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Sardinia’s Ancient Reasons for Rejecting a Clean Energy Future

Sardinia’s Ancient Reasons for Rejecting a Clean Energy Future

Published: May 7, 2026 · Ieee.org

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“Why are you here?” Fabrizio Pilo, an electrical engineer, asks me as we sit in an outdoor café near his home in Cagliari, an ancient city on the island of Sardinia. It’s a fair question. I’m a journalist from the United States. I’d just stepped off my flight…