Huge thermal plant opens as solar industry grows

PRIMM, Nev. (AP) — A windy stretch of the Mojave Desert once roamed by tortoises and coyotes has been transformed by hundreds of thousands of mirrors into the largest solar power plant of its type in the world, a milestone for a growing industry that is testing the balance between wilderness conservation and the pursuit of green energy across the West. http://www.boston.com/business/technology/2014/02/13/huge-thermal-plant-opens-solar-industry-grows/J9oapTheyPlAfEvZiDB6aJ/story.html Article courtesy of The Boston Globe/Associated Press by Michael R. Blood and Brian Skoloff