At the Library
RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT PETERSHAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY…
Kill-A-Watt Meter, displays how much energy your appliances are using. (Ask Librarian for meter as it is kept behind desk.)
Killowatt Ours, DVD about Appalachian mountaintop coal strip mining, fossil fuel related environmental problems, and individual energy-saving actions.
An Inconvenient Truth, DVD featuring Al Gore detailing scientific evidence of global warming/climate change.
The Consumers Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists by Michael Brower and Warren Leon, identifies those modern consumer activities that cause the most environmental damage and those that cause the least.
Your Green Home by Alex Wilson, is a detailed guide on building energy efficient and environmentally friendly new homes.
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s 9th edition of its Consumers Energy Guide helps homeowners “decide which products to buy and how to use them for maximum energy savings.”
The Home Energy Diet by Paul Scheckel on how to save money by making your house energy smart.
The Weathermakers by Tim Flannery is a very readable account of the science behind the effects of humankind’s activities on the planet.
Insulate & Weatherize by Bruce Harley – a “Taunton’s Build Like a Pro” series book that addresses “keeping warm in winter & cool in summer, solving moisture problems, and finding hidden energy wasters.”
Homeowners Guide to Renewable Energy: by Dan Chiras – Achieving energy independence through solar, wind, biomass and hydropower.
“Residential Green Building Guide: A web source book for New England” – you can download the latest version from the EPA site.
The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis by VT author and energy activist Greg Paul, alalyzed opportunities for community-owned renewable energy.
Green Up Your Cleanup by by Jill Schoff. Easy ideas to change the way you live — for your family and the earth.
Reducing Energy Costs by the Editors of Consumers Reports.
The 11th Hour, film produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, The 11th Hour describes the last moment when change is possible.
Who Killed the Electric Car, dvd
