EARTH HEAT BEATS NUKE HEAT IN INDONESIA

Indonesia Prefers Geothermal, Hydropower Over Nuclear –President
Andreas Ismar, (May 6, 2011) (Dow Jones visa Nasdaq)

"Indonesia prefers other renewable energy sources such as geothermal and hydropower over nuclear in its effort to lower dependency on fossil fuels, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said…"

"Indonesia is keen to balance its energy mix, especially as oil prices have been…[rising] and leading to extra budget burdens for a country that still subsidizes certain types of fuels. Southeast Asia's biggest economy has also pledged to cut its greenhouse emissions by 26% in 2020…"

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[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President, Indonesia:] "…[We] need to lower our dependency for fossil fuels and heading towards renewable and environmentally friendly energy…Learning from what happened in Fukushima…we all need to fully realize the positive and the negative of the use of nuclear energy… For Indonesia, we still choose for energy sources other than nuclear… But I don't (encourage) bioenergy as it could disrupt food security…"

"The nuclear troubles in Japan have raised questions regarding the safety of using nuclear as an energy source, especially in earthquake-prone Southeast Asian countries."