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Does science have trouble seeing governments?

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From ‘Energy megaproject in Chile threatens the world’s largest telescopes’, Science, January 10, 2025: The AES project would occupy several sites totaling 3000 hectares, and the plants making hydrog…

Does science have trouble seeing governments?

5 min read
Analysis Scicomm Science carbon credits carbon trading Cerro Armazones Cerro Paranal Chile climate change European Southern Observatory Extremely Large Telescope green hydrogen renewable energy Science journal SpaceX Starlink Thirty Metre Telescope Very Large Telescope

From ‘Energy megaproject in Chile threatens the world’s largest telescopes’, Science, January 10, 2025: The AES project would occupy several sites totaling 3000 hectares, and the plants making hydrog…

On the International Day of Light, remembering darkness

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Today is the International Day of Light. According to a UNESCO note: The International Day of Light is celebrated on 16 May each year, the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser i…