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- Earth ships a perfect home for earthlings?
More than ever, we earthlings are wondering how best to live on our planet in an efficient and environmentally friendly way. ??There is an entire community that has been doing just that since the 1970's in New Mexico. Their homes made out of surrounding dirt, old tires, bottles, cans, refuse and waste. ??Even though it is past due, Earth Ship sustainable housing is an idea whose time has come. ??No longer marginal or a quasi-secret that travels almost under the radar in environmental or architectural circles, finally, Earth Ships are making their way to the mainstream. An article about them appeared yesterday in an article on Common Dreams, reprinted from The Independent/UK.
A friend and I were on the outskirts of Taos, New Mexico a few years ago and became curious about a strange-looking community in the distance announced by a […]Posted by Beverly Spicer July 18, 2008
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