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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">E. Heidi Ricci
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Fortier via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 31, 2024 12:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Listserv (massplanners@masscptc.org) <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Solar "Farms" Article Chicago Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There has been a lot of concern about the loss of agricultural land to solar farms. Below is an article showing that the two are compatible. This and several other related stories came up on my Threads feed today. Immediately thought "what
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/news/instead-competing-land-farmers-solar-100000877.html">https://news.yahoo.com/news/instead-competing-land-farmers-solar-100000877.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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