These kits are distributed by 3C-REN to participating library locations througout Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obisbo counties. Members of the public can check out kits at their local library, use the materials at home, and return the kit back to the library to be checked out again. Induction cooktops are a great way to try cooking with a safer, more efficient, climate-friendly technology. Induction cooktops have many benefits over gas and...

Are you looking for creative ways to lower your energy costs, generate more of your own power, or become less reliant on the grid? Paul Scheckel offers practical advice for taking matters into your own hands. Explaining the fundamentals of solar, wind, water, and biofuel energy production, Scheckel shows you how to build and maintain a wide variety of energy-saving and energy-producing equipment, ranging from thermosiphon solar hot water collectors...