The Citizen Powered Energy Handbook
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The Citizen Powered Energy Handbook
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Author : Greg Pahl
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2007-03-07
The Citizen Powered Energy Handbook written by Greg Pahl and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-07 with Nature categories.
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.
Power From The People
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Author : Greg Pahl
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Power From The People written by Greg Pahl and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Business & Economics categories.
This book explores how homeowners, co-ops, nonprofit institutions, and other entities are putting power in the hands of local communities through distributed energy programs and energy-efficiency measures. Using examples from around the nation, Pahl explains how to plan and launch community-scale energy projects to harvest energy.
Citizens Workshops On Energy And The Environment Handbook
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Author : United States. Department of Energy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Citizens Workshops On Energy And The Environment Handbook written by United States. Department of Energy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Energy conservation categories.
Energy Handbook
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Author : Robert L. Loftness
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Energy Handbook written by Robert L. Loftness and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Nature categories.
Energy and man; Fossil and mineral energy resources; Renewable energy resources; Energy concumption trends; Energy consumption projections; Recovery of fossil fuels; Nuclear power; Geothermal energy; Solar energy; Energy consersion and storage; Energy transport.
Citizen Action Guide To Energy Conservation
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Author : United States. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Citizen Action Guide To Energy Conservation written by United States. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Energy conservation categories.
Routledge Handbook Of Energy Democracy
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Author : Andrea M. Feldpausch-Parker
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-17
Routledge Handbook Of Energy Democracy written by Andrea M. Feldpausch-Parker and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-17 with Nature categories.
This handbook offers a comprehensive transdisciplinary examination of the research and practices that constitute the emerging research agenda in energy democracy. With protests over fossil fuels and controversies over nuclear and renewable energy technologies, democratic ideals have contributed to an emerging social movement. Energy democracy captures this movement and addresses the issues of energy access, ownership, and participation at a time when there are expanding social, political, environmental, and economic demands on energy systems. This volume defines energy democracy as both a social movement and an academic area of study and examines it through a social science and humanities lens, explaining key concepts and reflecting state-of-the-art research. The collection is comprised of six parts: 1 Scalar Dimensions of Power and Governance in Energy Democracy 2 Discourses of Energy Democracy 3 Grassroots and Critical Modes of Action 4 Democratic and Participatory Principles 5 Energy Resource Tensions 6 Energy Democracies in Practice The vision of this handbook is explicitly transdisciplinary and global, including contributions from interdisciplinary international scholars and practitioners. The Routledge Handbook of Energy Democracy will be the premier source for all students and researchers interested in the field of energy, including policy, politics, transitions, access, justice, and public participation.
Power From The People
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Author : Greg Pahl
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-13
Power From The People written by Greg Pahl and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-13 with House & Home categories.
Over 90 percent of US power generation comes from large, centralized, highly polluting, nonrenewable sources of energy. It is delivered through long, brittle transmission lines, and then is squandered through inefficiency and waste. But it doesn't have to be that way. Communities can indeed produce their own local, renewable energy. Power from the People explores how homeowners, co-ops, nonprofit institutions, governments, and businesses are putting power in the hands of local communities through distributed energy programs and energy-efficiency measures. Using examples from around the nation - and occasionally from around the world - Greg Pahl explains how to plan, organize, finance, and launch community-scale energy projects that harvest energy from sun, wind, water, and earth. He also explains why community power is a necessary step on the path to energy security and community resilience - particularly as we face peak oil, cope with climate change, and address the need to transition to a more sustainable future. This book - the second in the Chelsea Green Publishing Company and Post Carbon Institute's Community Resilience Series - also profiles numerous communitywide initiatives that can be replicated elsewhere.
Citizen Action Guide To Energy Conservation
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Author : Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Citizen Action Guide To Energy Conservation written by Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
Biodiesel
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Author : Greg Pahl
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Biodiesel written by Greg Pahl and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Nature categories.
For anyone who is trying to keep up with the extremely rapid developments in the biodiesel industry, the second edition of Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy is an invaluable aid. The breathtaking speed with which biodiesel has gained acceptance in the marketplace in the past few years has been exceeded only by the proliferation of biodiesel production facilities around the United States--and the world--only to confront new social and environmental challenges and criticisms. The international survey of the biodiesel industry has been expanded from 40 to more than 80 countries, reflecting the spectacular growth of the industry around the world. This section also tracks the dramatic shifts in the fortunes of the industry that have taken place in some of these nations. The detailed chapters that cover the industry in the United States have also been substantially rewritten to keep abreast of its many new developments and explosive domestic growth. An expanded section on small-scale, local biodiesel production has been added to better represent this small but growing part of the industry. Another new section has been added to more fully explore the increasingly controversial issues of deforestation and food versus fuel, as well as GMO crops. The second edition concludes with updated views on where the industry is headed in the years to come from some of its key players.
Four Season Harvest
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Author : Eliot Coleman
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02-28
Four Season Harvest written by Eliot Coleman and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-28 with Gardening categories.
"Eliot is the reason I’m cooking. . . . I’ve followed that path because Eliot made it possible, and exciting, to farm in the four seasons."—Dan Barber, chef "There is hardly a more well-known or well-respected name among organic farmers than Eliot Coleman."—Civil Eats Learn season-extending techniques and eat the best food—garden fresh and chemical free—all year long, with little effort or expense. If you love the joys of eating home-garden vegetables but always thought those joys had to stop at the end of summer, this book is for you. Eliot Coleman introduces the surprising fact that most of the United States has more winter sunshine than the south of France. He shows how North American gardeners can successfully use that sun to raise a wide variety of traditional winter vegetables in backyard cold frames and plastic covered tunnel greenhouses without supplementary heat. Inside, you’ll also learn: Composting techniques Simple Mineral Amendments Planning and preparing your garden site Seeds for four seasons How to build cold frames, high tunnels, and mobile greenhouses How to cope with snow How to create a root cellar and other storage techniques And much, much more! Coleman expands upon his own experiences with new ideas learned on a winter-vegetable pilgrimage across the ocean to the acknowledged kingdom of vegetable cuisine, the southern part of France, which lies on the 44th parallel, the same latitude as his farm in Maine. This story of sunshine, weather patterns, old limitations and expectations, and new realities is delightfully innovative in the best gardening tradition. Four-Season Harvest will have you feasting on fresh produce from your garden all through the winter. "The man, the farmer, the legend, is Eliot Coleman."—The Atlantic To learn more about the possibility of a four-season farm, please visit Coleman's website www.fourseasonfarm.com.