You want mechanized help with your gardening chores, but don't want to burn gasoline? Never fear, there are electrified versions of garden tractors, lawn mowers, leaf blowers and more. You very well can mow the lawn, till your garden, etc without having a noisy stinky machine that's causing global warming and shortening your life span. It can be a quiet experience rather than the noisy cantankerous one of traditional gas powered gardening machines.

Solar power technology can provide heat or electricity derived for free (other than the cost of equipment) from sunlight. It has the potential to be a cheap and abundant energy source completely free of harmful side effects.

Solar Electricity Handbook - 2011 Edition: A Simple Practical Guide to Solar Energy - Designing and Installing Photovoltaic Solar Electric Systems

Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines

The twentieth century saw unprecedented growth in population, energy consumption, and food production. As the population shifted from rural to urban, human impacts on the environment increased dramatically.

The twenty-first century ushered in an era of declines, including:

• Oil, natural gas, and coal extraction
• Yearly grain harvests
• Climate stability
• Economic growth
• Fresh water
• Minerals and ores such as copper and platinum

Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature

Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is both an urgent call to action and a comprehensive introduction to "sustainable urbanism"--the emerging and growing design reform movement that combines the creation and enhancement of walkable and diverse places with the need to build high-performance infrastructure and buildings.

Designing Your Perfect House

This book is an excellent guide for anyone wanting to design the house of their dreams. Designing Your Perfect House contains a wealth of information and know-how from an architect who has been working with residential clients for three decades. It s the kind of wisdom that only comes with practice and is of immense value to anyone wanting an inspiring new home. Herein you ll find everything you need to know about the process of working with an architect, as well as what homework to do before you begin.

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature

Forget the notion that technology improves upon nature.

Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that will Recharge America

Plug-in Hybrids points out that, where hydrogen fuel-cell cars won’t be ready for decades, the technology for plug-in hybrids exists today. Unlike conventional hybrid cars that can’t run without gasoline, plug-in hybrids use gasoline or cheaper, cleaner, domestic electricity—or both. Although plug-in hybrids are not yet for sale, demand for them is widespread, coming from characters across the political spectrum, such as:

Electric Motors and Control Techniques

Get greater flexibility, reliability, and reduced energy consumption from household appliances to automobiles. This book will show you how different types of motors operate and how electronic control devices can be used to improve efficiency in a wide range of applications. You'll get in-depth, updated coverage of: Electric motor control applications; dc and ac motors; Digital motors; Commutator-type motors; Noncommutator-types motors; Electric vehicles.

Electric Motors and their Controls: An Introduction

Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair

The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair is a comprehensive manual of over 130 bicycle repairs and maintenance procedures. It is written by Calvin Jones, one of the top bicycle mechanics in the country, and published by Park Tool, the world's leading manufacturer of bicycle tools. The book is written for the novice to expert home mechanic and features hundreds of color pictures to assist the reader in a step-by-step fashion. It is current with the latest technologies and makes allowances for variations by manufacturer.

Velopress Biking How To:

Bicycles are a terrific mode of transportation, but sometimes you just need a little extra push while getting around town. These are commercial factory made electric bicycles.

Currie EZip Trailz Step Thru Women's Electric Bike

• 450w of power from a DC Earth magnetic motor
• Real transportation speeds up to 15mph (24 km/h); ranges up to15-22 mi (24-35 km) per charge
• Comfortable riding, unisex LSH design with suspension fork and removable battery pack
• Comfort design bars and stem, plus comfort saddle