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Earthships are off-grid, self-reliant houses built from tires, dirt and garbage that have long been an offbeat curiosity for travelers passing by the ski town of Taos — but suddenly look like a haven for climate doomers. wapo.st/3hbLuTU
Mike Reynolds has been building Earthships since the 1970s. After graduating from architecture school, he took up off-road motorcycle racing to try to injure himself to avoid the draft. He never left, attracting interest as homes arose from the dirt. wapo.st/3hbLuTU
Earthships operate using six green-building principles governing everything from solar electricity to food production. A typical building uses about one-sixth as much power as a conventional house. wapo.st/3hbLuTU
Earthships used to sit dormant for years, but many are now sold before they’re even completed as the pandemic has drawn people to self-sufficiency.
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