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Harnessing the Sun | Promo

Preview: Season 1 Episode 18 | 30s

The story of America's solar industry, and the promise of solar today and tomorrow.

The story of America's solar industry, and the promise of solar today and tomorrow: rise and fall of the 1970s American solar energy program; a non-profit dedicated to providing low income families with solar panels; the company that built “the worlds greenest office building;” and the Idaho couple blazing new solar paths for America’s highways.

04/21/2014

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Funding for season one of Local, USA provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Harnessing the Sun | Promo

Preview: Season 1 Episode 18 | 30s

The story of America's solar industry, and the promise of solar today and tomorrow: rise and fall of the 1970s American solar energy program; a non-profit dedicated to providing low income families with solar panels; the company that built “the worlds greenest office building;” and the Idaho couple blazing new solar paths for America’s highways.

04/21/2014

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