Renewable energy sources. – Pacifica Radio Archives

Switching on the sun / produced by Peggy Hughes. (Part 2 of 2)

A look at the potential of solar energy and the technical obstacles it faces. Part 2 of 2. A panel on the politics of solar energy. Moderated by Aileen Alfandary of KPFA News. Producer: Peggy Hughes Narrators: Chris Welch and Tiger Content editing: Philip Maldari and Gregory Pais Engineer: John Rieger

August 24, 2025

The Politics of energy / Barry Commoner.

On the political blocks to developing alternative energy resources. |r.1. Non-renewability. — r.2. Nuclear power. — r.3. The Politics of going solar. — r.4. Public vs. corporate control.

August 24, 2025

Switching on the sun / produced by Peggy Hughes

A look at the potential of solar energy and the technical obstacles it faces. The first part of the program, explores its uses — ranging from earliest times to blueprints for solar space stations. It points out how the use of solar energy would implicate changes in energy use. Written and produced by Peggy Hughes,…

August 24, 2025

Cooking with sunshine / Barbara Kerr and Bev Blum ; produced by Barbara Dunlap.

Designer of a solar, Barbara Kerr, and solar cooking proponent, Bev Blum, tell how to cook meals using no fuel but direct sunlight. Dunlap shares her trials and errors to guide one toward successful cooking with sunshine.|COOKING WITH SUNSHINE / Barbara Kerr and Bev Blum| produced by Barbara Dunlap. – SERIES: New signals| 12/4/90 –…

August 24, 2025

The Energy crisis : a political crisis / Barry Commoner.

Lecture sponsored by the New American Movement on the need for renewable energy sources (81 min.). Questions and answers (27 min.).

August 24, 2025