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Sorry US, China Is World's Solar Powerhouse

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 25, 2009 7:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – If the US wants to be, in Barack Obama’s words, the “world’s leading exporter of renewable energy,” it’s got a lot of catching up to do. China is the king of solar, and it’s moving aggressively on the US... Read full story »

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