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In Hawaii, large telescope faces extremely large setback
Posted by Mother Nature Network: Matt Hickman on December 7th, 2015
Mother Nature Network: I’ve written about a fair number of battles against new development, from cantilevered mountain cabins to the affordable housing development that “Stars Wars” built. None, however, are as huge -- literally and figuratively -- as a currently stalled construction project on the Big Island of Hawaii that’s pitted conservation-minded local activists against the stargazing scientific community.
I’m talking, of course, about the fight over the majestic Mauna Kea.
The battle over the construction...