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Massive desert solar plant opens, already a threatened species
2014-03-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The day begins early at the Ivanpah solar power plant. Long before the sun rises, computers aim five square miles of mirrors to reflect the first rays of dawn onto one of three 40-story towers rising above the desert floor. The 356,000 mirrors, each the size of a garage door, focus so much light on the towers that they pulsate with a blinding white light. Also Sacrificing the desert to save the Earth After a building boom, solar energy's prospects now aren't as sunny Saving desert tortoises...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical