The evidence is clear that the clean-up costs after debt-financed bubbles are too high.

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But be sure to do so with clean, clear content and easy-to-read formatting.

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"I look at it as if the vase is the body and the flowers are the clothing, " says Mr. Leatham, who prefers crystal or clear-glass vases with clean lines.

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So, if it's cheap and clean energy we want, we should clear the way for fission energy start-ups.

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But the president is missing the very clear reason our Asian and European competitors are out-pacing the United States in clean tech: governments in Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, and across the eurozone are all launching (or redoubling) comprehensive national clean energy strategies backed by big, long-term public investments to support each stage of the clean tech value chain.

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The efforts are being led by Professor Bernard Fichaut, who previously took part in the clean-up operations in the wake of the 1999 Erika disaster and who believes this method is the best available to clear oil quickly, cleanly, and at low cost.

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