About the Author

William L. Seavey has been experimenting with solar power since the early 90's, when he first installed a small 50 watt system in his motor home with the assistance of a technician involved with Australia's annual solar race car competition. He lived out of the motorhome for periods of up to three months "boondocking" around North America--testing the limits and possibilities. He has since gone on to install small photovoltaic systems in a suburban house in California and a strawbale house in Mexico. Only after 12 years of experimentation did he undertake the writing and research of the People's Guide.

In 2004 following the United States' invasion of Iraq, Seavey concluded after serious study that at least one clandestine motive for being in the Middle East was to militarily secure crude oil reserves. He began to think that there MUST be a way for the U.S. to end its addiction to foreign oil--maybe even to oil itself. Were there enough fuel and tech alternatives? He wasn't sure--but ultimately decided there were indeed, and commenced to write about them in Power Your Car WITHOUT Gasoline! This manual looks at six alternatives in depth, and was recently revised and expanded in late 2006--the field is just exploding. His innovative concept for the Garage Filling Station, illustrated in the book, has received attention in such journals as E Magazine, Energy Bulletin and ODE Magazine.

In addition to writing and publishing, Seavey has taught a class in "green energy" for the Osher Instutute of Lifelong Learning sponsored by California Polytechnic University (San Luis Obispo) and helped organize a six expert free panel discussion at the local public library in Electric Transportation attended by almost 150 people. He has also presented programs in energy conservation in general as a response to global warming concerns. (For more info about these programs, please contact Mr. Seavey).

Seavey is the former director of the Greener Pastures Institute, a relocation consulting organization once mentioned in The Wall Street Journal, Good Housekeeping, Mother Earth News, New York Times, Fortune, Countryside and elsewhere. For many years he assisted urban individuals seeking to live more self-sufficient and environmentally responsible lifestyles in rural America. In the course of this work he also authored such books as Moving to Small Town America (Dearborn Financial) and the Eden Seeker's Guide (Loompanics).

Seavey is married with two grown children. He divides his time between locations in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.