Emily Kwong
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That's smart.
Well, Sasha, let's end there.
This was so much fun.
Please, please come back soon.
Yes, it was a delight.
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Or not to chainsaw?
That is the question.
Darcy Hughes lives a few miles north of Seattle, Washington, and has got this big towering cedar tree that grows right next to her house.
Cedars are evergreens, so all year long, this tree casts a long, dappled shadow over her front yard.
And Darcy wants to know, should she keep the tree or cut it down to install solar panels on her roof?
Now, there are nearly 6 million solar energy installations in the U.S.