Largest solar panel plant in US rises in Fla.


	Largest solar panel plant in US rises in Fla.

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10-25-2009 11:50 AM

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10-25-2009 12:29 PM

willhelm

Imagine the heat-island effect. Talk about anthropogenic warming. Not global, but still....

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