Energy Self-Sufficiency
(see also Wind Power, Solar Energy, Auto Mania & Petroleum Trade)
Basics
On the Web: Articles
On the Web: Specialized Sites
American Coalition for Ethanol.
Equiterre Canadians at work for fair trade, ecological agriculture, sustainable transportation & energy efficiency.
HopeDance California magazine for sustainable living.
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.
In the Library: Articles
Forsythe, Dall W. "An energy-scarce society: the politics & possibilities," Working Papers for a New Society 2,1 (spr 74):3-13.
Locke, Michelle. "Oceans of energy await harnessing," San Francisco Chronicle (9/17/01). Berkeley startup to replace diesel engines with offshore wave-powered generators, most expensive renewable energy so far. But .2% of ocean's wave power could power the world.
Mckibben, Bill. "An American obsession," Orion (1-2/03).
Webber, Tammy. "Chicago sets goal for cleaner energy," San Francisco Chronicle (07/06/01). Within five years Chicago will derive 20% of its energy from renewable sources, & be country’s center for manufacturing & developing green technology.
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Beder, Sharon. Power Play: The Fight to Control the World’s Electricity (NY: New Press, 2003).
Hahnel, Robin. The ABCs of Political Economy: A Modern Approach (London: Pluto, 2002).
Hoffmann, Peter. Tomorrow’s Energy. Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, & the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet (Cambridge MA: MIT, 2001).
Lipschutz, Ronnie D. & others. The Energy Saver's Handbook: For Town & City People (Emmaus PA: Rodale, 1982).
Ridgway, James & Bettina Conner. New Energy: Understanding the Crisis & a Guide to an Alternative Energy System (Boston: Beacon, 1975).
__________ with Carolyn S. Projansky. Energy-Efficient Community Planning: A Guide to Saving Energy & Producing Power at the Local Level (Emmaus PA: JG Press, 1979).
__________. Powering Civilization: The Complete Energy Reader (NY: Pantheon, 1982).
In the Library: Fiction
In the Library: For Young Readers
In the Library: Poetry
In the Library: Drama
In the Library: Photography
CD & Audio
"Power of the Wind," by Greg Artzner & Terry Leonino. On their Magpie Give Light, Sliced Bread Records CD-lSB71185.