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I was laid off from my job of 6 years last May. I'm 29, so I decided to return to school because I was a few credits shy of an Associate's and wanted to complete college to have a little more job security. I decided to persue a passion of mine and study Environmental Studies & Sciences, which is going to be such a growing field in the coming years.

Unfortunately, I've waited until now to try and build any sort of credit and so my student loans were pulled.. mid-term. Apparently the bank I took my loans from decided it was too risky, so what's a guy to do when a bank won't let you even go to school? There wasn't enough money from my remaining funding to pay for my class load and books, so I owe the school a tidy sum and won't be able to attend my next term until I pay it.

How could I fix this?

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I think we've learned from past mistakes, in how to deal with nuclear energy and nuclear fuel waste. It seems like these smaller scale modules would allow us to more safely transport and store the fuel waste until it can be recycled.

We have to decide between the lesser of various energy evils: smoke choking the air, dead salmon and other fish (from hydroelectric) or the possible radiation exposure from nuclear.

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