An Oregon Log Home’s Journey Toward Sustainable Living – a New Inspired Residing Story from PrecisionCraft Log and Timber Houses – San Francisco Gate

Mark and Crystal’s log residence was the first of its sort to be certified Platinum by the LEED for Houses plan. The couple’s ski cabin was inspired by their adore for winter sports and a commitment to building a sustainable living space.

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A hybrid approach for cleaner home energy – CNET News

Back in the ’70s, “living off the grid” with solar and wood fuel was held up as the ideal in environmentally friendly living because it allowed people to be self-sufficient. But in my view, a far more accessible and scalable approach is for people to use a …

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Living off the grid: Weston area couple makes solar, wind energy work for them – Idaho State Journal

    Jay Schvaneveldt, who recently wrote “The History of Weston, Idaho,” and his wife Karren live on their Standing Rock Ranch, not far from his boyhood home in Weston. They have a nicely restored homestead cabin next to their modern brick home that …
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Yeah, solar and wind power are nice. But you need the grid to get off the grid. – Christian Science Monitor (blog)


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Yeah, solar and wind power are nice. But you need the grid to get off the grid.
Christian Science Monitor (blog)
Going off the grid is a fine aspiration (follow these links for a special Monitor report on the boom in off-the-grid living, including geothermal, wind,

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Green living: Off the grid families pioneer sustainable energy lifestyles – Christian Science Monitor


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Green living: Off the grid families pioneer sustainable energy lifestyles
Christian Science Monitor
Once on the fringe, about 750000 off the grid American households pioneer green living by tapping sustainable energy from the wind, sun, and earth.

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