When I was in high school I was fascinated by the sun, I was really interested in chemistry. Now that I’m in my 40s, I’m interested in solar energy and climate change, and I have to be careful about what I’m putting out there. I’ve been talking to some friends about this stuff, and some of them have some money and some are really struggling to get by, and that’s very concerning to me.

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