LISA: LIVE
PICTURES FROM THE
FAIRFIELD SKY CAMERA.
YOU CAN SEE THE FAIRFIELD
WIND
TURBINES TURNING.
WE SEE A LOT OF SUNNY WEATHER
HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO USE THE
SUN.
WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF SOLAR COOKERS INTERNATIONAL.
THE SUN IS A GREAT THING TO USE
TO DO SOME COOKING BUT IT'S NOT
SOMETHING PEOPLE OFTEN THINK OF.
YOU HAVE SOME ACTUAL KITS THAT
YOU CAN BUY IF YOU WANT TO USE
THE SUN TO COOK.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE
WORLD ARE RUNNING OUT OF WAYS TO
COOK.
THERE ARE 3 BILLION PEOPLE WHO
STILL COOK OVER OPEN FIRES WHICH
IS DANGEROUS, BAD FOR YOUR
HEALTH AND BAD FOR THE PLANET.
YOU CAN COOK FOR -- IF YOU CAN
COOK WITH SOLAR ENERGY, YOU CAN
BUY MORE FOOD FOR YOUR KIDS AND
KEEP WOMEN SAFER BECAUSE SHE'S
NOT THREATENED BY PEOPLE WHO
WOULD PREY ON HER WHEN SHE IS
FAR FROM HOME.
LISA: WHO
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
SPECIFICALLY?
THESE ARE 3 BILLION PEOPLE
WHO EARN LESS THAN TWO DOLLARS A
DAY.
THEY LIVED MOSTLY IN LESS
INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES AND
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CHOICES.
WHEN MOTHERS ARE TRYING TO DO A
GOOD JOB RAISING THEIR KIDS,
MAKING SURE TO HAVE FOOD TO EAT
AND SAFE WATER TO DRINK, THEY
CAN USE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND
IT IS A LIFE CHANGER.
LISA:
LOOK AT THIS COOKER AND
EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS.
I HAVE BROUGHT A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT KINDS.
THESE ARE PANEL COOKERS, LOWER
TEMPERATURE, SLOW COOKERS.
THIS IS LIKE USING A CROCKPOT.
THOSE TWO OVENS THERE WILL COOK
UP TO 350-375 DEGREES ARAGONITE.
WE HAVE SAVED THE MOST POWERFUL
ONE FOR THE FESTIVAL TOMORROW.
THOSE ARE THE PARABOLIC
CONCENTRATED COOKERS.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN IRON
CHEF-STYLE COOKOFF.
THOSE ABIES WILL.
YOU CAN SEAR A STEAK AND COOK IT
IN 20 MINUTES.
LISA: DO YOU USE THE SOLAR
COOKER ON A REGULAR BASIS?
I DO.
I MADE A BLACKBERRY PIE ON THIS
ONE AND MADE A POT OF SPAGHETTI
SAUCE THAT SIMMERED ALL
AFTERNOON.
AFTER THE PIE WAS DONE, I PUT IN
SOME EGGPLANT AND ROASTED IT.
YOU CAN COOK JUST ABOUT ANYTHING
PEOPLE EAT.
LISA: I LIKE THAT YOUR HOUSES
AND HOT FROM COOKING, WHICH IS A
DOWNSIDE OF COOKING WHEN IT IS
SO HOT OUTSIDE.
OUR MORE AND MORE PEOPLE DOING
THIS IN AMERICA BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO USE AN ALTERNATIVE FORM
OF ENERGY?
YES.
IT'S AN INTERESTING AND FUN WAY
TO COOK AND THE FOOD IS
DELICIOUS.
AND YOU DON'T HEAT UP YOUR HOUSE
AND STOP IN THE U.S., THAT IS
MAINLY WHY PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED
TO IT.
LISA: AND YOU SAVE SOME MONEY.
ASK IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE COST OF
THE COOKING ENERGY, IT'S A COST
OF THE AIR-CONDITIONING YOU ARE
SAVING.
FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD, SOME
WOMEN, THEY EARN $100 A MONTH,
THEY SPEND $40 TO BUY FUEL FOR
COOKING.
YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT A
DIFFERENCE IT WOULD MAKE IF SHE
HAS MET FOR HER 20 OR $30 A
MONTH TO BUY FOOD LISA: FOR HER
KIDS LISA:.
YOU ARE TRYING TO DISTRIBUTE
THIS AROUND THE WORLD?
WE EMPOWER PEOPLE BY GIVING
THEM KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY IN
FINDING PEOPLE LOCALLY WHO ARE
DESIGNING AND MAKING SOLAR
COOKERS PERFECT FOR THEM RIGHT
THERE IN THEIR REGION.
LISA: HOW DO YOU GET THEM TO
PEOPLE IN THE WEST
INDUSTRIALIZED REGIONS OF THE
WORLD?
WE TRY NOT TO SHIP.
YOU CAN MAKE SOLAR COOKERS OUT
OF LOTS OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
IF YOU GO TO A COMMUNITY, LOOK
AND SEE WHAT MATERIALS THEY HAVE
AVAILABLE AND HELP THEM FIGURE
OUT WHICH WOULD WORK BEST AND
WHAT SIZE IT WOULD NEED TO BE
DEPENDING ON HOW BIG OR SMALL
THE FAMILIES ARE.
THEN WE SUPPORT THEM AS THEY
WORK TOGETHER TO USE AND MAKE
SOLAR COOKERS AND HELP THE
COMMUNITIES LEARN TO DO THE
SAME.
LISA: THE FESTIVAL
STARTS
TOMORROW AND IS 9:00 UNTIL 3:00.