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Garbage Warrior is a fantastic documentary abou t the life project of an american architech in New Mexico, Michael Reynolds. After completing his formal studies he becomes aware that modern architecture does not build having in mind man neither his enviroment. This will make him, together with global warming and the need for sustainable housing, get into a journey of creating housing without the need of having any cooling, heating, running water. His houses will provide all these and more: even fruits and vegetables from the green houses he designs and buids. This passion for becoming stronger by being less and less dependant on electricity, water and others that come from the resources providers companies. He came up with the revolutionar idea of isolating from cold and hot by using garbage tires filled with dirt and soda cans. Both will provide thermo isolation from cruel winters cold and from dessert high temperatures. Water will be gathered from at the roofs from night moisture and birds and vegetation will habitate inside the house compound. Electricity will come from solar panels and wind power. His dream attracted some hardcore followers who today live at the same project spot with him, each at his own house. The sad part of his dream as asual were the orthodox authority who wanted, as storsionist, a cut of the cake, meaning: “either you pay us or we hunt you”. The board of architects, or something named like it, took from his his architect license. The local government, came out saying his houses are illegal so he cannot build more of them. It took him several years to Michael to get back what it was his. I felt some kind of sadness while watching how an optimistic, positive and progressive individual is being hunted by the legal mob. Score: 7