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are all about more liberalisation - which brings more gas-fire power plants.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Sep 3rd, 2008 at 04:08:13 PM EST
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Because the goal is liberalisation for its own sake, not as a means to an end.

If liberalisation were a means to improve energy policy, it could be debated whether it is the best means to achieve that end. If liberalisation is the goal, there's no debate on it.

And, if you think about it, the Commission's job is to further the single market.

This is beginning to read like Stiglitz's critique of the IMF.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 06:20:17 AM EST
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At what point is somebody with sufficient clout going to start questioning whether liberalisation is quite the most effective tool to ensure energy independence and security ? That it actually might be making the problem worse.

But I guess they're serious people so we DFHs should just shut up

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 06:44:39 AM EST
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