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AFP/File Workers of the Garona nuclear plant demonstrate, holding banners reading "Garona is safe" in
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DrumBeat: July 3, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... transit, how municipalities fare in addressing accessibility, health impacts, potential fixes, their cost and who might pay for it, will all be grist for the mill.
Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.
Spain backtracks on nuclear power phase-out
MADRID (AFP) – Spain's government said ...
Spain backtracks on nuclear power phase-out
Peak Oil News —
... but it is a thought-out decision," he told a news conference, adding the decision would allow for the preservation of jobs in the region at a time of high unemployment. Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero had vowed during general elections in 2004 and 2008 to gradually phase out nuclear power when the lifespan of the country's six nuclear plants expired. He pledged the country would focus instead on the development of renewable energy like solar and wind power. AFP
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