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The Tortoise And The Solar Plant: A Mojave Story

Mercy Vaughn crouches over a young tortoise peeking out from its burrow near a creosote bush in California’s Mojave Desert.

The area is home to rare species, including the threatened desert tortoise. But a giant solar plant is under construction in the vast wilderness area. To help save the animal, the company building the plant, BrightSource Energy, had to agree to a lot of conditions, including reptile relocation.

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