What a great event and what great young people. Where's the statesman to harness this energy and creativity and use it for practical solutions to practical problems?
Building A Better Solar-Powered Home
The Solar Decathlon: A College Competition That Could Help Save The Planet
(CBS) It's a surprising but true fact: the number one cause of global warming isn't cars, but buildings.
All those office complexes, schools and homes produce about half of all glacier-melting pollution, says CBS News correspondent David Pogue.
But not the 20 houses built for the 2007 Solar Decathlon, a competition for colleges that’s run by the U.S. Department of Energy. Not a single one creates any global-warming pollution.
"You know, other countries, Germany, Japan, actually all of Europe these days, have implemented nationwide or even continentwide programs that have a very consistent policy," he said. "Either they pay you extra money for solar electricity that you generate, or they give you a tax break. In this country, the federal government has not been especially supportive on that level."
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