Tim Heppner News Today

CHICAGO -- At first glance, the scene is strikingly ordinary: just two working parents whipping up a quick family dinner. Scott Kroll stirs the pasta sauce. His wife, Clare Fauke, drops spaghetti into a pot of boiling water.

Buildings, including homes and businesses, are responsible for 29% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, according to the U.S. EPA.

A small but growing group of early adopters are living on the clean energy frontier and reporting back on their experiences.