Solar Power

By Joseph Cooper,

Richard Ives, Polly Landess

Published August 12, 2016 at 10:28 AM EDT

(8-9-2016) In the Sunshine State, one would assume solar to be a dominant energy source.

So why is Florida one of only four U.S. states without distributed consumer solar power?

Today’s Topical Currents reviews the state’s solar issues, including two state Constitutional questions: Amendments One and Four. Amendment Four is on the August 30^th primary ballot, but Amendment One is slated for November.

We also discuss the latest in solar and “green” technologies.

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Joseph Cooper

WLRN Radio's Joseph Cooper says producing and hosting Topical Currents is the most rewarding experience of his long radio career, which began at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in the 1970s.

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Richard Ives

Richard Ives came to WLRN in September 2000 to begin a new career in radio. Born in Fort Lauderdale, his family moved to Long Island, New York, where he grew up. After graduation from college and an unsatisfying stint in a job that, as he puts it, "paid the bills but for which I had no passion" he found himself contemplating a midlife career change after being laid-off.

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Polly Landess

Polly works as a producer with The Sunshine Economy. She has previously worked with DoubleTake Documentary Institute and Magazine, The Sally Jessy Raphael Show and ABC Talk Radio Networks.

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