no access to reliable electricity. Think about YOUR life without power. It would suck shit, wouldn&#8217;t it? Now think of yourself WITH power, but without a monthly bill from some quasi-government monopoly. Free from control and more importantly, taxation of centrally managed carbon fueled power. Self sufficient.<br \/>\nThey would hate that. That&#8217;s why alternative, renewable power is taking so long to arrive. Just saying.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lu4nHR\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lu4nHR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One quarter of people in the world have no access to reliable electricity. Think about YOUR life without power. It would suck shit, wouldn&#8217;t it? Now think of yourself WITH power, but without a monthly bill from some quasi-government monopoly. Free from control and more importantly, taxation of centrally managed carbon fueled power. Self sufficient. 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