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...

Provides a definitive and hopeful look at our new energy options. And whether it's by harnessing energy from the sun, waves, wind or heat embedded in the Earth, the inventors and entrepreneurs behind these bold ventures are proving that saving the planet can be a viable, and profitable, endeavor.

"Are you looking for creative ways to lower your energy costs, use renewable energy, generate more of your own power, or become less reliant on the grid? Energy expert Paul Scheckel offers practical advice for taking matters into your own hands. Understand the fundamentals of solar, wind, water, and biofuel energy production as you make your home ready for renewables. Each chapter of Homeowner's Energy Handbook provides a comprehensive discussion...

Explores how houses are powered by energy, discussing the electricity, water, and natural gas that fuel appliances and other home technologies, and provides tips on how people can conserve these resources in their homes.