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LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- French energy giant EDF said nuclear energy was a cheaper option to cut greenhouse gas emissions as the British government unveils massive wind farm deals.
Vincent de Rivaz, the chief executive at the French energy giant, writes in the Financial Times on Friday that nuclear power is "the cheapest, large-scale, low-carbon electricity source."
Executives at the British Wind Energy Association, however, said the benefits from nuclear energy were a long way off as reactors would not go into commercial operation until 2018.
The government announced plans Friday to award deals to add 25,000 megawatts of wind energy to the British national electricity grid.
EDF says electricity generated through nuclear power is half as expensive as the equivalent output from offshore wind farms and it plans to invest $31.8 billion to develop four nuclear power reactors in Britain.
Centrica, the parent of British gas and the recipient of a wind energy deal in the Irish Sea, said its wind farms could go into operation by 2016.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Israel is reported to be seeking to deploy fighter aircraft in Cyprus, its partner in developing a natural gas bonanza under the eastern Mediterranean, to protect these vital energy resources.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Thousands of tiny unmanned aircraft or drones flying into civilian airspace over the United States can pose a security threat as they may be difficult to monitor in the long run and some craft may fall into enemy hands, security analysts say.
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Despite predictions that home prices are close to bottom, the leading provider of home equity protection sees its customer base exploding in 2012 because of changing consumer attitudes towards homeownership....
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With union workers protesting in the street, leaders in Greece met to hash out details of spending cuts that long ago crossed into draconian territory.
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