Meredith Simonds
05-31-2011, 03:33 PM
For those of us opposed to nuclear power, Germany's pledge to eliminate it by 2022 sounds like welcome news. But without an adequate renewable energy infrastructure in place, Germany's elimination of nuclear power is evidently going to mean the addition of 40 million tons of CO2 per year.
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Germany to be 100% Nuclear Power-Free by 2022: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/05/germany-nuclear-power-free-2022.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger% 29
German nuclear cull to add 40 million tones CO2 per year: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110531/ts_nm/us_german_nuclear_carbon
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Germany to be 100% Nuclear Power-Free by 2022: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/05/germany-nuclear-power-free-2022.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger% 29
German nuclear cull to add 40 million tones CO2 per year: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110531/ts_nm/us_german_nuclear_carbon