Japan:
¶ Yoshinori Kobayashi, a comic-book artist famous for his right-wing, nationalist views of Japanese history, has released a comic book called “Exit Nuclear Power.” He believes it will have a negative impact on sales of his books, but is morally necessary for him to take an anti-nuclear stand. [Wall Street Journal]
¶ According to local media, Japan Electric has decided to resume construction of a nuclear plant in Aomori Prefecture. [Global Times]
World:
¶ Investment in renewable technology is moving into Asia, with half the world’s green energy projects in such places as India and China. [EcoSeed]
¶ Geothermal power is becoming increasingly important. Though development is not fast in the US, it is in double digits elsewhere. [Nevada Appeal]
US:
¶ The Florida Supreme Court is considering whether it is right for people to be forced to pay in advance for a product they might never get, and whether, having paid, they are due a refund if the product never comes. The questions center on power from nuclear plants. [Power Engineering]
¶ Renewable energy projects produce jobs. Because of this, a number of important Republican governors are pushing clean technology. [Triple Pundit]
¶ A new coal-burning power plant is starting up in Virginia. It has reduced emissions, with mercury, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate emissions reduced by 99%. [Melodica.net]
¶ The Alabama Public Service Commission has struck a deal to buy electricity generated by Kansas and Nebraska wind farms. The price it is paying is below what it would cost to generate the power using conventional plants in Alabama. Coal supplied 77% of Alabama’s electricity in 1999; today it is supplying 47%. [Clean Technica]
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