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...Singaporean native gazes down the rows of juvenile trees, each worth thousands of dollars at maturity, with a satisfied grin. The experimental lumber crop has survived the harsh North Korean winter and is flourishing in the loamy soil. "The paulownia loves this," he says. Glancing at another leafy plant, a new hybrid, he confides, "We're going to let the Dear Leader name...
...added that he would not hesitate to call in independent monitors to check on the plant...
This is not the first time the University has ventured into the utilities business. The University built and operated from 1985 to 1998 the Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP), which supplied steam, electricity and chilled water to Harvard’s Longwood Campus and to many surrounding buildings...
MATEP was controversial and widely regarded as a failure, as Harvard paid more than $350 million to build the plant and sold it for $147 million...
...Vautin said Harvard has learned its lesson from the MATEP fiasco and will seek to find an independent contractor to run the plant...