ee these topic related links and resources for At Home:
IN GENERAL
• The
Energy Co-op is a clearinghouse for sustainable energy.
Visit their site for more information about the current success
of the renewable energy market, as well as to purchase energy
from the Co-operative.
• Read about the Glotfelty-Schoonhavens,
a family in Pittsburgh, PA that renovated their home and replaced
many of the appliances with more energy-efficient ones. The
book they published, Pennsylvania
Home Power Boosters: A Guide to Home Energy Savings,
details many of the ways they found to save energy and money.
• Read about the Power
Scorecard Campaign, which grades each source of energy
generation based on its environmental impact. Equipped with
information like this, people come to understand the significance
of choosing sustainable energy sources.
• The Alliance
to Save Energy is a non-profit coalition of representatives
from business and environmental sectors alike, which promotes
energy efficiency.
• The
National Hydrogen Association has a plethora of information
and links on the topic of hydrogen, for those with an interest
in that burgeoning field.
• The Climate
Stewardship Act is an effort put forth by senators
McCainn and Lieberman, from Arizona and Connecticut.
• Read “Adopt-A-Windmill
Campaign” , by Thurm Brendliger, Program Manager of
the Wind Campaign for Clean Air Council.
SOLAR ENERGY: LOOK UP
• Learn about Photovoltaic
(PV), a U.S. Department of Energy Photovoltaics Program.
SOLAR ENERGY: WORLDWIDE RAYS
• A good discussion of the worldwide solar market can be
found in Solar Cell
Sales Booming, a report by the Earth Policy Institute
published in 2002.
SOLAR ENERGY: RENEWING AMERICA
• Information on solar incentive
programs in the Philadelphia region.
• In New Jersey, check out The
Clean Energy Program.
• And be sure to visit GreenWorks' Raycing
the Sun site to learn about the Solar Car Challenge
and watch University of Pennsylvania Engineering students prepare
for a 1,600-mile car race that uses sunshine instead of gas.
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WIND ENERGY: STEADY BREEZE
• Wind
Power: How Does it Work?
WIND ENERGY: WORLDWIDE WIND
• A report on Wind-generated
electricity by the Earth Policy Institute provides
a good overview of the state of wind power throughout the world.
• The European
Wind Energy Association provides news about wind power
in the European Union and beyond.
• WindPower
Monthly is an international wind energy publication
with news from all over the world.
WIND ENERGY:
BLOWING ACROSS AMERICA
• Interested in wind power for your home or business? New
Wind Energy serves the Mid-Atlantic region and New
York.
• The
American Wind Energy Association is a trade Association
that promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for
consumers around the world. It's a great source of information
and renewable energy news.
WIND ENERGY: CONTROVERSY
• The Cape Cod Times has developed a special Web site on
the Proposed
Nantucket Sound Wind Farm. It's an incredibly rich
source of info on all things relating to power and wind.
• From ENN: Is
Wind Power for the Birds?
• Curry & Kerlinger, a consulting firm to the wind industry,
has looked at Wind-farms and their impacts on birds. Here's
what they've found.
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