Japan:
¶ Another Friday protest at the Prime Minister’s residence drew thousands of people. [The News International]
¶ The Environment Ministry conducted a survey of 160 sites for radiation. The highest reading found was 165,000 Bq/Kg in soil at the bottom of a river in Fukushima Province. [Infoshop News]
US:
¶ Mitt Romney wants to “allow the wind credit to expire, end the stimulus boondoggles, and create a level playing field on which all sources of energy can compete on their merits.” The record shows, however, that wind has received only a small fraction of what oil, coal, and nuclear have each year. [Huffington Post]
¶ An Appeals court is putting off ruling on forcing the NRC to act on a license for Yucca Mountain until after mid December. The timing is intended to clarify whether Congress will appropriate funds to evaluated use of Yucca Mountain. [Las Vegas Sun]
¶ After anti-nuclear activists and labor organizations struck a deal, the executive committee of the California Democratic Party passed a resolution asking for an independent design review and public hearing on the problems at San Onofre. [San Diego Free Press]
¶ Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill that will have significant impacts on the markets for conventional and renewable energy resources. Among other things, the new law enables net metering of smaller projects. [JDSupra]
¶ California got 20.6% of its electrical power from renewable sources in the first six months of 2012. This means the state is exceeding its renewable power goals. [Natural Resources Defense Council]
¶ A new 400 MW solar facility is proposed for Texas. It is expected to create 800 long-term jobs and put $700 million into the local economy each year. [Renewable Energy World]
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