August 2004
The Sun Rises in the West
Solar Flair
Berkeley’s PowerLight got started in a garage in 1991 and today it’s poised to build one of the world’s biggest solar-power stations. Company founder Thomas Dinwoodie, who meditates and reads Lao-tzu, is beaming with delight.
by DANA SMIRIN
The Sun Rises in the West
San Francisco is fast becoming the beacon for the Solar Power revolution. But plans for a Hydrogen Highway (and the imported gas to fuel it) could derail solar in some of the state.
by GAR SMITH
Grace Notes
An amazing boxed set of CDs chronicles over 100 years of American gospel in sermons and music that reveal a complex legacy of sound and spirit.
by LARRY KELP
Get Happy
Americans have a constitutional right to pursue happiness but our resident philosopher wonders just what in the world we mean by the word.
by WES NISKER
Laguna Farms: Sowing Seeds of Sustainability
A family farmer and a talented herbalist joined forces in marriage and mission to create the North Bay’s largest Community Supported Agriculture farm.
by PATRICIA DINES
Grokking the Transparent Network
Reflections on the 13th Digital Be-in, its muses and memes.
by MICHAEL GROSNEY
Quantum Spirit
What the Bleep Do We Know? is the oddball title of a new, offbeat film fable that shows why quantum physics just may be the hottest and longest running reality show in town.
by CHRISTIANE SCHULL
Second Generation
Common Ground salutes some young activists of Generation Y.
by MONA AUSUBEL
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