Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Without a doubt, the topic of energy--from coal, oil, and nuclear to geothermal, solar and wind--is one of the most pressing across the globe. It is of paramount importance to policy makers, economists, environmentalists, and industry as they consider which technologies to invest in, how to promote use of renewable energy sources, and how to plan for dwindling reserves of non-renewable energy.

"A hands-on guide to building solar-powered log homes, complete with how-to illustrations and photos, plus profiles of log home owners from across the United States. Topics includes log home construction, solar and wind energy, home heating options, pumping water, costs to consider, and Web resources"--Provided by publisher.

"Prefab home construction has arrived. The benefits of [building] a prefab home (they are better built, use resources more efficiently, and are healthier to live in) apply just as well to vacation homes as they do to primary residences. [This book] explores the beauty, variety, design, and environmentally positive benefits of prefab construction through the wide variety of prefabrication methods in use today and with prefabulous examples from across...

This resource starts at the beginning with easy-to-follow explanations of energy and the ways it is used. Once through the fundamentals, this book explores fossil fuels, clean energy, and the numerous ways to conserve energy. Armed with their newfound knowledge, readers will be inspired to take steps to conserve energy at home and at school.

This book will help you get fast and easy your efficient and cost-effective off-grid residential or mobile solar power system. It will reveal you the secrets to getting quickly and easily more solar power for less more invested. The book exposes the essentials of residential and mobile off-grid solar panel systems. It is targeted both to solar newbies and advanced solar users and offers a comprehensive step-by-step approach how to design and...

This book suggests things people can do at home to reduce production of greenhouse gases which affect the rate of global warming.

This book seeks to answer the question:"What would it look like if the best responses to peak oil and climate change came not from committees and Acts of Parliament, but from you and me, and the people around us?"For the first Transition Handbook, published in 2008, this was pretty much a speculative question, but with this new book we are able to draw from what has, in effect, been a four-year worldwide experiment, and attempt to try to put the Transition...

An exploration of natural resources that can provide alternative sources of energy for the home.