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wtmusic

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Fri Dec 21, 2012, 01:07 AM Dec 2012

There's One Big Obstacle To US Development Of Thorium



"Last week Norway joined India, China, and others in testing thorium, regarded by some as the energy source of the future.

Gary Krellenstein is one of those people. This former JP Morgan Energy and Environment Director penned a report calling thorium 'The Best, Most Overlooked Solution to Global Warming and Long-Term Energy Supply.'

But these aren’t the definitive factors that have prevented thorium’s proliferation – Krellenstein has a very direct answer for what’s keeping thorium on the sidelines:

The natural gas revolution."

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-natural-gas-is-crowding-out-thorium-2012-12
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