July 31, 2005: Renewable Energy - Jim Bell | The Space Shuttle - Ed Dames

Art Bell opens with Major Ed Dames, who returns to discuss his remote viewing predictions about a catastrophic solar event he calls the "kill shot." With the Space Shuttle Discovery facing repair issues in orbit and recent powerful solar flares, Dames warns that the confluence of events matches what his team has long predicted as the harbinger of a devastating solar sequence. He estimates an 85 percent likelihood that this catastrophic series is underway.

In the second half, renewable energy expert Jim Bell joins to outline a plan for transitioning communities to energy self-sufficiency. He explains how Energy Service Companies invest upfront capital in efficiency improvements and share in the savings, producing positive cash flow from day one. He cites a San Diego building returning 25 percent annually on its investment and calculates that covering 18 percent of existing buildings with solar panels could make San Diego County energy independent.

Jim Bell offers his book free online, arguing that keeping energy dollars local rather than exporting billions for imported fuel would transform regional economies. Art presses him on specifics and the political obstacles between current fossil fuel dependence and a renewable future.