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“Letting the perfect be the enemy of the good is one of the reasons we have a coal-dependent infrastructure, with the resulting environmental impact that all of us can see. I suspect environmentalists, through their opposition of nuclear power, have caused more coal plants to be built than anybody. And those coal plants have emitted more radioactive material from the coal than any nuclear accident would have.”

Quote by Vinod Khosla

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Vinod Khosla is a distinguished Indian-American businessman recognized for his venture capital investments and entrepreneurial endeavors. He is the co-founder of Khosla Ventures, a venture capital firm that specializes in technology and energy startups. Khosla has a background in computer science and has been instrumental in several successful ventures throughout his career. more

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