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March 14, 2011

Nuclear Crisis in Japan Sparks Global Protests 
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The nuclear crisis in Japan touched off mass anti-nuclear protests
across Europe this weekend. In Germany, some 50,000 protesters formed a
27-mile human chain from Germany's Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant to
the city of Stuttgart. German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently
announced plans to extend the life of 17 German nuclear plants for an
average 12 extra years. A large anti-nuclear protest was also held in
France. Eva Joly is French member of the European Parliament.

bq. Eva Joly: "The idea that it's dangerous and that we can cope with
it, that is finished today. And we know how to get out of the nuclear
plants we need renewable energies, we need wind mills, we need geothermy
and we need solar energy."



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