your complete guide to living beyond the grid with renewable energy technologies and sustainable living Schaeffer, John 1949- creator author McKibben, Bill writer of foreword text bibliography bcc 2014 2015 14th edition, revised & updated monographic eng

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xvi, 463 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm What book would you want if you were stranded on a desert island? Widely regarded as the "bible" of off-grid living, Real Goods Solar Living Source Book might be your best choice. With over six hundred thousand copies in print worldwide, it is the most comprehensive resource available for anyone interested in lessening their environmental footprint or increasing their energy independence Relocalization -- Land and shelter -- Sunshine to electricity -- From panel to plug -- Emergency preparedness and solar mobility -- Energy conservation -- Water development -- Water heating -- Water and air purification -- Composting toilets and greywater systems -- Regenerative homesteading and farming -- Urban homesteading -- Sustainable transportation -- Natural burial -- The Real Goods' sustainable living library John Schaeffer ; foreword by Bill McKibben Includes bibliographical references and index Solar energy Renewable energy sources 621.47 9780865717848 0865717842 9781550925791 1550925792 2014486400 140331 20230413134522.0 875240191