Japan nuclear scare boosts renewables lobby

Japan nuclear scare boosts renewables lobby
Singapore (AFP) April 6, 2011 - A global scare sparked by Japan's stumbling efforts to contain a nuclear crisis is encouraging promoters of renewable energy, but defenders of atomic power insist it has a long-term future. Until the giant earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March 11 damaged the Fukushima plant, nuclear power was emerging as one of the main choices for countries looking at cleaner, alter ... more