EcoNet News, Volume 25, Issue #5, digs into intentional communities and leading sustainable lives. Ted shares a story out of Portland, Oregon where a couple bought a dilapidated building in 2007 and turned it into an intentional community brimming with community gardens. The issue also highlights rechargeable batteries, Dutch solar cycling paths, the City of Long Beach's plan to construct an offshore wind hub, tribal and Chinese storage projects, and rural electrification.