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May 9, 2012

Japan w/o Nuclear: What Does It Mean?

Christina Nunez, Energy Collective


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One of our fathers had a sign in his garage: “If you don’t have time now to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”

That line comes to mind with the latest energy news from Japan, which is embarking on a massive switch in its energy policy, on the fly.

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TAGGED: nuclear reactors, United States, Fukushima, nuclear energy, Japan

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