Japan's energy market is entering a new phase.... Utilities are having to become more cost competitive. Running old steam turbine gas and oil units no longer makes sense.

Michael Jones

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You may want to put me in handcuffs. by Michael Jones

You may want to put me in handcuffs.

I was waking up in the middle of night staying up, and by the time I’d get back to sleep it’d be time to wake up again and I never had these issues, ever, ever, ever.

Jones said he had tried medication before, but preferred to treat his sleeping issues without drugs. I liked the idea of acupuncture because it’s been around for thousands of years, principally in Asia and it’s not a pill … so, it’s a good natural kind of thing that’s got real science behind it actually so that’s why I was interested in it.

I would be concerned if I sent an employee to a high risk region, if that claim gets in front of a jury, you're going to be looking at a very sympathetic plaintiff.

LNG demand is getting hit from all sides, power demand is weak, solar capacity is increasing at breakneck speeds, nuclear capacity is returning, and coal-fired generation is rising.

We think we're going to be OK, we're in the best house in a bad n... by Michael Jones

We think we're going to be OK, we're in the best house in a bad neighborhood.

Certain areas that have a lot more local support for nuclear and much more local reliance on nuclear are going to be much easier to get restarts up and running.

It is not totally unreasonable to think that, to imagine, that the three largest utilities, Tepco, Chubu and Kansai, walk away with zero nuclear.

Kogas could see some positive knock-on benefits in terms of having another large buyer in their neighbourhood, as they will inevitably be negotiating for similar terms and can speak with a louder more unified voice... so they can negotiate better terms.

Rather (than) focusing on fierce competition at home, it's more about companies trying to cooperate in order to reduce cost and increase flexibility on the procurement side.

This is really the last big piece of Merensky reef available abov... by Michael Jones

This is really the last big piece of Merensky reef available above a thousand meters.

The huge volume of petitions being created right now speaks to the urgency, concern and anxiety that millions of Americans feel as the COVID-19 pandemic dominates our day-to-day lives.