Santa Clara ancestors lived at Puye for approximately 300 years before being forced to move closer to the Rio Grande River due to severe drought. ... Unknowingly the original pueblo settlers began a very strong sustainable life style system within their own community. ... If they could do it, there should be no reason we can't live a nearly sustainable life .... But this was normal for ancestor Pueblo people, they lived liked this for hundreds of years building their own housing and designing it in away to assist them in daily life. ... For generations the Pueblo people focused their way...

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• Grade Level: High School

Historically, city and community planners lacked the vision and understanding that would lead to environmentally friendly and sustainable conditions, allowing us to live in harmony with nature. ... With roads and highways stretching farther and farther from the city, suburbanites can now live at greater distances from the cities requiring a need for increased fossil fuel production. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

We live on such a wonderful place that offers beauty and pleasure. ... Some of the consequences are the extinction of plant and animal life, landslides, and poor air quality. ... Some of the discoveries from the plant life have been aspirin, which originally came from the willow trees. ...

• Word Count: 2459
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• Grade Level: High School