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Alcohol Can Be a Gas: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century By David Blume $47.00 Alcohol Can Be a Gas, is an information-dense, highly readable, profusely illustrated manual, covering ever aspect of alcohol fuel from history through crops, hands-on fuel production, and vehicle conversion. It's the first comprehensive book on small-to farm-scale alcohol production and use written in over 90 years.
Practical Photovoltaics: Electricity from Solar Cells, 3rd Edition By Richard J. Komp $18.95 The book is a comprehensive guide to the theory and reality of solar electricity, as well as a detailed installation and maintenance manual. A well-illustrated appendix offers step-by-step instructions for constructing your own solar module, a creative approach to demystifying the technology.
Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy By Greg Pahl $18.00 In Biodiesel, Greg Pahl delves into the history of the biofuels industry. He assesses its recent successes and current shortcomings, and stands well prepared to estimate its future. If the political, environmental, or financial woes of our current fuel industry have you concerned, it's time to take another look at biodiesel!
SVO: Powering Your Vehicle with Straight Vegetable Oil By Forest Gregg $18.95 SVO is the only book available that explains exactly what is necessary to convert a diesel vehicle and how to do it properly. It gives readers the tools to sort through the different companies and online plans to find something that works well. While technical in nature, this fully illustrated book is very accessible. Each concept is introduced and described in great detail. Designed to educate new consumers, it is also a resource for current conversion owners.
Microhydro: Clean Power from Water By Scott Davis $22.95 Highly illustrated and practical, Microhydro is the first complete book on the topic in a decade. Covering both AC and DC systems, it covers principles, design and site considerations, equipment options, and legal, environmental, and economic factors.
Gardening When it Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times By Steve Soloman $19.95 The decline of cheap oil is inspiring increasing numbers of North Americans to achieve some measure of backyard food self-sufficiency. In hard times, the family can be greatly helped by growing a highly productive food garden, requiring little cash outlay or watering.
The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis By Greg Pahl $21.95 This book is an eloquent appeal and a practical handbook for community and regional action to deal head-on with environmental challenges and to take responsibility for energy supplies now controlled by large, distant utilities and consortiums. This is the book for anyone ready to make meaningful steps toward a more sustainable future.
Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time By David Johnston and Kim Master $29.95 The book then discusses simple green renovation solutions for homeowners, focusing on key aspects of the building including foundations, framing, plumbing, windows, heating and finishes. Room by room, it outlines the intricate connections that make the house work as a system. Then, in an easy-to-read format complete with checklists, personal stories, expert insights and an extensive resource list, it covers easy ways to save energy, conserve natural resources, and protect the health of loved ones. Addressing all climates, this is a perfect resource for conventional homeowners, as well as architects and remodeling contractors.
Going Solar: Understanding and Using the Warmth in Sunlight By Tomm Stanley $29.95 Going solar contains everything that a budding or experienced solar enthusiast could with for. By distilling thousands of years of history and knowledge into one book, Tomm Stanley brings together the work of pioneering solar designers, some of the greatest scientists that the world has known and a range of modern, practical applications for hands-on people to create a delicious brew of thought provoking, solar thermal discussion.