Crowd-sourcing could hold the key to school solar projects

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10:10 pilot project harnesses innovative online fund-raising to rally local business support for school solar systems

Schools have long used bake sales and non-uniform days to raise money for educational trips or text books, but now they are being encouraged to use social media alongside these traditional fund-raising...

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