Japan:
¶ According to exit polls, the Liberal Democratic Party, under conservative leadership seen as seen by some as pro-nuclear, has won a landslide election in Japan. [Business Insider]
¶ The election in Japan is not so much a referendum on nuclear power, as it is on Japan’s the status of the Japanese national defense. [The Japan Times]
World:
¶ The oldest nuclear plant in Spain has shut down. [Reuters]
¶ A prominent German doctor has criticized a World Health Organization report on the Fukushima Disaster for underestimating its impact on human health. [Newstrack India]
US:
¶ In a bipartisan action, twenty-nine lawmakers have sent a letter to President Obama calling for leveling the playing field in energy support. The letter says, “Minor changes to the federal tax code could provide the renewable energy industry access to large pools of low-cost private capital.” [PoliticalNews.me]
¶ A large oil spill is polluting the waters of New Jersey and New York City. [The Jersey Journal – NJ.com]
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