Japan nuclear crisis puts industry revival in doubt

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 15 Mar 2011, 22:17

The Guardian - 15/03/11

Disaster described as a colossal setback for industry at a time when climate change is sparking a renaissance.

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Post by **clv101** » 15 Mar 2011, 22:18

Euan's talked about this angle today:
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/7661

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 15 Mar 2011, 22:21

clv101 wrote:Euan's talked about this angle today:
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/7661

I like this comment:

My thoughts for three days have been "here comes the biggest environmental disaster ever: coal."

RGR · Post by **RGR** » 15 Mar 2011, 23:56

[quote="Aurora"]

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 16 Mar 2011, 06:57

Remind me, how many new nukes have been completed in the USA since that little incident at Three Mile Island?

Totally_Baffled · Post by **Totally_Baffled** » 16 Mar 2011, 07:37

biffvernon wrote:Remind me, how many new nukes have been completed in the USA since that little incident at Three Mile Island?

Good point but I wonder how things would have been different if the US didn't have shed loads of coal/gas....

I think they probably would have built them - if they didn't have the FF alternatives.