 Google images The decision to write this article came from a both a desire to revisit the disaster at Fukushima one year on, as well as the fact that I come from Texas, and have grown up in and around the fossil fuel-related energy industry. More recently, I have been educating myself more about renewables, and had the chance to visit Tunisia where what will become the largest solar project in the world will be built by a joint European-Tunisian venture over the next few years. . . TAGGED: Huffington Post, global energy consumption, global energy market, energy, economy, renewable energy initiatives, renewable energyRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| Have you had enough of paying $4 a gallon for gas? Do you wonder what you're going to do if gas prices go to $5 a gallon this summer? You're not alone. Gas prices affect everyone, regardless of race, color or political party,... more ›› |
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