It is always interesting to get Home Power magazine and see what people are doing to harvest energy. This issue had two profiles of Guerrilla solar with pictures of the owners wearing ski masks and looking sinister. Several of the letters were about guerrilla solar and one can only conclude Home Power is actively promoting civil disobedience. Don't know what is going to come of all this, but it will be fun to watch. The latest issue is 160 pages and seems to get bigger every month. What is even more interesting is they practically give it away to libraries and i believe it is on their web page at: http:/www.homepower.com It has been fun watching this home grown magazine develop into a professional voice for alternative energy and still remain centered at a remote site in Oregon. In addition to technical articles there is homespun column which talks about solar cooking and getting a bee hive. Most of the articles would only interest people with technical interests or a strong desire to be energy independent. A small minority at present. I have donated a copy to our local library and Julie watches the statistics on how much it is used. Looks like the interest is steady and about the same as Time and Newsweek. I just read where the nuclear industry has donated over a million dollars to political campaigns and is mounting a large lobbying effort to force a waste storage site. Depressing, but we can always read HomePower and get a positive vision for the future.
