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    Husk Power

    Charles "Chip" Ransler is the Chief Strategy Officer for Husk Power Systems , which provides electricity to rural India through the use of rice husks.  The husks are a waste product of rice milling.  Their technology provides "mini power plants" to small villages, supplying households with enough electricity for 8-10 hours a day.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Charles "Chip" Ransler is the Chief Strategy Officer for Husk Power Systems, which provides electricity to rural India through the use of rice husks. The husks are a waste product of rice milling. Their technology provides "mini power plants" to small villages, supplying households with enough electricity for 8-10 hours a day.

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    Eating Pork; White Chocolate; Husk Power; Who Is Making Us Fat
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:51Eating Pork
    3. 16:40Bottega Louie
    4. 25:10White Chocolate
    5. 31:20Husk PowerYou’re reading this
    6. 37:19Who Is Making Us Fat?
    7. 45:07Georgian Wines
    8. 51:40Bush Tucker
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Candace Moyer

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    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Eating Pork; White Chocolate; Husk Power; Who Is Making Us Fat
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:51Eating Pork
    3. 16:40Bottega Louie
    4. 25:10White Chocolate
    5. 31:20Husk PowerYou’re reading this
    6. 37:19Who Is Making Us Fat?
    7. 45:07Georgian Wines
    8. 51:40Bush Tucker
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