France to be Site of World's First Fusion Reactor

France has been selected by an international consortium on Tuesday to be the site of the world's first large-scale, sustainable nuclear fusion reactor, an estimated $10 billion project that many scientists see as crucial to solving the world's future energy needs.

John Berton and Solar Power

Chicagoan John Berton, who lives his whole life on solar power, is an extreme devotee among a growing number of people across Illinois taking steps toward renewable energy systems, which include both wind and solar power.

"People have been using the sun for thousands of years, but we sort of lost our way after the thermostat."