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USA government beholden to nuclear lobby

In Germany, where electoral realities have forced to the government to take an honest look at nuclear safety, market realities have delineated a path away from nuclear power and toward a renewable energy economy. In the US, where government is not only insulated from popular opinion but also beholden to corporate largess, elected officials, regulators and industry work hand-in-hand to perpetuate dangerous, expensive and inefficient technologies (while, on Capitol Hill, House Republicans vote to slash already threadbare programs meant to encourage renewable energy development).

In Post-Fukushima Reality, What Is the Future, and Who Is Winning It?, TruthOut, 28 September 2011 by: Gregg Levine, “…… nuclear power has never gotten off the ground in Australia for a rather basic reason: it is not supported by a majority of its people…..

What the public wants, however, (as some recent events in the US seem to indicate) is not always what the public gets. Also required is a mechanism for the electorate to impose their will. Continue reading →

September 30, 2011 Posted by | politics, USA | Leave a comment

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