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“TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2134 on Oct. 15, 2007.
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TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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HON. SANDER M. LEVIN
of michigan
in the house of representatives
Monday, October 15, 2007
Mr. LEVIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of a talented group of students from Lawrence Technological University in Southeastern Michigan for being selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2007 Solar Decathlon. Lawrence Tech's AloeTerra team is one of just twenty teams from across the United States, Europe and Canada chosen to participate in this event.
The Solar Decathlon is an international competition organized by the Department of Energy that brings together young people from many countries to design, build and operate an energy-efficient, completely solar-powered house. More than that, the Solar Decathlon is a chance to engage the public on how small changes in building and design practices can have a big impact. With rising energy prices and increased public concern over global warming, Americans want to know what they can do in their own lives to use energy more efficiently and cleanly. Indeed, the name of the Lawrence Tech team says it all: AloeTerra means ``healing the land.''
At the same time, there is a large and growing world market for renewable energy and efficiency technologies. This market is worth hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade. Clean energy creates good jobs, and that is something that all of us should encourage.
I am proud that Lawrence Technological University is in the 12th Congressional District and I am proud to represent these bright young people who have worked so hard to show how sustainability, aesthetics, and comfort can coexist. I urge all my colleagues to go down to the National Mall where the twenty Solar Decathlon teams have assembled their homes into a solar village.
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