02/06/2013
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"Let me just ask you some questions about Yucca Mountain, which shouldn't take long to answer."
"Wouldn't that permit us to use unlimited amounts of coal and gas, and reduce poverty around the world, and reduce the cost of electricity?"
"I am for doubling energy research, but that costs about $5 billion."
"Yes, but if you're analyzing the problem, the problem was you needed water."