Monday, May 14, 2012

It'll be a hot summer in Japan, methinks


The electricity experts are a bit concerned that lacking nuclear power, energy shortages may make it hot in Japan, and also affect a variety of business concerns, including ICE CREAM.

People can take a lot, but a summer without ice cream?   Some things are beyond reason.

Firms fear summer-meltdown in nuclear free Japan

"If the temperature goes up very high this summer, and if the government asks us to cut electricity consumption a lot, our ice cream business will be seriously affected," a company spokesman told AFP.  "We may have to make more ice cream before" power shortages reach their peak, he added.
 and also:

The government has not yet issued a target for industrial power cuts, but significant reductions seem certain -- reportedly as high as 20 percent in the Kansai region, which includes the commercial hubs of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.

As the saying goes, good luck with that.

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