Youtube – From a business perspective – nuclear power is finished

Q&A with Jeremy Rifkin on nuclear power http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwIvGJJ_dtU

Top Economist: Nuclear power is over — “Frankly I think from a business perspective it’s over, I think it’s over… here’s the situation” (VIDEO) Title: Q&A with Jeremy Rifkin on nuclear power

Source: Wermuth Asset Management Mar. 1, 2013

Wermuth Asset Management, 5th Annual Investors Event

Question: What would be your view on nuclear energy? […]

Jeremy Rifkin*: […] Frankly, I think from a business perspective, it’s over. I think it’s over. Let me explain why. There may be a lot of ideological issues, but from a business perspective here’s the situation […]

*CNN: “Internationally renowned economist”; Forbes: “Economist and energy visionary […] advisor to the European Union and to heads of state around the world.”

Summary of Rifkin’s points:

Won’t be the solution for climate change
Don’t know how to recycle nuclear waste, other storage problems
Cost
Plutonium, terrorist threat
We don’t have the water
Centralized power, moving to distributed power Watch the Q&A here

March 4, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized

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