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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (P.S.) by William Kamkwamba Publisher Comments William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Secrets of Building an Alcohol Producing Still by Vincent R Gingery Publisher Comments An intelligent person knows that hoarding gasoline is not a solution to fuel shortages. An intelligent person finds alternative solutions, and this machine is just such a solution. Instead of trying to stockpile gasoline, you can make your own... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energy by Gwyneth Cravens Publisher Comments In this eye-opening work that is certain to spark debate and influence policy decisions that will affect generations to come, Cravens examines both sides of the controversial debate over nuclear energy, and seeks answers from a host of experts in... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Chasing the Sun: Solar Adventures Around the World by Neville Williams Publisher Comments If millions of people in the developing world can use solar power, why can’t we in North America? The question immediately arises from this fascinating account of the author’s 12-year quest to bring solar power and light to people in the... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Forbidden Fuel: A History of Power Alcohol by Hal Bernton Publisher Comments The Forbidden Fuel is the definitive history of alcohol fuel, describing in colorful detail the emergence of alcohol fuel in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the political and economic forces behind its popularity, opposition, and eventual... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $6.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability by Daniel Sperling Publisher Comments At present, there are roughly a billion motor vehicles in the world. Within twenty years, the number will double to 2 billion, largely a consequence of China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases are already creating havoc with our... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Wind Power Basics (Green Energy Guide) by Dan Chiras Publisher Comments Wind energy is the fastest growing source of energy in the world, and by the year 2020 it is projected to supply at least 12 percent of global electrical demand. Wind Power Basics provides a clear understanding of wind and wind energy systems, including... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us by Maggie Koerth Baker Publisher Comments What you need to know now about America's energy future We all know America has an energy problem—even if we can't all agree on what, specifically, the problem is. Rising costs, changing climate, peak oil, foreign oil, public safety—the... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Harvest the Wind: America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability by Philip Warburg Publisher Comments Winds sweeping through the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central... (read more) Your price: $19.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth by Jeremy Rifkin Publisher Comments The message of The Hydrogen Economy is resoundingly simple: The earth is depleting its oil reserves and even the most generous estimates show oil reserves peaking in about forty years. The specter of global warming and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Return of the Solar Cat Book by Jim Augustyn Publisher Comments With over 50,000 in print, "The Solar Cat Book decisively answered that question. First released in 1979 when the first oil shocks of that decade sparked great public interest in solar energy, it captured the heart and spirit of the renewable energy and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Wind Power by Peter Musgrove Publisher Comments Climate change caused by burning fossil fuels and escalating fossil fuel prices make the further rapid development of renewable energy sources a global imperative. Energy provided by wind power, though no panacea, has the potential to make a substantial... (read more) List Price $45.75 Your price: $16.50 Short Discount Markdown - Trade Paper
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Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy by Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks Publisher Comments In 1961, President John F. Kennedy ignited America's Apollo Project and sparked a revolution in space exploration. Today the New Apollo Energy Project is poised to revolutionize the production of energy and thereby save our planet. The nation that built... (read more) List Price $42.50 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social and Technological Case for Renewable Energy by Hermann Scheer Publisher Comments The new book from the internationally renowned author of The Solar Economy and A Solar Manifesto, and named one of Time Magazine's Heroes of the Green Century. For 200 years industrial civilization has relied on the combustion of abundant and cheap... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Reinvent Elec Util, P by Ed Smeloff Publisher Comments Traditionally protected as monopolies, electric utilities are now being caught in the fervor for deregulation that is sweeping the country. Nearly forty states have enacted or are considering laws and regulations that will profoundly alter the way the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet by Peter Hoffman Publisher Comments andlt;Pandgt;Hydrogen is the quintessential eco-fuel. This invisible, tasteless gas is the most abundant element in the universe. It is the basic building block and fuel of stars and an essential raw material in innumerable biological and chemical... (read more) List Price $19.75 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels and Electricity by Thomas B Johansson Publisher Comments Overall performance, cost, market potential, and environmental impact are assessed for fuels and electricity derived from hydroelectric, wind, photovoltaics, solar-thermal, geothermal, ocean and biomass energy sources. In addition, practical and specific... (read more) List Price $161.50 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow by Robert B Laughlin Publisher Comments In Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when we’ve ceased to use carbon from the ground—either because humans have banned carbon burning or because fuel has simply run out. Boldly,... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels by Gerald Mcnerney Publisher Comments As we enter a new era in American politics, a stark threat is building. Mankind’s dependence on fossil fuels has put our civilization in peril. Our world becomes increasingly more populated every day, putting even more pressure on our already... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Biodiesel Power: The Passion, the People, and the Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel by Lyle Estill Publisher Comments Whether we are nearing the end of oil or merely nearing the end of inexpensive oil, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to find alternative ways to meet our energy needs. Biodiesel is one such alternative—and is one of the fastest... (read more) List Price $16.25 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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