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Plugging in to the Wind and Sun

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July 28, 2005
Rose Miller Utne.com 
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Several companies sell products that help consumers convert their households to alternative power sources. Among them is John Schaeffer's aforementioned Real Goods, founded in 1978 to meet the needs of participants in the original back-to-the-land movement. The company now sells solar panels, micro-wind turbines, batteries, and environmentally friendly appliances. According to Motavalli, many back-to-the-landers rely on Lehman's, a Kidron, Ohio-based company that sells nonelectric appliances and other necessities for an off-the-grid lifestyle.

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