Hawaiian conservationists vow to fight telescope plans despite court approval
by Breena Kerr in Hawaii from on (#422T3)
Thirty Meter Telescope would be among the largest of its kind in the northern hemisphere, but natives say the land is sacred
Hawaiian campaigners who oppose a massive telescope on their sacred mountain say they'll continue to fight the project despite approval by the supreme court this week.
The fight over the 18-storey Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) has been going on for years, pitting scientists against Hawaiian conservationists.
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