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.
The Energy-Efficient Silo Home
Glenn Worthington
The Sun Blest Passive Solar House
Bill And Wanda Colyer
Building a Sustainable Energy Future
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Our Mountain Home: Fingerprints on a Mountaintop
Louise Todd Cope And Don Willcox
My Mother's House Part III: Waterproofing Our Earth Sheltered House
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The Ground Water Heat Pump
Ronald Simmons
The Wind Power Book
Jack Park
Do-It-Yourself Water Heating Solar Collectors Comparison
The Mother Earth News Editors
My Mother's House Part II: Building Our Earth Sheltered House
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The New Kalamazoo Stove
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Update: Wood Gas Power
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Paul MacCready Interview: Toward A Rational Use of Energy
Richard Freudenberger
Budget Building: Randall's Owner Built-Home
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My Mother's House Part 1: Planning and Building Our Earth Sheltered House
Mother Earth News Staff
Solar Homestead
The Mother Earth News Editors
Compost Water Heater
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Practical Photovoltaic Applications
T.J. Byers
Firing Pottery in a Pit Kiln
J. Egland-Anderson
Do-It-Yourself Solar Collectors Comparison
The Mother Earth News Editors
A Florida House With Natural Cooling
The Mother Earth News Editors
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