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Oct 7 2008, Sameer Kumar

EcoFactor: The State of Vatican installs a solar-panel roof with 2400 photovoltaic panels in its attempt to become the world’s first carbon neutral state.

As one thinks of the Vatican City, it is hard to ponder upon anything but religion and the...

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