11/11/09
The British have approved the accelerated construction of ten new nuclear power plants. In order to minimize the construction time, "local authorities have been stripped of the right of veto over new nuclear plants and other key energy projects" as reported by TimesOnLine. This puts England in command with dealing with climate change and the expected dwindling of the world's oil resources in coming decades.
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