One of my favorite passages: "We were sitting around saying we can't understand why America isn't doing better in renewable energy," says Fred Lightfoot, 82, a

One of my favorite passages: "We were sitting around saying we can't understand why America isn't doing better in renewable energy," says Fred Lightfoot, 82, an allegedly retired electrical engineer from Bremerton. "And then we thought: 'Hey, we're engineers. Instead of complaining, as we usually do, why don't we come up with something?' "