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May 1, 2012

Fallout from Japan's Nuke Crisis Is Snowballing

Ken Silverstein, EnergyBiz


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The fallout from Fukushima is starting to snowball. Japan now has to make some decisions, namely whether to restart some of its nuclear plants or to rely more heavily on fossil fuels to cool homes this summer.

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