Welcome to Home Power #13 This 13th issue marks the second anniversary of Home Power Magazine. We want to thank all the folks who make Home Power's continued publication possible. First off comes our advertisers who pay the bill for printing and mailing HP. Without our advertisers there would be no Home Power. Thanks also to everyone who has worked on Home Power-- the contributors of articles, info & money, our printers Valley Web Press in Medford, OR, our Postmaster Elden Cibart in Hornbrook, CA and last but most certainly not least, the thoroughly delirious Home Power Crew who are willing to work their butts off just for the good feelings. Two years ago we started Home Power Magazine on a dream and a dare. We spent eight months getting enough support to put out the first issue. Many folks and companies donated their mailing lists to enable us to send out about 7,300 copies of Home Power #1. We didn't know what to expect. We'd never met any of you and you didn't know that Home Power was coming. An executive once told me that a "blind" mailing receives less than 2% response. Well, the blind mailing of HP#1 received greater than 53% response. Obviously we had hit some kinda collective nerve and HP was off & running! Our database has continued to grow and this issue goes out to over 14,000 people under individual mailing labels, with an additional Å2,400 copies mailed to energy extension services, universities, whole wheatie food co-ops, and anyone else who will read us with both eyes. Home Power has found its way to the most remote locations on this planet. We now have international subscribers in every continent, expect Antarctica (and we're workin' on that). The thought of HP helping folks toward energy self-sufficiency makes our day! What Home Power shows is our collective concern for our environment, and our use of renewable energies to protect and sustain our planet. While we sort of figured that others shared our concerns, we had no idea that there were sooooo many of you. Or that you were as dedicated as we are to sharing this planet in harmony with all lifeforms. We thank you for your concern and your efforts. Keep it up, it's these energies that can save us all from environmental destruction and make this planet inhabitable into the next century. It's folks like you that keep Home Power up and working. Everytime we feel down, we read your letters and subs forms. The love you send us is magnificent and it keeps us going. Thanks. the Home Power Crew