Renewables Are Ready: People Creating Renewable Energy Solutions (A Real Goods Independent Living Book) (Paperback)

by Nancy Cole (Author), P. J. Skerrett (Author)

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Amazon.com Review
Renewables Are Ready is not a book that explains how to hook up solar panels or build a windmill to generate power; instead, it is a blueprint for community participation in bringing renewable energy sources into full function. In Waverly, Iowa, for example, the Midwest's first utility-scale wind generation projects and town streetlights are powered by hydro turbines on the Cedar River that are operated by the customer-owned local utility company. And Portland, Oregon, pioneered solar-access laws that govern new home siting and require home additions and remodelings not to block solar access to other dwellings. Authors Nancy Cole and P. J. Skerrett give strategies for organizing communities and creative ways to approach the politics and financing of renewable energy sources on a very small scale, or a relatively large one, in rural settings or in the heart of older, major cities. Renewables Are Ready is both inspiring and motivating. It presents a clear case of how savvy planning and good organizing can--and did in scores of example settings--bring about dramatic, positive changes in energy consumption, pollution, and reduced use of nonrenewable resources.

From School Library Journal
YA-Focusing on the use of alternative sources of power and the development of energy-saving projects, this wonderful resource is for those interested in developing a community project to protect and clean up the environment. The optimistic text motivates readers to get involved. Boxed inserts highlight the accomplishments of specific community activists. The glossary and thorough appendixes provide important information ranging from definitions to explanations of concepts and technologies discussed in the text, to information that can be used to develop and support an energy-conservation project. The black-and-white photographs and clear, simple, line-drawing diagrams throughout the book clarify the concepts under discussion. A great resource for research on policy, for explanations of how energy technologies work, and for practical applications for science learned in the classroom.
Donna West, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930031733
• ISBN-13: 978-0930031732
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,567,856 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Amazon Should Give Copyright Dates, September 17, 2005

By	M. Singer "Book Reader" (Wilmington, Vermont) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There is a big problem with buying a book online when you can't see the copyright date. The advances and changes in the renewable energy field are happening very quickly. This book is a pleasant reminder of what things were like years ago, and they did a good job of it. I'm angry with Amazon for not revealing the date of publication. I would not have bought this "dated" book if Amazon had revealed when it was written.