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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.

Home Cookin' With Homemade Biogas Energy Image

Home Cookin' With Homemade Biogas Energy

Building My Net Zero Energy Home: Insulating the Basement Floor Image

Building My Net Zero Energy Home: Insulating the Basement Floor

The Future of Nuclear Power in Question Image

The Future of Nuclear Power in Question

7 Ways Your iPhone Can Help Save the Planet Image

7 Ways Your iPhone Can Help Save the Planet

Study: Solar 'Net Metering' To Provide Over $92 Million in Benefits to California Ratepayers, Electrical Grid Image

Study: Solar 'Net Metering' To Provide Over $92 Million in Benefits to California Ratepayers, Electrical Grid

Resolution Introduced to Push San Francisco to Divest from Fossil Fuels Image

Resolution Introduced to Push San Francisco to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Solomon Islands Solar Power Project Image

Solomon Islands Solar Power Project

Solar Energy for Your Home Might Be More Affordable Than You Think Image

Solar Energy for Your Home Might Be More Affordable Than You Think

Advanced Biofuels Come of Age Image

Advanced Biofuels Come of Age

BuildingGreen Offers Free Insulation Guide Image

BuildingGreen Offers Free Insulation Guide

6 Tech-Savvy Ways to Home Energy Efficiency Image

6 Tech-Savvy Ways to Home Energy Efficiency

Sunelco: The Sun Electric Company Image

Sunelco: The Sun Electric Company

Solar Panel Facts Image

Solar Panel Facts

The Mother Earth News Editors

Efficient Home Heating Options Image

Efficient Home Heating Options

Building Climatology: Smart Home Design and Temperature Control Image

Building Climatology: Smart Home Design and Temperature Control

Building My Net Zero Energy Home: Finishing the Concrete Foundation Walls Image

Building My Net Zero Energy Home: Finishing the Concrete Foundation Walls

U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness Launches Pro-Nuclear-Power Campaign, and More Renewable Energy News Image

U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness Launches Pro-Nuclear-Power Campaign, and More Renewable Energy News

The Mother Earth News Editors

Top Tips for Septic System Maintenance Image

Top Tips for Septic System Maintenance

Information Provided Bio-Microbics

Window Film Tax Credits Approved by Congress Image

Window Film Tax Credits Approved by Congress

International Window Film Association

Solar Energy Projects Get Investment Boost Through Crowdfunding Image

Solar Energy Projects Get Investment Boost Through Crowdfunding

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