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    The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy - Revised & Updated Edition

    The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy - Revised & Updated Edition

    Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower

    Energy bills have skyrocketed in North America, and traditional energy sources can be as damaging to the environment as they are to your pocketbook. The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy will show you how to slash your home energy costs while …

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    Green Transportation Basics

    Green Transportation Basics

    A Green Energy Guide

    Our automobile culture is devastating for the environment, but private passenger vehicles are unlikely to disappear from our roads anytime soon. Greener cars and fuels will be a necessity for many years to come.

    Green Transportation Basics is a guide …

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    Solar Electricity Basics

    Solar Electricity Basics

    A Green Energy Guide

    Solar energy is an abundant resource. Once a curiosity, solar electric systems are becoming commonplace. As we transition away from finite and polluting fossil fuels, clean, reliable, and affordable renewable technologies such as solar electricity …

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    Serious Microhydro

    Serious Microhydro

    Water Power Solutions from the Experts

    edited by Scott Davis

    Waterpower is the largest source of renewable energy in the world today, and microhydro is a mature, proven technology that can provide clean, inexpensive, renewable energy with little or no impact on the environment.

    Serious Microhydro brings you …

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    Solar Water Heating - Revised and Expanded

    Solar Water Heating - Revised and Expanded

    A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems

    Heating water with the sun is a practice almost as old as humankind itself. Solar Water Heating, now completely revised and expanded, is the definitive guide to this clean and cost-effective technology.

    Beginning with a review of the history of solar …

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    Wind Power Basics

    Wind Power Basics

    A Green Energy Guide

    Humans have harnessed wind power for centuries. It is the fastest growing source of energy in the world, and by the year 2020 it is projected to supply at least 12 % of global electrical demand.

    Wind Power Basics provides a clear understanding of …

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    Power From the Sun

    Power From the Sun

    A Practical Guide to Solar Electricity

    Easy-to-understand, accurate and comprehensive, this is THE guide for anyone interested in installing a solar electric system.

    Power From the Sun provides a basic understanding of electricity, solar energy and the sun, and solar site assessment. It …

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    Power From the Wind

    Power From the Wind

    A Practical Guide to Small-Scale Energy Production

    Faced with frequent power outages, skyrocketing energy costs, and constant reminders of the impacts of conventional energy sources, homeowners and businesses are beginning to explore ways to use energy more efficiently and to generate their own …

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