Ziem, Matthew
Summary: "This book details the history, current uses, and potential future applications of wind energy."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.31 ZIEDobson, Clive
Summary: Surveys the history of wind power and windmills, outlines the science that makes them work, and provides instructions for increasingly difficult projects that demonstrate each principle.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books (U.S.) 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.45 DOBSummary: A group of residents of Meredith, NY discover the impacts that a 400-foot high windmill could bring to their community, but become divided over how they see wind power affecting the future of the community.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WINAlkire, Jessie
Summary: Kids will explore one of Earth's important energy resources with Wind Energy Projects from the history of wind energy, to how we use it today. They'll move a car with a balloon, use wind to play a music box, and more. Each project includes color photos and easy to follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.9 ALKSummary: Little lies lead to bigger truths in this charming Irish dramedy. Environmental consultant Kate Ryan goes undercover in a small town to quell objections to a wind farm. But Kate has a complicated history with Carrigeen. Soon after arriving with her son, she runs into an ex-friend and an old flame and realizes her task won't be a breeze.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SOUDe la Rosa, Jeff
Summary: "A volume explaining inventor Geoffrey Landis's plan to develop space rovers that use the power of wind to explore the surface of Venus"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.47 DE LNegley, Keith
Summary: Poul is fascinated by the wind, which he imagines as a wild blue girl, even if the people around him do not feel the same way, until he builds something that shows off her strengths, in a story based on the life of Danish scientist Poul La Cour.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, and imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEGEwing, Rex A.
Summary: Examines renewable energy options for grid-tied homeowners, including solar- and wind-generated electricity, solar water heating, passive solar, and geothermal heating / cooling. System configurations and equipment, average costs, financial incentives, and installation considerations are also covered--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PixyJack Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 697.78 EWIEwing, Rex A.
Summary: "Covers renewable energy options for grid-tied and off-grid homeowners, including solar energy (passive and active), wind power, microhydro energy, geothermal heat pumps, solar water heating, biomass heating, backup generators and pumping/storing water. Also examines energy conservation, system sizing/pricing, and tax incentives"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 696 EWIGipe, Paul.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.792 GIPEwing, Rex A.
Summary: "A hands-on guide to building solar-powered log homes, complete with how-to illustrations and photos, plus profiles of log home owners from across the United States. Topics includes log home construction, solar and wind energy, home heating options, pumping water, costs to consider, and Web resources"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PixyJack Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.837 EWIGaertner, Meg
Summary: "Discusses the science behind wind-powered cars and includes instructions for readers to build their own from household materials."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.22 GAERighter, Robert W.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.3121 RIGBartmann, Dan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Buckville 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.31 BAREwing, Rex A.
Contents: A new philosophy of freedom -- Grid-tied or off-grid? -- Beginning considerations -- Sizing the system -- Solar photovoltaic modules -- Wind turbines -- Micro-hydro power -- Charge controllers -- Batteries -- Inverters -- Putting it all together-safely -- Heating of house and water -- Pumping water -- Final thoughts.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PixyJack Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 696 EWIGipe, Paul.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.3121 GIPTilley, Jim
Summary: "Against the Wind is a story of six characters' second chances to make things right. A successful environmental lawyer is forced to take himself to task when he realizes that everything about his work has betrayed his core beliefs. A high school English teacher asks her former high school love to take up her environmental cause. A transgender adolescent male raised by his grandparents struggles...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Red Hen Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC TILBox, C. J.
Summary: When Earl Alden is found dead, dangling from a wind turbine, it's his wife, Missy, who is arrested. Unfortunately for Joe Pickett, Missy is his mother-in- law, a woman he dislikes heartily, and now he doesn't know what to do --especially when the early signs point to her being guilty as sin. But then things happen to make Joe wonder: Is Earl's death what it appears to be? Is Missy being set up?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Box 2011Kamkwamba, William.
Summary: A true story of tenacity and imagination describes how an African teenager built a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his home and his village, improving life for himself and his neighbors.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 621.453 KAMWilliams, Wendy
Contents: Jim Gordon's big idea -- The power elite and their entourage -- The electrical priesthood -- Birds, fish, and whales -- A pride of pastels -- The passion of Matt Patrick -- Wianno seniors, and those who sail them -- The fourth estate -- The Buzzards Bay oil spill -- The senator from Virginia -- A cold snap -- The pleasure of the governor -- More "public" meetings -- Capitol enemies, capitol...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.9 WILSummary: This program explores the pros and cons of California's controversial program to slash carbon dioxide emissions and promote energy efficiency, which could be adopted nationwide during the Obama administration.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Video 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIGLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASSummary: Some experts believe that up to 25 percent of the world's electricity could eventually be generated by wind power. This program presents the viewpoints of wind energy's supporters and opponents, and explains recent developments in wind power technology. Challengers to the proliferation of wind farms, including conservationists and citizens' groups, argue that wind turbines destroy the landscape...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009