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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.

Gold in the Hills: A Solar-Powered California Retreat Image

Gold in the Hills: A Solar-Powered California Retreat

Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Zap Phantom Loads to Save Energy Image

Zap Phantom Loads to Save Energy

Claire Anderson

Home Energy Savings Made Easy Image

Home Energy Savings Made Easy

The Mother Earth News Staff

Renewable Energy Education Image

Renewable Energy Education

The Mother Earth News Editors

The True Cost of Nuclear Power Image

The True Cost of Nuclear Power

Mark Hertsgaard

HERE and THERE Image

HERE and THERE

Herb to Know: Horseradish Image

Herb to Know: Horseradish

DOWN TO EARTH Image

DOWN TO EARTH

Plant a Garden Party Image

Plant a Garden Party

Green Patch: Herbs for Walkways Image

Green Patch: Herbs for Walkways

Barbara Pleasant

Body and Soul: Natural Baby Care Image

Body and Soul: Natural Baby Care

Colleen K. Dodt

Green Home Certification: What You Need to Know Image

Green Home Certification: What You Need to Know

Wendy Underhill

Construction Waste: What to Do With Demolition Waste Image

Construction Waste: What to Do With Demolition Waste

Joyanna Laughin

Can This Home Be Greened? A 1970s Solar Ranch Gets a Whole-House Audit Image

Can This Home Be Greened? A 1970s Solar Ranch Gets a Whole-House Audit

Surviving a Remodel Image

Surviving a Remodel

Building Confidence: Amber Wiggett Encourages Women to Build and Remodel Homes Image

Building Confidence: Amber Wiggett Encourages Women to Build and Remodel Homes

Make Space for Your Life: How to Minimize Remodeling Image

Make Space for Your Life: How to Minimize Remodeling

Carol Venolia And Kelly Lerner

Just Ask: Learn About Green Coffee and Waiting for Warm Water Image

Just Ask: Learn About Green Coffee and Waiting for Warm Water

Visit Beautiful, Green Ireland Image

Visit Beautiful, Green Ireland

Laurel Kallenbach

Character and Color: A Creative Remodel Transforms This Portland Home Image

Character and Color: A Creative Remodel Transforms This Portland Home

Kelly Lerner And Carol Venolia

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