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Solar-powered villages in Argentina

February 23, 2010

The Argentinian highland is threatening to become a desert as the inhabitants cut down large parts of the vegetation to heat their homes. But now the sun is saving the forest as ever more villages get solar systems.

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A solar cooker standing near a house in Argentina
Image: ecoandina.org