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Germany to phase out nuclear power; US could do same
Studies suggest scheme not far-fetched as reliability of alternative energy grows
By Mark Clayton
Staff writer
Christian Science Monitor
updated 6/7/2011 8:11:00 PM ET
In their White House press conference Tuesday, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stood together on topics ranging from the global economy to Libya.
Yet last week, Chancellor Merkel parted ways with the US on what had been a shared vision of how to maintain thriving economies while reducing greenhouse gases. For both nations, part of that plan had been nuclear power. For Germany, it is no longer.
In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, Merkel announced that her country would close all of its 17 existing reactors by 2022. Other nations, including Japan, Italy, and Switzerland, have announced plans to pare back nuclear power, but none have gone as far as Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy. Merkel vows to replace nuclear power with alternatives that do not increase greenhouse gases or shackle the economic growth.
Full story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43318496/ns/us_news-christian_science_monitor/
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