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Originally Posted by H2O2
Published on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 by the Guardian / UK
Sweden Plans to Be World's First Oil-Free Economy
· 15-year limit set for switch to renewable energy
· Biofuels favoured over further nuclear power
by John Vidal
A government official said: "We want to be both mentally and technically prepared for a world without oil. The plan is a response to global climate change, rising petroleum prices and warnings by some experts that the world may soon be running out of oil."
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Said a mouthful there.
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Last week George Bush surprised analysts by saying that the US was addicted to oil and should greatly reduce imports from the Middle East. The US now plans a large increase in nuclear power.
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Hidden the fine print of W's embrace of hydrogen is the news that nuclear power is the preferred method for generating the electricity needed to extact hydrogen from water. We'll need some large multiple, like 50 or more, of our current nuke plants to produce enough hydrogen to operate and auto and truck fleet like we now have.