Net Metering Most homeowners and businesses
with solar panels can create a surplus of energy that the utility
companies will buy. The practice is called net metering and it was created to foster a
struggling solar industry in its infancy. But now the solar
industry is growing and the utility companies are trying to
find a way to support customers that go "off the grid" while not
passing the costs of infrastructure maintenance onto the customers
still "on the grid."
Teen Smoking The United States Surgeon
General's first report on youth smoking in nearly 20 years was
released earlier this month and it found that the decade and a half
decline in teen smoking has leveled off and remains an
"epidemic." This new report looks closely at the effects
smoking has on teenagers who become addicted to cigarettes, such as
stunted lung formation and increased risk of heart attack.
Here to discuss these new findings is a UC Merced professor who
contributed to the surgeon general's report, Dr. Anna V. Song, and
a former scientist for Phillip Morris who was the first major
whistle blower against the tobacco industry, Dr. Victor DeNoble.
Poetry Out Loud The
Poetry Out Loud competition has done for poetry what
spelling bees have done for spelling. Monday, March 26 is the
final day for the California Poetry Out Loud competition. The
winner will receive $200 from the National Endowment for the Arts
and go on to compete in Washington, DC for a chance to win $500 in
poetry books for his or her school. Joining us to discuss the
importance of the Poetry Out Loud competition is former chairman of
the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia, who is not only the keynote
speaker, but the creator of the competition. Also joining us
is the winner of the Sacramento County competition, Brittany
Wiltz.
Watch the competition Here.
Legally Blonde The musical adaptation of the
film "Legally Blonde" is running at the 24th Street
Theatre through April 1. We'll be speaking with the
producing director, Bob Baxter, and the stars of
the production.