Issue 27
March / April 2001


HopeDance


Energy

Features

Public Power and the Energy of Hope
Dan Rademacher explores why the citizenry ought to take over from the ineptitude of the corporations. He also gives us an excellent overview of our situation (especially regarding moving away from our archaic wasteful and polluting technologies).

Trying a Small System First
Want to put in a system but don't know where to begin? Rudy and Jill Ruterbusch tell their detailed story of creating a small wind-solar system for less than $1500.

Solar Electricity Could Help California
Solar expert and author John Perlin exposes the myths of solar energy and replaces them with facts.

You Can't Take Turning On the Electric Switch for Granted Anymore
Bill Seavey writes from experience. He tells us about putting solar panels on his RV as well as other innovative ideas that work.

Energy Outlook at Duke
Don Boatman and Jack McCurdy not only summarize the falsities of the mainstram coverage of the energy "crisis" but unveils the truths of what's happening at the Duke Plant in Morro Bay.

Shut Down Diablo?
Dennis Keim reports on the recent lecture of Dr. Sternglass, a nuclear physicist who claims low radiation levels emitted from nuclear plants are dangerous to human beings.

Alternative Energies & Websites
Since there is so much out there regarding renewable sources as well as very interesting headline stories about the current "energy crisis" we have a listing of urls with summaries.

So How Does One Get Off the Grid?
Dennis Keim briefly talks us through a procedure of how to start planning and thinking about getting off the grid.

The Strategy for Electricity is Democracy
Richard Grossman, a pioneer in the battle to revoke corporate charters, turns his perceptive analysis at the powerful energy corporations in California.


Columns

Eco-Elder News
Disarmament News
Possibilities
Globalization News

 

 



Introduction
Energy is certainly in the news. The major questions seem to be: Is there a real crisis or a manufactured one? And if the short-term crisis is a manufactured one in order to profit the corporations, does that mean we simply lie back and do nothing?


Departments
Introduction
Letters to the Editor
SLO HOURS DIRECTORY
Heroes of the Central Coast
George W. Bush & the Corporate Connection
Saving Ag Land / “Friends of the Farm”
The Truth About Solar Electric Systems
   by Judy Ledford
Subscription Information
Advertising Directory
Sustainability Gets a Boost from Cal Poly
   by Hunter Francis
“Real Goods” and Saving Energy
Community Bulletin Board
Announcements
HopeDance Distribution Places
Ad Rates

HopeDance Santa Barbara
EcoSoul and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
A Brief History of Agriculture
     by Elias Chiacos
Local Opportunities in Power Generation
     by Gil Garcia
SB Announcements

Reviews
Books (14 books reviewed plus a listing of our favorite films)