germany has grown to rely on a number of sources for its energy mi morethan 50% ofhe country's power is generated by gas and coal-fired stations. renewable sources supply 17% of demand at nuclear power supplies 22%. that equates to around 20,000 megawatts of power. by shutting down its seven oldest reactors, germany will lose some 8,000 megawatts of electricity. analysts say coal and gas powered stations can easily make up the shortfall and there'll be no need to buy extra power supplies abroad. in fact, last year, germany exported electricity equivalent annual output of two nuclear power stations. >> the european union has agreed to clear power plant of the continent should be subject to stress test. but the european union energy commissioner says the tests would be voluntary. the nuclear crisis in japan comes just as the idea of a clear power was enjoying a revival in mand parts of europe. the disaster in japan has been termed as an apocalypse at a meeting of the european parliament. >> nuclear regulators have had set energy companies rushed to brussels for meetings with european r

morethan 7,000 demonstrators flood the capitol building to otest this bill this week. question, how big a victory is for governor walker? eleanor? >> it's -- n in his union busting because the way they got this through is they decoupled the budget part from the effort to str mo of the collective bargaining rights and passed it in the dark of yo legislators climbing through the ndows and to get a vote the and the polls in the and country show 2- 1 really don't appre of treating unions this way. so he wi e short-term, but he energized a labor movement that has really been sleeping for the last 30 years, and i think tha real backlash to thhealth benefitshe's done. , ideological. very different from mitch daniels in indiana who did this six years ago, and he is credible presidential candidate, whereas walker looks like a zealot. >> is this a defining moment for walker? it's defining for walker and for the country. obama declared there's an assault upon the unions. he had his organization working it, they maiv demonstrations in the capitol chanting, beating drums, they had