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Solar Living Sourcebook: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living [Paperback]

John Schaeffer (Author), Doug Pratt (Author), Real Goods Trading Corporation (Author)
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  • Paperback: 670 pages
  • Publisher: Gaiam Real Goods; 11 edition (November 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0916571041
  • ISBN-13: 978-0916571047
  • Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,636,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A fair introduction to Alternative energy sources, November 26, 2002
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Dogwood (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Solar Living Sourcebook: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living (Paperback)
Be aware that this product is 25% information and 75% sales catalog. It provides a brief overview of a particular technology and then presents the reader with many pages of products addressing that technology. Whilst this is a useful introduction to (say) wind generators for home use, $... is a lot of money to charge for a catalog. This book/catalog tries to address everything from passive solar to hydro-electric power generation, but doesn't really do a great job on any of it. Not a bad introduction, but certainly not a "must have' kind of book.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Real Deal, November 13, 2003
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This review is from: Solar Living Sourcebook: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living (Paperback)
This product is great for anyone interested in getting involved in keeping their enviroment healthy. The products and information contained within the pages of this book will guide the novice to the right product choice for their needs. This book is the stepping-stone for a sustainable life in harmoney with nature. At the least this liturature will be informative and enlighten the reader to one's place on earth.

One of the major areas addressed in this catalog is waste management. The average family consumes more than fifty gallons of water a day in toilet water, which must be recycled either through chemical or natural treatment before it can be used by humans again. Another problem caused by human consumption in normal life is garbage. This book addresses both of these issues rationally and offers suggestions to limit and eliminate some of the causes of this enourmouse amount of consumption.

Out of everything consumed by the human population, what we consume the most is energy; we need energy in one form or another to power our vehicles, homes, and to produce the products we use. This book focuses on products that use renewable energy sources the sun, wind, and water. It also informs people that some apliences, even when off, are still eating energy in the form of phantom loads, this can account for twenty-five percent of an energy bill. Addressing this issue can mean a significant savings. This book also offers products that cut energy consumption in half when in use.

Another catagory is enviromental quality of the home and office, ofering healthy cleansers, an alternative to the heath threatening harsh volitile organic compounds commonly found. Features of these products are recycled material and more biodegradeable components.

This catalog offers a large range of products, from construction material, to household essentials, to resource guides and how-to books. It is a great help for anyone who wants a healthy life for their family.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The standard, July 18, 2011
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This is one of those books you will find on most shelves of those interested in the subject. Loaded with information and well written.
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