Opinion:
¶ Rupert Murdoch says the fact that forest mass is increasing indicates that CO2 is good for the environment, and we should stop wasting money on renewable power when there are so many great opportunities to build infrastructure for non-renewable technology. [Daily Star Online]
Japan:
¶ Local governments are having difficulty preparing disaster plans. Nearly half say they do not know whether they can meet a March 18 deadline to prepare a plan, and 11% say they will not be able to do so. [The Daily Yomiuri]
¶ In Japan, the problem of dealing with waste without a storage facility leads the government to want to extract plutonium. The problem is what to do with the plutonium. [The Japan Times]
World:
¶ The Chinese have started construction of a new reactor at a large nuclear facility in Shandong. [South China Morning Post]
¶ Indian scientists say they have found a way to remove actinides, the most problematical components, from nuclear waste, leaving the remainder of the waste much less dangerous. [Deccan Herald]
¶ In 2011, Scotland had 36.3% of its electricity generated from renewable sources. For the first three quarters of 2012, the amount was increased by 15.2%. The Scots say they are on track to produce 100% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020. [John O’Groat Journal]
¶ Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Latin America, is moving to renewable power. It had got 70% of its power from oil in the past. The hope is to have 94% from renewable sources by 2017. The article includes a nice list of 45 countries getting more than 60%, and 13 getting more than 95%, of their power from renewable sources. [IBTimes.co.uk]
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