Finally some good news.
You may have been aware of the green hydrogen & ammonia production facility, INNA, proposed for construction on the Chilean coast, very close to Paranal & Armazones, home to ESO's VLT, VLTI, VISTA, & ELT telescopes.
It posed an existential light & atmospheric pollution threat to those world-leading astronomical facilities.
Fortunately, the concerns of the scientific community have been heard & the project cancelled.
https://www.aesandes.com/en/press-release/aes-andes-focus-renewables-and-storage-discontinues-green-hydrogen-development
#science #astronomy
Mark McCaughrean
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