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May 3, 2012

Could a Sarkozy Loss Be a Green Energy Gain?

Christopher Coats, Forbes


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Considering the year Southern Europe’s green energy sector has had, it seems that any diversion from dwindling investment and state support comes as a relief. As the French head to the polls this weekend for a second round of voting, renewable advocates may find a little bit more than just relief in Paris with the anticipated loss of the country’s beleaguered president Nicolas Sarkozy.

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