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Britain has had three national policies in ten years. And it still hasn't made up its mind about nuclear energy
May 24, 2007
in The Economist
Britain has had three national policies in ten years. And it still hasn't made up its mind about nuclear energy
"ENERGY policy...could be as crucial to our country's future as defence," wrote Tony Blair on May 23rd, the day his government's long-awaited white paper on the topic appeared. The enemies, according to the prime minister, are climate change and the precariousness of future supplies. Britain's oil and gas reserves are dwindling, and many of its dirty coal stations and elderly nuclear-power plants will soon close.
Neither development is exactly unforeseen, nor is this Mr Blair's first attempt to set Britain's energy course... [continue via Web link]
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