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Riding a Solar Wave, Post-Sandy
By shannonayala | March 6th, 2013 | 
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Shannon Ayala
SUN WORSHIPERS: Surfers are among the environmental advocates helping introduce solar power to the Rockaways as the area rebuilds.
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Some surfers are carrying more than their boards to the Rockaways – they’re bringing solar power to help strengthen the storm-battered peninsula against the sea.
“The first line of defense for the city is Rockaway Beach,” said Walter Meyer of Power Rockaways Resilience, a nonprofit group that formed after Sandy to install solar panels for free in the Queens community.
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