Authors

Matthew Padilla

Class Year

2010

Document Type

Feature

Publication Date

Fall 2007

Abstract

For hundreds of years the people of the southwestern United States have hung chile ristras, bunches of red chile, from their homes and used the power of the sun to dry the chiles for cooking during the winter months. While the traditions of the past still hold sway, solar panels have found their way to the homes of native southwesterners. State governments are encouraging harnessing the sun a method of energy production in New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

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