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[[Image:Paul_Munsen_Flickr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Paul Munsen standing beside a [[Villager Sun Oven]]]]
 
[[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.
 
 
[[Image:Paul Munsen Flickr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Paul Munsen standing beside a [[Villager Sun Oven]]]]
 
[[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.
   
 
Paul has been involved in solar cooking projects in developing countries on 5 continents and is currently involved with projects supported by:
 
Paul has been involved in solar cooking projects in developing countries on 5 continents and is currently involved with projects supported by:
*Rotary International
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*[[Rotary International]]
 
*United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
 
*United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
 
*U.S. Department of Energy
 
*U.S. Department of Energy
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*UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
 
*UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
 
*South African Ministry of Minerals and Energy
 
*South African Ministry of Minerals and Energy
*World Bank
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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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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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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==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Sun Ovens International]]
 
*[[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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[[File: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''
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.solarcook.net/events.html SUN OVENS Cooking Essentials Seminars in Texas!]
 
* '''April 2009:''' [http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=59&sid=6090273 Paul Munsen interviewed by Studio Five]
 
* '''April 2009:''' [http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=59&sid=6090273 Paul Munsen interviewed by Studio Five]
 
 
*[http://audio.wbez.org/wv/2006/03/wv_20060330a.m3u Paul Munsen of Sun Ovens International interviewed on NPR's Worldview program]
 
*[http://audio.wbez.org/wv/2006/03/wv_20060330a.m3u Paul Munsen of Sun Ovens International interviewed on NPR's Worldview program]
 
*[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.
 
*[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://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob4_DirtyAir.biz2/index.htm Sun Ovens International is Saving Trees and Cutting Deadly Pollution]
 
*[http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob4_DirtyAir.biz2/index.htm Sun Ovens International is Saving Trees and Cutting Deadly Pollution]
 
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/11/FDG6BQROHD1.DTL&type=printable Solar Ovens Utilize Nature's Rays]
 
*[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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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

Articles in the media

External links

Contact

See Sun Ovens International.