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Gemix

The GEMIX is a report commissioned by the Belgian Minister of Climate and Energy, Paul Magnette. The full title in French is Quel mix énergétique idéal pour la Belgique aux horizons 2020 et 2030?. It was completed on 30 September 2009 and published on 9 October 2009. The report received a lot of publicity, due mainly to its recommendations on nuclear power. It was written by Dominique Woitrin, Marie Pierre Fauconnier, Danielle Devogelaer, Jacques Percebois, Luigi De Paoli, Jacques De Ruyck and Wolfgang Eichhammer. Luc Dufresne was president of the workgroup.

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The GEMIX is a report commissioned by the Belgian Minister of Climate and Energy, Paul Magnette. The full title in French is Quel mix énergétique idéal pour la Belgique aux horizons 2020 et 2030?. It was completed on 30 September 2009 and published on 9 October 2009. The report received a lot of publicity, due mainly to its recommendations on nuclear power. It was written by Dominique Woitrin, Marie Pierre Fauconnier, Danielle Devogelaer, Jacques Percebois, Luigi De Paoli, Jacques De Ruyck and Wolfgang Eichhammer. Luc Dufresne was president of the workgroup.

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  1. publication date: 2009-10-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2009-10-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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