[PDF] Citizens Solar Program eBook

Author : Greg Pahl
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 33,25 MB
Release : 2007-03-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1603581359

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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Al Gore's summer blockbuster An Inconvenient Truth, and crude oil prices soaring to all-time highs, more people than ever know the truth about our oil addiction. Global warming is here. M. King Hubbert's oil peak is fast approaching (or may already have arrived). The secret's out: fossil fuel reserves are dwindling and popular interest has created the need for accessible, realistic solutions. The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook, a clear-eyed view of the critical situation we face, offers ways out. Greg Pahl examines energy technologies currently available and homes in on renewable energy strategies that can be adopted by individuals and communities. Such cooperative initiatives have been common in Europe for years and are beginning to gain a foothold in the US. Each chapter focuses on a different renewable energy category--solar, wind, water, biomass, liquid biofuels, and geothermal--then reviews their advantages and disadvantages and desccribes numerous examples of successful, proven local initiatives. The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook is an eloquent appeal for community and regional action to initiate an array of solutions to energy needs until now controlled by large, distant utilities and consortiums. It is time to take back control of the energy and environmental challenges ahead; this book will help people do just that. It is a handbook for anyone ready to take the first steps towards a more sustainable future.

Author : Erik Curren
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 2017-12-18
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ISBN : 9780692976531

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In the spirit of 1776, The Solar Patriot aims to recruit readers as champions for rooftop solar power. If you're a homeowner who already has installed solar panels on your roof or in your yard, this book is definitely for you. The Solar Patriot is also for anyone who supports more solar power in America. And history buffs will enjoy connecting today's fight for solar rights to classic stories from the American Revolution. The Solar Patriot covers: How solar power can keep America strong by enhancing our national security, boosting the economy, and fighting climate change How electric monopolies and fossil fuel barons are trampling on the rights of ordinary Americans to make and use their own solar power What you can do to fight back for solar and for your energy freedom Inspiring stories from the American Revolution with lessons for today's solar patriot

Author : John Byrne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1351516671

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Green Energy Economies offers insight into the major drivers that are shaping a new future powered by clean energy sources. Assembling cutting-edge researchers as contributors, the book provides a comprehensive account of the shift underway, examining in detail the complexities and intricacies involved with such a transition. The book first details the promises and problems of a green energy transition. Next, it explores the economic benefits that a comprehensive strategy toward a green energy economy might create. Then it investigates how communities will be affected and explores the social, cultural, and other changes that are likely to result. Finally, it explores the shift toward new technologies in-depth. Green Energy Economies concludes with policy options that support a transition to a better energy, environmental, and economic future. The contributors argue that a green energy economy offers great promise, but its realization will require making hard choices, and soon. They argue for investments in renewable energy and economic systems that can deliver a sustainable and equitable future. This book makes a forceful case for a green future.