T�tulo: Solar Dividends: How Solar Energy Can Generate a Basic Income For Everyone on Earth
Editor: Sandstone Publishing
Fecha de publicaci�n: 2019
Idioma: Ingl�s
ISBN 10: 0990479234
ISBN 13: 9780990479239
Encuadernaci�n: Encuadernaci�n de tapa blanda
Estado: Good

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Sinopsis

Imagine a world where poverty has been eliminated and global warming has been brought under control. Imagine this can be done via a single program. Imagine that we can start on this today.

That's the world envisioned by Solar Dividends, which puts forth a bold new plan--use solar energy to pay for unconditional basic incomes for everyone on the planet. The idea is simple: we set up solar panels for each person, sell the electricity the panels generate, and deliver the money as solar dividends to the person as their basic income, for the rest of their life. This program won't require tax money because the solar panels pay for themselves through the money they earn by generating electricity. The money won't run out because the panels are maintained and replaced as needed. And we don't have to wait for an international treaty because every country receives enough raw solar energy to set up their own program. Solar energy gives us a new way to pay for basic incomes, and basic incomes give us a new reason to build solar energy. Combining these two big ideas will lift everyone out of economic insecurity, reduce the carbon emissions that drive climate change, and assemble a clean energy system that can sustain us indefinitely into the future--all with one program. Solar Dividends makes clear the practical steps to bring about this positive future.

Part A describes a fictional future where solar dividends have been fully implemented and have largely solved the problems of economic insecurity and global warming. Part B outlines the specific steps that can be taken starting today to bring about this bright future. This is a realistic utopian plan based on real hardware generating real money. It does not require international treaties or radical changes to our current economic systems. By making people economically self-sufficient without using taxes, it will appeal to both liberals and conservatives.

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Robert Stayton is the author of the award-winning book "Power Shift: From Fossil Energy to Dynamic Solar Power". With degrees in physics and science communication, Robert Stayton is uniquely positioned to explain solar energy to the general public. He discovered solar energy in 1976 and has made teaching and promoting it his lifework. He has taught courses in physics, energy, and solar energy at the University of California Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College. His white paper Prospects for the Use of Solar Energy in California prepared for the California State Assembly Office of Research, was a key factor in the passage of AB1558, which established the most advanced solar tax credit in the U.S. One California state department head wrote to David Saxon, President of the University of California at the time, praising the report: "For a scientist to be able to communicate in language a lay person can understand is a rare quality. Mr. Stayton demonstrates this gift in this very fine publication." Stayton co-founded Energy Action, a research group that received a grant from the California Energy Commission. He also co-founded Energy Future Santa Cruz, a nonprofit organization that received funding from the National Science Foundation to develop an energy plan for Santa Cruz County using input from government agencies, community organizations, schools, and citizens. He also served as Energy Advisor for Santa Cruz County Supervisor Pat Liberty and served on the Energy Advisory Committee for the City of Santa Cruz. In 1997, Robert and his wife built a passive solar home in Santa Cruz County and outfitted it with an off-grid solar photovoltaic system. He has been living with solar energy since then, always looking for new ways to apply solar in his daily life. He drives a solar-charged Plug-in Prius, heats his water with a solar water heating system, and bakes his bread in his solar oven. He has served as host to hundreds of people who have toured his home to see his solar exploits firsthand. Stayton's development of the idea of solar dividends marks him as an original thinker with a positive vision of the future. His careful methods of analysis and ability to anticipate questions allows him to convey the idea to a broad audience, many of whom will want to join the effort to enact the program of solar dividends.

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St Vinnie's Charitable Books is the online book storefront for St Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Oregon. We are a charitable organization that serves over 84,000 people annually through homeless shelters, affordable housing and emergency services. We are passionate about books and sell over 1 million books annually throughout though our retail operations.

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