Renewables are ready--people creating renewable energy solutions / [electronic resource] Nancy Cole and P.J. Skerrett with Kevin Gallagher ... [et al.].

Includes index.

Chapter titles: U.S. energy use at the croosroads -- Strategy #1: work in partnership with utilities -- Strategy #2: build niche markets -- Strategy #3: seek creative financing -- Strategy #4: change the energy rules -- Strategy #5: educate by example -- Appendix A: Renewable energy: how the technologies work (wind power; passive solar design; solar thermal; photovoltaics (PVs); biomass; hydropower geothermal; energy storage) -- Appendix B: Impacts and hidden costs of fossil fuels -- Appendix C: Resource guide (includes national organizations representing local interests; regional, state, and local resources; funding resources; publications; supplies and equipment)