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.
Amory Lovins: Energy Analyst and Environmentalist
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Passive Solar Design with David Wright
Travis Brock
How to Use a Parabolic Curve to Collect Sun Energy
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Solar Heated Home Designs
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A Unique Solar Heated Home
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Andy Davis: Earth-Sheltered House Builder
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Harness Hydro Power with a Trompe
John R. Hunt
Solar-Heating a Subterranean House
William T. Beale
MOTHER's Newsworthies: Congressman George Brown, Samuel Freeman and Dr. John Blossom
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Homemade Solar Water Heater
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Solar Energy Comes to Suburbia
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Well Water used for Air and Heat at Home
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Sustainable Home Designs: Corrugated Houses
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Passive Solar House Design Using a Two-Story Trombe Wall
Morrow Olcott
How to Build a Dream Home in the Woods
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How to Build a Float Pump
Robert J. Mitchell
Alternative Energy House Experiment
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Heating Your Home with a Wood Stove
Stefan Nadzo
Building a Solar Home for Less
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How to Build a Livable Paper House
Lawrence Self
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