FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, the Empire State Building, center, is illuminated by sunlight against a cloud-darkened sky in New York. When owners of the Empire State Building decided to give it a $120 million environmental makeover, in 2009, they were only partly interested in saving energy. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, the Empire State Building, center, is illuminated by sunlight against a cloud-darkened sky in New York. When owners of the Empire State Building decided to give it a $120 million environmental makeover, in 2009, they were only partly interested in saving energy.

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