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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu (blue tie) examines a solar-powered vehicle created by students at MSU Mankato. (MPR Photo/Tom Weber)

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Tapping into the power of the sun

Broadcast: Midmorning, 09/18/2009, 9:06 a.m.

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Solar power was touted as a potential solution to the energy crisis of the 1970s, but it never really caught on after the crisis passed. Now, advocates say the technology exists for solar power to become a part of our energy portfolio.

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  • Rhone Resch: President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association.
  • Ken Zweibel: Director of the George Washington University Solar Institute.

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