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The world's largest floating solar farm has begun producing energy atop a former coal mine — The 40-megawatt power plant consists of 120,000 solar panels covering an area of more than 160 American football fields. The $45-million investment could help power 15,000 homes. (qz.com)
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The Russian Guy Who Attended the Trump Tower Meeting is Raising Some Red Flags - Rinat Akhmetshin told journalists that he worked with a military counterintelligence unit, but never joined Russian intelligence — unlike his father, sister & godfather.” Email hacking is his forte. (nymag.com)
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Chile on Monday rejected plans for a $2.5 billion iron-mining project in order to protect thousands of endangered penguins. Local firm Andes Iron wanted to extract millions of tons of the metal in the northern Coquimbo region and build a new port to ship it out (france24.com)
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