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solar energy movement  

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  • The solar energy movement originated in the 19th century as a movement of independent inventors, engineers, and scientists attempting to capture the energy of the sun. It was not until after World War II that federal policymakers and environmentalists joined the solar energy movement. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Solar Energy Movement]

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