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Mad Power thoughts

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And in any case, an inflexible approach to regulation has caused the cost of new nuclear to balloon – despite it being perhaps the most obvious solution to our long-term energy needs. In the past, coal gave Britain an affordable supply of electricity that was also reliable so long as the miners’ union allowed it to be.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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In connection with this year’s Group of Eight conference in Italy, China reiterated its opposition to participating in emission reduction plans while at the same time drafting a $440-billion renewable energy package. In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal.

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