Japan nuclear crisis puts industry revival in doubt

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Japan nuclear crisis puts industry revival in doubt

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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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Euan's talked about this angle today:
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/7661
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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."
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Remind me, how many new nukes have been completed in the USA since that little incident at Three Mile Island?
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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.
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