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Nuclear Reactions: Six Months After Fukushima, the World Readjusts
"Nuclear power is safe and nuclear power is clean and nuclear power is renewable." -- President George W. Bush, September 4, 2006[1] Since the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear disaster, politicians, business executives and investors around the world have cooled on the prospects of nuclear energy. Last month, Siemens AG, the German technology giant that had been involved in the nuclear sector for decades, announced that it was abandoning its nuclear business and would be ramping up its work in renewable energy. "The chapter is closed for us," CEO Peter Löscher told the German news magazine Spiegel. "We will no longer be involved in managing ...
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Facebook Open-Sources Efficient Design
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A New View to Solar Power: Windows That Can Multitask as Solar Generators
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What Color Is the Cloud?
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Wind Is Up, Says Industry Body
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Google, US Department of Energy Help Make Giant Solar Plant a Reality
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Plant Retrofit Fund Is A Booster For Cellulosic Ethanol
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Eastbound and Down
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Global Wind Capacity Grew 38.3 GW in 2010
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First Nation community in Ontario goes solar
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Biofuel Takes Off With Jatropha Demonstration in Mexico
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2010 Was Record-Breaking Year for Solar
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What Is Geofencing & Is It Ethical?
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Agreement Opens New Window on Solar Power
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Home, Sweet Environmentally Friendly Home
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U.K. to Continue Driving Differently: No Support for E.U. Petrol Car Ban
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