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 a Solar Furnace
The Mother Earth News Editors
The VITA Solar Cooker
The Mother Earth News Editors
Energy Businesses: Opportunities That Foster Self-Reliance
The Mother Earth News Editors
A Hand-Built Underground House
Joyce Beadles
A Reliable Solar Site Selector
The Mother Earth News Editors
Declaration of Solar Energy Dependence
Environmental Action
The Beauty of Passively Heated Underground Houses
The Mother Earth News Editors
A Primer on Passively Heated Solar Underground Houses
The Mother Earth News Editors
A Water and Energy Saving Showerhead
The Mother Earth News Editors
A Solar Engine: Run an External Combustion Engine on Solar Power
The Mother Earth News Editors
Energy-Efficient Home Cooling
The Mother Earth News Editors
Using the Odum Energy Analysis on the Dan Taylor Family Farm
Mike Burnett
Grass Roof Designs
Hundertwasser
Underground Homes Meet Geodesic Domes
The Mother Earth News Editors
A Semi-Subterranean Home
The Mother Earth News Editors
Building a Sawdust Concrete Home
O. A. Fitzgerald
Using Solar Energy for Homesteads
Roy Dycus
A Windplant Power System That Sells to the Electric Company
Dana R. Rowe
Create a Home Business Making Greeting Cards
The Mother Earth News Editors
Building Passively Heated and Cooled Houses
The Mother Earth News Editors
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