Sep 20, 2016 - Next Orbit to invest $100 million in Gujarat-based semiconductor project

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Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk "We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis," says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears of the technology, and why he and other environmentalists believe it's past time to embrace nuclear as a viable and desirable source of clean power. The irrational fear of nuclear energy is making developed countries retire nuclear plants, with too few new plants being commissioned by India and China (the two countries expanding nuclear energy use). In fact, this global reduction will actually reduce clean energy production (in percentage terms) as a source of energy in the world over the next 10 years. More in this TED talk. 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