As independent, idealistic inventors forge ahead with plans to heat buildings with the sun, traditional institutions and businesses are taking cautious steps in the same direction.

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Harnessing limitless energy

As independent, idealistic inventors forge ahead with plans to heat buildings with the sun, traditional institutions and businesses are taking cautious steps in the same direction. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.7/download-entire-issue

by Joan Nice

Rangers to restore fire in the Tetons

A National Park Service plan to use “safe,” prescribed wildfires to restore pristine ecological conditions in Grand Teton National Park may signal the end of the Smoky Bear era. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.7/download-entire-issue

by Lloyd Loope

Solar powered history

A photo essay on the origins and history of solar power. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.7/download-entire-issue

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