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Energy Crisis Requires a Global Agency

UN atomic watchdog argues for managed transition from oil

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 24, 2008 4:08 PM CDT

(Newser) – A global agency is needed to deal with the developing energy crisis, Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, writes in the Financial Times. Demand for energy is rising fast and alternatives to fossil fuels remain largely hypothetical, and though there are international... Read full story »

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