The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis - Couverture souple

Pahl, Greg

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1933392126 ISBN 13 : 9781933392127

Editeur : Chelsea Green Publishing Co, 2007

Synopsis

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Al Goreís 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 Hubbertís oil peak is fast approaching (or may already have arrived). The secretís 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 categoryósolar, wind, water, biomass, liquid biofuels, and geothermalóthen 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Greg Pahl has been involved with renewable energy issues for more than 25 years. He is a founding member of the Vermont Biofuels Association. He is also the author of Natural Home Heating: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Options (Chelsea Green, 2003), The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis (Chelsea Green, 2007), and has written about wind power, solar energy, electric cars, sustainable forestry management, and biodiesel home heating. He lives in Weybridge, Vermont. Visit Greg's Web site at www.gregpahl.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chelsea Green Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1933392126
• ISBN 13: 9781933392127
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible