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Posted: September 2, 2009 |
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Bottles, cans and tires are the building blocks for energy-efficient homes popping up in places such as the New Mexico desert. Although the homes are expensive to buy, the utility bills are cheap due to solar energy and internal water filtration systems. Tom Bearden snapped these photos while reporting a NewsHour broadcast story on green houses.
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| An Earthship called "The Phoenix" is meant to be self-sufficient: It exists off the electrical grid and instead has solar panels connected to batteries that provide light without a utility bill. |
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| Photo Credit: Tom Bearden |
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