Japan:
¶ The Japanese Industry Ministry plans to amend legislation to allow direct disposal of nuclear waste without reprocessing into new fuel. [Asahi Shimbun]
¶ Japanese beef is being cleared by US authorities for export to the US. It was already not permitted at the time of the Fukushima Disaster because of foot-and-mouth disease, but since the disaster had to be tested for radiation as well. [Farms.com]
¶ A Japanese home improvement company is planning to invest ¥100 billion ($1.27 billion) on 250 solar power plants with a total capacity of 500 megawatts. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ The uranium industry is hoping for an increase in prices because of new reactor construction in China. [Melodica.net]
¶ Europe’s resistance to shale gas could boost renewables. [Utility Products]
US:
¶ Wells Fargo is funding solar power for low-income homes in Colorado. [Denver Business Journal]
¶ Professionals, investors, and philanthropists from the Santa Barbara area have considering community-supported solar power as an innovative new way to help Santa Barbara’s non-profit organizations. [Santa Barbara Edhat]
¶ Some Florida public schools are getting power from solar arrays. This is a benefit in hurricanes, when the schools will be used for emergency shelters. [The Herald|HeraldOnline.com]
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