last week, at the lawrence livermore national laboratory in california, scientists at the national ignition facility achieved fusion ignition. it s the first time it has ever been done in a laboratory. anywhere. in the world. simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century. that was energy secretary, jennifer granholm, on what a bfd this scientific breakthrough on nuclear fusion is. nuclear fusion, energy that literally makes the stars shine s a way to make energy devoid to have pollution and greenhouse gases caused the by burning of fossil fuels and waste created