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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.

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Eco-Friendly Makeup Options

A Green Makeover for Your Skin Care Regimen Image

A Green Makeover for Your Skin Care Regimen

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5 Tips to Help You Lower Your Utility Bill

30 Steps to Energy Efficiency – Step 16: Clean Out Your Refrigerator Coils Image

30 Steps to Energy Efficiency – Step 16: Clean Out Your Refrigerator Coils

Homesteading Expert Lloyd Kahn Reviews His Favorite Tools From the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR Image

Homesteading Expert Lloyd Kahn Reviews His Favorite Tools From the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR

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Is a Future With High Renewable Electricity Production Really Possible?

First Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine Launches in U.S. Image

First Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine Launches in U.S.

The U.S. Department Of Energy

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Pro-Fracking Spin on Public Radio Program 'America Abroad'

Fair, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

30 Steps to Energy Efficiency - Step 15: Empty the Lint Trap on Your Dryer Image

30 Steps to Energy Efficiency - Step 15: Empty the Lint Trap on Your Dryer

How to Remodel a Passive Solar Home Image

How to Remodel a Passive Solar Home

Debra Rucker Coleman

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Star Modern Homesteaders

MOTHER EARTH NEWS Editors

Raising Goats in Your Backyard: Is It Right for You? Image

Raising Goats in Your Backyard: Is It Right for You?

Jennie P. Grant

What's the Greenest Can of Paint? Image

What's the Greenest Can of Paint?

Philip's Perfect Colors

Building a Home Library: How to Select the Best Books Image

Building a Home Library: How to Select the Best Books

What's That Smell Part 2: Renovated House Image

What's That Smell Part 2: Renovated House

Paula Baker-Laporte

Biophilic Design in a Pennsylvania Home Image

Biophilic Design in a Pennsylvania Home

Margaret Gilmour

Ants, Bedbugs and Dust Mites: DIY Natural Home Pest Control Solutions Image

Ants, Bedbugs and Dust Mites: DIY Natural Home Pest Control Solutions

Loren Nancarrow And Janet Hogan Taylor

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Towards Perpetual Motion Machines-Part 3

Generating Biogas at Home Image

Generating Biogas at Home

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How to Arrange Flowers: Hydrangea Bouquet

Alethea Harampolis And Jill Rizzo

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