Entries Tagged as 'Renewable Energy'

The Environment Challenge

April 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN,  as part of our ongoing series celebrating Environmental Education Week D-E-P-R-E-S-S-I-N-G. That pretty much sums up the subject matter in Capstone’s 6-titled series “The Environment Challenge.” Actually, the series might be better described as “The Environmental Myth of Sisyphus;” while specks of hope and corrective measures are sprinkled throughout the […]

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Making Good Choices About Renewable Resources

June 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In Making Good Choices About Renewable Resources, author Jeanne Nagle provides a comprehensive overview of renewable energy: solar, geothermal, wind, hydro and biomass.  Each type of power source is discussed in detail, and related issues such as sustainability and conservation are defined and explained. This book is very thorough and it is […]

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The Kids’ Solar Energy Book

March 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Frequent Vegbooks readers may have picked up on my scorn of some alternative energy nonfiction that clearly omits any mention of solar energy. The cosmos aligned and sent me a copy of The Kids’ Solar Energy Book, which is a humorous means of investigating active systems, passive solar, and the […]

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