People generally complain about power plants being built in their locality even though power is needed for running industries, producing goods and providing employment for the multiplying population.

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"People in Wales now have more devolved power, but what is being decided in their name is being reported on less and less, " she said.

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Al Gore wants the JWP index because it gives him options beyond just being a candidate - credibility, the power to influence the masses of people is social capital in the sense that he can eventually save that up and spend it.

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Nearly a million people in the neighbouring state of New Jersey remain without power, and petrol is being rationed.

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