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 Germany Puts an Expiration Date on Nuclear PowerPosted on May 29, 2011
Just two and a half months after Japan’s nuclear disaster kicked off a global rethink, Germany’s governing coalition has committed to closing down all of the country’s nuclear power plants by 2022. Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will replace nuclear, which until recently provided almost a quarter of the country’s power, with more sustainable alternatives. Germany is really showing off at this point. It’s got a thriving economy, a decent safety net, less cause to worry about nuclear meltdown and, until recently, a psychic octopus. —PZS
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By rico, suave, May 30, 2011 at 7:41 am Link to this comment
Say goodbye to Europe’s CO2 targets.
Mike3:
How much has been spent on pollution controls and environmental cleanup of coal, oil and gas powered electricity generation compared to the cleanup of Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima? If you say, “not enough”, then how much is being spent on health care for those affected by said pollution and environmental degradation? How much has been spent on medical care for all the people ever made ill by Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima?
Only asking.
Report thisBy Mike3, May 29, 2011 at 10:59 pm Link to this comment
It said in the article that nuclear energy provides almost, note “almost”, a quarter, note a “quarter” of Germany’s energy supply. Considering the dangers to all forms of life and the billions of euros/dollars in cleanup that Russia and now Japan are having to pay THAT is NOT cost effective. The price is too high. The German people (for me the smartest in Europe) know this, and have just told the dumb politicians and the greedy fat cats (actually one in the same) where they can go and f*** themselves. What the article does not say is the massive political shakeup that is now taking place in Germany with the German Greens on a roller and kicking some serious ass. It doesn’t get any better than this. The eyes of the world will now be on Germany to see how they do this.
Report thisBy SteveL, May 29, 2011 at 10:13 pm Link to this comment
Some get the message others don’t.
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