<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/CASSE-logo.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="77" height="100" /></span>As if we really required more prompting, the unfolding nuclear accidents in Japan are confirming what we must do. When a disaster strikes, the most urgent response is to help those who are suffering, prevent further calamities, and clean up the messes—it’s a time to get busy. But the next critical step is to figure out what we might do differently—it’s a time to take a step back and contemplate how we got where we are and where we might go from here. With each passing day, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to rethink where and how we get our energy supplies.</p>
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