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2009
Press Contact: Bettina Faltermeier
212-904-3604
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YOUR PATH TO A GREEN HOME A practical guide to putting alternative energy into practice in the home - from a pioneer in the field Given the threat of global warming, the volatility of the world's economy, and the ever-fluctuating price of oil, green hobbyists and consumers are looking for new ways to relieve their wallets, as well as the environmental sides of their conscience. Part of the Green Guru Guides series of books, Renewable Energies for Your Home: Real-World Solutions for Green Conversions (McGraw-Hill; July 2009; Original paperback: $24.95) by Russel Gehrke, offers authoritative, practical, and fun do-it-yourself projects and tips for greening your home and car. Gehrke covers biodiesel, ethanol, CNG, hydrogen, electricity, waste vegetable oil, and biomass, and provides the following information for each fuel: how it works; its carbon footprint; efficiency; strengths; drawbacks; source; applications; a dabbler's guide; and tips. After learning the strengths and drawbacks of each potential energy solution, readers will find projects such as: "My passion is to find new and novel ways to make the world a better place," says Russel Gehrke. "Being green is more about the golden rule - ‘Do unto others as you would have done unto you' - so that makes green, well, golden." ABOUT THE GREEN GURU GUIDES The Green Guru Guides is a new series of books offering the environmentally conscious consumer and hobbyist authoritative, practical, and fun do-it-yourself green living information. It shows the reader how to do a particular task, whether it's building a new energy-efficient vehicle, greening a particular task, or greening an entire home. The Green Guru Guides' covers and interior pages are printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved, acid-free papers containing 100% post-consumer fiber. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Russel Gehrke is an engineer, inventor, and consultant well-known in alternative energy circles. He is the vice president of Ecosense Solutions, LLC, and has been featured on the Discovery Channel and in several episodes of the syndicated television show Cool Fuel Road-Trips, his own pilot TV show, Eco-Outlaws, as well as the History Channel's Modern Marvels. Russel has built hot rods for Willie Nelson and custom motorcycles for John Paul DeJoria, the St. Louis Blues, and others. He is the inventor of "The Reformer," a patent-pending technology that processes ethanol in stationary engines in a much more efficient way. It reduces hourly ethanol use in irrigation systems by more than fifty percent, while improving emissions.
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