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Who Owns the Sun? : People, Politics, and the Struggle for a Solar Economy

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Title: Who Owns the Sun? : People, Politics, and the Struggle for a Solar Economy
by Daniel M. Berman, John T. O'Connor, Ralph Nader
ISBN: 0-930031-86-5
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Pub. Date: December, 1996
Format: Hardcover
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $24.95
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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: Informative
Comment: John T Oconnor has some great insights into the reasons why solar energy is not more readily available and in use. Great Book

Rating: 4
Summary: Pulls you out of your seat and reveals the reality of solar.
Comment: "Who Owns the Sun?" is a densely packed, well written book with many surprising and practical revelations about where solar energy technology came from, how it has developed in the U.S. and where it presently stands. Drawing on the history of public vs. private power, the potentially crucial role of organized labor in the solar movement and the decisions being made by those who use energy primarily as a way to make money, Berman and O'Connor give a perceptive look into why our energy mix stands as it does today. By discussing the societal and environmental impacts of this mix we see renewable energy cast in a refreshing light. Gone is the euphoric notion of slapping some photovoltaics on your roof to solve the world's problems. Rather, by looking at the powers who control the energy supply and what they are doing to maintain that control into the future, we get a clear vision of the strategies that need to be considered by people concerned about the direction our world is going in. Cleaner less polluting options exist, but will these paths be followed by the same people who control the show right now? Probably not, and the authors give many lengthy examples as to why they feel this way. Ultimately, "Who Owns the Sun?" exposes much of the energy industry for what it really is, profit driven. By accepting this idea, the logic of the utilities and others controlling our energy fate becomes clear. And by acting on this logic we're able to begin stacking the deck in favor of consumer and environmental driven ideals.

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