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Green energy isn't Europe's problem — storage is Solar and wind produce lots of energy — but not always at the right time.

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Green energy isn't Europe's problem — storage is Solar and wind produce lots of energy — but not always at the right time.

Why it matters

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Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: A township in southern Michigan rejected a plan to build a large-scale solar farm in a large plot of farmland.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A township in southern Michigan rejected a plan to build a large-scale solar farm in a large plot of farmland”
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Multiple independent web sources report that a Michigan township (specifically mentioning a southwest Michigan township and a project by Ranger Power) voted to deny/reject a plan for a large-scale solar farm on farmland.
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago ... (The Center Square) – After months of public opposition, a southwest Michigan township has voted to deny an expansion for a utility-scale ...
https://www.thecentersquare.com/michigan/article_54e867f8-c9…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 9, 2026 ... Local farmers in northern Michigan are opposing a proposal from Ranger Power and its subsidiary Shipyard Solar to convert nearly 1,500 acres of ...
https://www.facebook.com/9and10news/posts/local-farmers-in-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... The commission voted 4-0 to deny Ranger Power's application for a special land use permit for the 140-megawatt project contained within the area ...
https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2026/06/michigan-township…
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Claim 2: “OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT at the end of 2022”
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Wikipedia explicitly states ChatGPT was originally released in November 2022. This is further corroborated by CNBC and NBC Washington reporting its release in late 2022.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. Originally released in November 2022, the product uses large language models—specifically generative pre-trained transforme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT Atlas is an AI browser developed by OpenAI. It is based on Chromium and is currently only available on macOS. The browser integrates ChatGPT into the browsing interface via a sidebar assistant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT_Atlas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GPT-5.5 (Generative Pre-trained Transformer 5.5) is a large language model (LLM) released by OpenAI on April 23, 2026. The model is also known by its codename "Spud". OpenAI reported GPT-5.5 benchmark…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-5.5
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Claim 3: “The Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas [is an expansive Cruise ship]”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Icon of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Icon of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International and is the lead ship of the Icon class. She entered service on 27 January 2024 out of the Port of Miami in the United States…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon_of_the_Seas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Star of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International and is the second Icon-class cruise ship, the first being Icon of the Seas. She was built by Meyer Turku in Finland. The shi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Seas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Utopia of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is the sixth ship in the Oasis class and entered service on 19 July 2024 out of Port Canaveral. By gross tonnage, she…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_of_the_Seas
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Claim 4: “Arena is a San Francisco start-up”
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The evidence is ambiguous. One source mentions 'Arena' as a project created by UC Berkeley researchers, another mentions a neighborhood in SF called 'the Arena', and others refer to sports arenas (Chase Center, Bill Graham). There is no clear evidence confirming a specific startup company named 'Arena' based in San Francisco.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (formerly San Francisco Civic Auditorium and San Francisco Exposition Auditorium) is a multi-purpose arena in San Francisco, California, named after promoter Bill Grah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Graham_Civic_Auditorium
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_Center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Am…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
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Claim 5: “Subaru of America launched the new Uncharted and Trailseeker EVs into the challenging US market in April”
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CleanTechnica explicitly reports that Subaru of America launched the Uncharted and Trailseeker EVs in April. This is supported by other web results mentioning the 2026 Subaru Uncharted and the Trailseeker model.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Toyota bZ4X (marketed as simply the Toyota bZ in North America and Ireland since 2025) is a battery electric compact crossover SUV manufactured by Toyota. A Subaru version is marketed as the Subar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_bZ4X
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Subaru of America, Inc. (commonly abbreviated as SOA), based in Camden, New Jersey, is the United States–based distributor of Subaru's brand vehicles. SOA is a subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_of_America
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Toyota C-HR+ is a battery electric compact crossover SUV (C-segment) manufactured by Toyota. The vehicle was unveiled in March 2025. It was released in Europe in October 2025. In North America, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_C-HR+
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