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New Mexico's 'Earthships' offer unique living off the grid

This summer’s extreme heat and the demand for air conditioning are putting a big strain on the electricity grid in many parts of the nation. But for more than 40 years, a pioneering architect in New Mexico has been building a unique kind of home that can be heated and cooled without using any electricity at all. Special Correspondent Megan Thompson reports.

New Mexico's 'Earthships' offer unique living off the grid

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  • January 18, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 18, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2025 E18 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, hours before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is set to go into effect, Netanyahu says a last-minute snag could delay the war’s pause. Then, nearly 75 years after Ethel Rosenberg was executed for espionage, a recently declassified document has her sons pressing Biden for an apology. Plus, how a once-popular menopause treatment got a bad name decades ago.

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