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Energy expert: New plants doomed

March 17, 2008

By Susan Smallheer Herald Staff

BRATTLEBORO — A nationally recognized nuclear energy expert told anti-nuclear activists Saturday that simple economics will doom new nuclear power construction, and he urged New Englanders to push for the development of solar and wind power.

Arjun Makhijani, president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in Washington, also said that homes should be sold with an energy rating or inspection, much like safety standards for plumbing and wiring.

And he said that too much corn and wheat was being diverted from world food to making energy, a decision that wasn't efficient or clean.

"How stupid can you be? Turning food into fuel?" he said.

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