![]() Not with an expensive, store-bought turbine, but with a home-built one that cost hardly anything. ![]() Almost from the moment I bought it, I had the idea of putting up a wind turbine and making some electricity, and later adding some solar panels. One thing I noticed right away about my property is that most of the time, the wind is blowing. However, it would be nice to have at least a little electricity, since so much of life in the twenty-first century is dependent on it. No electricity equals no light pollution. The problem is, it’s so remote that there is no electrical service available. I am an astronomer and wanted a place to practice my hobby far away from the terrible light pollution found near cities of any real size. Several years ago I bought some remote property in Arizona. You can purchase this book from the Mother Earth News store: Do It Yourself Projects to Get You Off the Grid. Twenty Instructables illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop, or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector. This Instructables collection utilizes the best that the online community has to offer, turning a far-reaching group of people into a mammoth database churning out ideas to make life better, easier, and, in this case, greener, as this volume exemplifies. Do It Yourself Projects to Get You Off the Grid (Skyhorse Publishing, 2018) by is illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs per project accompanying easy-to-follow instructions.
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