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'''Paul Munsen''' is the owner of [[Sun Ovens International]], which produced the [[Villager]] solar cooker shown in the photograph.
  
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[[Category:Who's who in the solar cooking movement|Munsen]]
  
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[[Image:Paul_Munsen_Flickr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Paul Munsen standing beside a [[Villager Sun Oven]]]]
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[[File:Mandela_with_chicken.jpg|right|thumb|Paul Munsen with Nelson Mandela-Demonstrating the Sun Oven in South Africa]]
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'''Paul Munsen''' is the president of [[Sun Ovens International]]. SUN OVENS is located in Elburn, Illinois [[USA]], and is a leading manufacturer of high quality solar cooking devices. SUN OVENS were developed to combat deforestation and slow down global warming, and are currently being used in 130 counties around the world.
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Paul has been involved in solar cooking projects in developing countries on 5 continents and is currently involved with projects supported by:
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*[[Rotary International]]
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*United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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*U.S. Department of Energy
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*Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
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*UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
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*South African Ministry of Minerals and Energy
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*World Bank
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Paul has addressed the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development at the UN Headquarters in New York. He is the past-president of the Illinois Society for International Development.
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<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
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File:Munsen_Gulu_Uganda.jpg|Sun Oven Project in Gulu Uganda
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File:Munsen_Sri_Lanka.jpg|Teaching Children in Northern Sri Lanka
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File:Munsen_and_Hastert.jpg|Explaining a Sun Oven to US House Speaker Dennis Hastert
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File:MVC-027F.jpg|Sun-baked bread in Zambia
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File:Munsen_South_Africa.jpg|Sun Oven Demo in South Africa
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File:Munsen_KSL.jpg|KSL TV Salt Lake City, Utah
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File:Paul_Munsen_Spain.jpg|Solar Cooking Demo in Spain
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File:Munsen_Afghanistan.jpg|Teaching in Afghanistan
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File:2_19_0292.jpg|Haiti Earthquake
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</gallery>
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==See also==
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*[[Sun Ovens International]]
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*[http://www.solarcook.net The Solar Cook's Blog by Paul Munsen]
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*[http://twitter.com/thesolarcook Paul Munsen on Twitter]
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==Audio and video==
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[[Video:Solar Cooking on Good Day Utah Fox 13|400px|none]]
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==Articles in the media==
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* '''May 2011:''' [http://www.heraldextra.com/hold/article_c701de41-5dcc-584e-adbd-f9016a3f574e.html Sun-baked meals gaining popularity] - ''Utah Daily Herald''
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==External links==
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* [http://www.solarcook.net/events.html SUN OVENS Cooking Essentials Seminars in Texas!]
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* '''April 2009:''' [http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=59&sid=6090273 Paul Munsen interviewed by Studio Five]
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*[http://audio.wbez.org/wv/2006/03/wv_20060330a.m3u Paul Munsen of Sun Ovens International interviewed on NPR's Worldview program]
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*[http://www.kcsg.com/news/local/42596082.html?video=YHI&t=a Using the Dixie Sun for Solar Cooking] The Villager Sun Oven was in St. George, Utah and was picked up by the television station in that area, KCSG. You can watch the video from the segment, which lasts about 2.5 minutes and talks about many of the different elements of the Sun Oven - environmentally friendly, great tasting food (more moist) and just something fun to cook in.
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*[http://www.lohaschannel.com/FlashVideos/SolarWorldCongress/SWCovens/ Remewable Energy - Solar Power] Paul Munsen discusses how sun ovens operate and their importance in countries with high rates of deforestation.
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*[http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob4_DirtyAir.biz2/index.htm Sun Ovens International is Saving Trees and Cutting Deadly Pollution]
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*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/11/FDG6BQROHD1.DTL&type=printable Solar Ovens Utilize Nature's Rays]
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*[http://www.yourwestvalley.com/news/solar-8017-culinary-ovens.html Solar Oven Demo Boosts Culinary Skills]
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*[http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/7198 Harnessing the Sun Brightens Tsunami Rebuilding]
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*[http://www.blisstree.com/articles/use-the-sun-to-cook-your-meals-71/ Use the Sun to Cook Your Meals]
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*[http://podcast.tech-talk-with-craig-peterson.com/index.php?id=1288 Paul Munsen Talks Tech with Craig Peterson]
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*[http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=paul_munsen Science Hero: Paul Munsen: Solar Oven Man]
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==Contact==
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{{See|Sun Ovens International}}
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[[Category:Individuals|Munsen]]
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[[Category:USA|Munsen]]
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[[Category:Illinois|Munsen]]
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[[Category:Solar Cookers International Network members|Munsen]]

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Paul Munsen Flickr

Paul Munsen standing beside a Villager Sun Oven

Mandela with chicken

Paul Munsen with Nelson Mandela-Demonstrating the Sun Oven in South Africa

Paul Munsen is the president of Sun Ovens International. SUN OVENS is located in Elburn, Illinois USA, and is a leading manufacturer of high quality solar cooking devices. SUN OVENS were developed to combat deforestation and slow down global warming, and are currently being used in 130 counties around the world.

Paul has been involved in solar cooking projects in developing countries on 5 continents and is currently involved with projects supported by:

  • Rotary International
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
  • UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
  • South African Ministry of Minerals and Energy
  • World Bank

Paul has addressed the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development at the UN Headquarters in New York. He is the past-president of the Illinois Society for International Development.



See also

Audio and video

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Articles in the media

External links

Contact

See Sun Ovens International.
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