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Two years ago the disastrous Japanese earthquake and tsunami were exacerbated by the manmade disaster at the Fu- kushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The meltdowns and explosions at three General Electric (GE)-designed nuclear reactors forced countries and corporations around the world to reexamine their dangerous dalliance with nuclear power.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers\u2019 misgivings, Duke Energy is still committed to three new nuclear projects in North Carolina, South Carolina & Florida. Duke\u2019s bet on new nuclear power is starkly out of touch with the rest of the U.S. power industry: other corpora- tions have already pulled the plug on new nuclear projects in Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New York & Texas.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0Duke Energy\u2019s risky nuclear bets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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