[familyop]

"Wind and solar won’t be a major factor in energy production in our lifetimes or our children’s lifetimes. But they’re both doing a great job of killing thousands of birds and other creatures."

That's funny. My PV solar power plant hasn't killed any birds. Don't know why so many people want to pay and support socialist, government-linked corporates--maybe because they get their chicken feed from 'em.

$2K Solar Space + Water Heating -- One Simple DIY System
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/DHWplusSpace/Main.htm

Drive the commie political regulator neighbors crazy. Their "property values" are fake anyway. Build your own wind turbine on a stealthy tilt tower!

Wind Power
http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.shtml

rocket stove mass heater
http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp

Wood Gasification
http://midwestpermaculture.com/2012/10/downdraft-wood-gasification/

Don't let the NIMBY piggies use their government incomes, phony appearances and dishonest gossip to rob you! Get self-sufficient, technically inclined, and watch them leave after their foreclosures.

[familyop]

With much study and attention to safety instructions in advance, it’s easy to build one’s own PV solar electric system. Without some of the more expensive appliances (electric range, electric clothes dryer, forced air furnace, etc.), a small, efficient house can be fully powered for about $60-70 per month (mostly battery replacements, costs averaged over about 25 years in a relatively sunny area and only with a self-install). And that way, your money won’t be going to the local, government-employed or connected crooks with their fingers in local energy companies.