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Sustainable Living – Blog, Articles, & Tips

Explore how living lightly on the land connects our communities to the natural world that supports us. Let this page be your guide to the best advice on energy efficiency, solar power, wind energy, living off the grid, and more.

Make it Green: How to Repurpose Old Picture Frames Image

Make it Green: How to Repurpose Old Picture Frames

How to Boil Water ... Efficiently, That Is Image

How to Boil Water ... Efficiently, That Is

Organic Gardening and Rainwater Harvesting: Sustainable Living by Example Image

Organic Gardening and Rainwater Harvesting: Sustainable Living by Example

Cape Wind Project Plans First Offshore Wind Farm Image

Cape Wind Project Plans First Offshore Wind Farm

Gulf Oil Production Rig Explodes Off Louisiana Coast Image

Gulf Oil Production Rig Explodes Off Louisiana Coast

The Zero Emissions Race: Around the World in 80 Days, Emissions-Free

GreenHouse Soluciones Greens the Tequila Industry Image

GreenHouse Soluciones Greens the Tequila Industry

Living in an Underground House Image

Living in an Underground House

Product of the Week: GoodLight Natural Candles Image

Product of the Week: GoodLight Natural Candles

Reduce Clutter with Fair Trade Storage Baskets Image

Reduce Clutter with Fair Trade Storage Baskets

Susan Melgren, Web Editor

Tulsa Time: A Green Duplex in Oklahoma Earns LEED Platinum Certification Image

Tulsa Time: A Green Duplex in Oklahoma Earns LEED Platinum Certification

Design for Life: Slab City: Where Freedom’s Still Free Image

Design for Life: Slab City: Where Freedom’s Still Free

Composting Toilets: Is a Waterless Composting Toilet for You? Image

Composting Toilets: Is a Waterless Composting Toilet for You?

Simply Shabby Chic: Rachel Ashwell Shares her Design Secrets for a Shabby Chic Home Image

Simply Shabby Chic: Rachel Ashwell Shares her Design Secrets for a Shabby Chic Home

Energy-Efficient Products for Your Home Image

Energy-Efficient Products for Your Home

Can This Home Be Greened? Conserving Water and Saving Energy on Catalina Island Image

Can This Home Be Greened? Conserving Water and Saving Energy on Catalina Island

The Flow Kitchen: Energy-Efficient Kitchen Design Minimizes Waste Image

The Flow Kitchen: Energy-Efficient Kitchen Design Minimizes Waste

Jessica Kellner

Light Up Your Living Room With Feng Shui Design Secrets Image

Light Up Your Living Room With Feng Shui Design Secrets

A Vegas Oasis: Natural Home Goes to the Springs Preserve Image

A Vegas Oasis: Natural Home Goes to the Springs Preserve

What Natural Household Cleaning Products Do You Use? Image

What Natural Household Cleaning Products Do You Use?

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