At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dan Nocera talks about Sun Catalytix, the company that's producing the next generation of solar energy. He recently discovered an inexpensive way to power homes and transportation by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen with the Sun.

Perhaps the most revolutionary aspect of his concept is that of "Personalized Energy," where each individual would produce the energy that they require, rather than relying upon a vast electrical grid or on any of the toxic and quickly depleting fossil fuel resources currently in use.

To develop his discovery, he was given a $4 million grant through the Advanced Research Project Agency and the Department of Energy via the Recovery Act.

President Obama and his Administration may not be popular at the moment but their support of this forward-thinking model of energy independence may well be the best decision made by a sitting US Government in a long, long time.

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