Old coal mines, tarnished nukes usurped by land-saving solar

For two decades, coal has been pulled from a Bent Mountain mine in eastern Kentucky. But in a startling move in the heart of coal country, a rival — solar — is preparing to move on to the land. From Appalachia in the U.S. to Queensland in Australia and Chernobyl in Ukraine, solar and wind […]

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