you believe this is a case of them not understanding what is being proposed or just simply, he s a senator from west virginia, a lot of energy elements there, obviously in his state. you think he doesn t understand it or he s just against it? i think that it wouldn t be surprising to me, as with many people in the united states, don t fully appreciate and understand the tremendous capacity of agriculture to address climate change. i find even talking to farmers and ranchers, sometimes even they themselves are surprised at the extent at which they can be part of the solution, so it wouldn t surprise me if every senator needs additional information from us on the important role that agriculture can play. and i sincerely hope that people understand and appreciate that there is a genuine desire in the part of the agriculture to embrace this challenge. they see the opportunity side of it. we think there s a job creation side to this, and i m more than happy to talk to senator manchin or
shale rock, through which oil and natural gas can flow back out. the recent technological breakthrough has made vast energy reserves available for exfraction for the first time ever. it s probably one of the most important energy elements that s occurred essentially since the first oil well was drilled. reporter: the hitch has been public fear over what is being pumped into the ground, and if it affects groundwater. the regulation, you know, is good from the standpoint of the population. the people understanding what is actually being done and having some confidence that the regulators also understand what is being done. reporter: right now about a dozen states are also working on similar rules and regulations, martha. martha: thank you very much. coming to us from colorado. bill: the only survivor of a deadly home invasion that made national headlines is now saying that he is engaged. dr. william petit lost his wife and two daughters.
the recent technological breakthrough has made vast energy reserves available for exfraction for the first time ever. it s probably one of the most important energy elements that s occurred essentially since the first oil well was drilled. reporter: the hitch has been public fear over what is being pumped into the ground, and if it affects groundwater. the regulation, you know, is good from the standpoint of the population. the people understanding what is actually being done and having some confidence that the regulators also understand what is being done. reporter: right now about a dozen states are also working on similar rules and regulations, martha. martha: thank you very much. coming to us from colorado. bill: the only survivor of a deadly home invasion that made national headlines is now saying that he is engaged. dr. william petit lost his wife and two daughters. back in 2007 after a horrific invasion in the state of connecticut.
are, the most impressive thing, again, you can t emphasize it enough, sooer energy. it produces as much as it action uses. the guy who designed the energy elements is john andari. good to have you with us. how does it do it? well, zero energy building is a building that creates more energy than it uses when measured over the course of a year. in the case of this building, the key is that the building is designed to use very little energy. in fact, about 50% less energy than a typical building built to code and then we have renewable energy source on the building in an adjacent parking area in electric solar panels to provide the energy. you designed the building not to use a lot of energy in the first place. you bdo things in these