Similarly, one camp maintains that temperatures are rising dramatically with unspeakable portents, while the other thinks what has happened is entirely a result of undefined internal oscillations in the earth-sun climate system, and that there is virtually no human component to climate change.

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Their exams are over, the sun is shining, and there are no lectures to interfere with a daily dose of Neighbours on the telly.

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In fact, as I was talking to the folks from Sempra, they were explaining that this location is almost optimal for solar power generation, not only because it's flat, transmission lines were already here, the sun is traveling and there's no haze and it's absolutely clear.

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Without expensive and difficult-to-maintain tracking systems, there is no way for flat panels to continuously face the sun.

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Transplanting Loach to sun-drenched California has not diluted his righteous indignation, and there is clearly no danger of him being seduced by the blandishments of Tinseltown.

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The sun is out in Valencia and I'm no weatherman, but I reckon there's absolutely no chance of rain today.

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