We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. In Taos, New Mexico, a community of people are living in self-sufficient Earthships made of recycled materials. Host Peter O'Dowd reports on how these off-grid refuges operate. And, that's not the only form of sustainable building in New Mexico. Here & Now's Chris Bentley reports on how sustainable systems combined with Indigenous building practices allow people to live in green homes. Then, O'Dowd catches up with Eric Mack, who moved his family into a half-built house outside Taos and devoted himself to going off the grid. Plus, heating and cooling American homes accounts for nearly 20% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. So some people are forgoing air conditioning to avoid making the planet even hotter, and O'Dowd shares their stories.

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