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2011-07-01 Europe

German parliament approves nuclear shutdown

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Posted by Fred 2011-07-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Her party has always opposed nuclear energy, which has been unpopular in Germany since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster sent radioactivity drifting over the country.

Ignoring, of course, the radiation from the sun, which is the largest continuous nuclear reaction in the local neighborhood, and the cause of tens of thousands of skin cancer deaths annually. Then again, without the sun the availability of wind or flowing water would also be mute. There's a difference between 'there's nothing you can do about it' and 'safe'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-07-01 09:47|| 2011-07-01 09:47|| Front Page Top

#2 What do they do with their radioactive waste? What will they do with the reactor debris? Ship it to Iran?

Posted by Glenmore 2011-07-01 11:18|| 2011-07-01 11:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Aufiderzein.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-07-01 11:42|| 2011-07-01 11:42|| Front Page Top

#4 ...on the road to an ambitious build-up of renewable energy.

I wonder what the Germans will think when everyone (but the "elites" of course) is shivering in the dark...

Posted by PBMcL 2011-07-01 12:30|| 2011-07-01 12:30|| Front Page Top

#5 How many Germans does it take to change a light bulb?

6

1 to shiver in the dark and 5 to round up the bulbs family.

Posted by S 2011-07-01 14:18|| 2011-07-01 14:18|| Front Page Top

#6 So they are going to rely on the magic unicorn that shits skittles to run the bonhoff? Just stupid.

Posted by newc 2011-07-01 14:39|| 2011-07-01 14:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Lemmee know how that works out when your electric bills take up half of your income, Deutschlanders. Stick to your principles.

Posted by Barbara 2011-07-01 22:05|| 2011-07-01 22:05|| Front Page Top

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