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how to assess your "solar potential.” For example, before considering installation of a solar system, homeowners “must make certain the house is well insulated to minimize heat loss,” the booklet advises. Climate, available sunshine, exposure, and the structure of the home must also be considered.
Because there are currently no industry-wide standards for solar equipment, the publication warns consumers to deal only with licensed contractors, obtain and check carefully references from the contractor’s past customers, and investigate a contractor’s credentials with local solar organizations and the Better Business Bureau.
“Solar Energy and the Homeowner”, is available free for the first copy and 25 cents for each additional copy by writing: National Wildlife Federation, Dept. SE, 1412 16th Street, N. W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
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A pigmy species of hippopotami found chiefly in Liberia weighs only about 400 pounds.
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