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Noon Wednesday: Wisconsin Could Start to See More Solar Panels

By Marisa Wojcik | Here & Now

March 20, 2019

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UW-Madison professor of public affairs and environmental studies, Greg Nemet, says Wisconsin could see more and more solar panels dotting the landscape. He talks about this intersection of solar and society.

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