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"Phasing out nuclear power in Switzerland will have harsh consequences for economic and job growth due to the very likely large increase in electricity prices," says Margo Thorning, chief economist at the American Council for Capital Formation, a U.S. think tank.

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Because of the high proportion of Switzerland's power derived from nuclear generation, Ms. Thorning expects the economic impact to be deeper than in Germany, where nuclear energy makes up only some 25% of the country's electricity mix and which had also announced a withdrawal from nuclear power in the wake of Fukushima.

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As Ms. Thorning says, "half of all U.S. electricity is generated by coal," which produces more CO2 per unit of delivered energy than does petroleum or natural gas.

Electric Cars and the Highway to the Future of Energy 2011

Regarding Margo Thorning's " Pull the Plug on Electric Car Subsidies " op-ed, March 24: Finally, someone gets sensible about electric cars.

Electric Cars and the Highway to the Future of Energy 2011

Margo Thorning says more than she thinks when she writes that plug-in electric vehicles, "may very well be a solution when battery technology improves and cost declines."

Electric Cars and the Highway to the Future of Energy 2011

Ms. Thorning is right to suggest that we should pull the plug on electric cars.

Electric Cars and the Highway to the Future of Energy 2011

Owners Zeph and Carla Thorning are Hollister natives who returned from Sacramento in late 2009 "with the intention of opening a small business in our downtown," said Mr. Thorning.

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Mr. Thorning said he and his wife saw an opening for a business that could "vertically integrate" the county's cattle ranching industry.

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Ms. Thorning is the executive vice president and chief economist at the American Council for Capital Formation.

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Where we would disagree with Ms. Thorning is in how important it is to accomplish precisely that.

Electric Cars and the Highway to the Future of Energy 2011