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  You are absolutely right Harry. This is an appalling decision and runs in the face of common sense. The jury must have lost its collective mind.
  
  We are facing some serious energy problems with shortages of gas and oil due to increasing demand. We are already seeing that supply can only be maintained with higher and higher prices. The Government knows this and have been warned about it by the Renewable Energy Foundation who admit that wind/wave and other renewable sources have no hope if filling the energy gap. The Government's failing to commit yet to a new programme of building nuclear power stations increases the chances of future power cuts. These stations take time to plan and build and are not likely to be ready in time to bridge the gap.
  
  An interesting point, a Conservative MP has said also that the Government should invest in scientific research into 'clean coal' energy. A lot of money is being spent in Germany on this already. Given the need to have a multiplicity of generation it makes sense. Coal, of course at the moment, is environmentally unsound and will only become acceptable if these problems can be properly overcome.

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