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Can Europe find a safe place for nuclear waste?

The European Union yesterday imposed a four-year deadline on member countries to come up with plans for facilities to permanently store their spent nuclear fuel.
Germany's trouble with abandoning nuclear power

Now that Germany is turning away from nuclear power, it is more reliant on renewable and traditional energy sources – both of which comes with problems of their own.
Germany turns back on nuclear power

Spurred by the Fukushima accident, Germany vowed to phase out its reliance on nuclear power by 2022. Finding alternative energy sources is the new challenge.
Greens' growth in Germany spurs deputy chancellor's departure

Guido Westerwelle announced he is resigning as deputy chancellor to Angela Merkel after their parties received stunning losses to Greens in last month's state elections.
Merkel and Sarkozy rattled by election losses

Germany's antinuclear Green Party won control of a state government for the first time in local elections Sunday. In France, Le Pen's right-wing party gained momentum.
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Japan nuclear crisis sends ripples across Europe, causes rethink in Germany

The Japan nuclear crisis has 'consequences for the whole world,' German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today ahead of an emergency EU meeting on nuclear power.
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Garden siteseeing in Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Germany

Four interesting garden blogs in Europe.
Buried treasure: white asparagus

In Germany and the Netherlands, green asparagus plays second fiddle to the white kind.