Science and Technology:
¶ Tree Seeds could provide an abundant supply of biofuel. [Newstrack Indiah]
¶ The use of mycorrhiza for increasing fertility for organic farming is becoming more prevalent. [Reuters AlertNet]
World:
¶ China expects to install 18 GW of wind capacity and 10 GW of solar in 2013. [Power Engineering Magazine]
¶ Japanese regulators say checking all the reactors in the country for safety in three years will be difficult. [The Japan Times]
¶ Iceland is offering geothermal power to provide heat for homes in the UK through a submarine electric cable. The project could be completed by 2020. [Scotsman]
US:
¶ Google is putting $200 million into a Texas wind farm. [GlobalPost]
¶ Sen. Bernie Sanders will introduce legislation to move aggressively to reverse global warming. [eNews Park Forest]
¶ The US retired more than 9000 MW of coal generating plants in 2012. [PennEnergy]
¶ Utility computers are increasingly being attacked by unknown hackers. Water, nuclear power and natural gas pipeline systems are especially targeted. [WND.com]
¶ After ruling that the owners of San Onofre could continue collecting money from ratepayers for the idle plant, an administrative judge left the bench and attempted to grab a banner from protesters. [Bay Area Indymedia]
¶ UBS, a Swiss global financial services company, says five US nuclear power plants are likely to be retired early because of economics. The plants are Clinton, FitzPatrick, Ginna, Kewaunee, and Vermont Yankee. [Platts]
Vermont:
¶ Judge Garvan Murtha refused to grant an injunction sought by Entergy to block a Vermont Supreme Court proceeding on Vermont Yankee. The New England Coalition asked the Vermont Supreme Court to order VY to close because it’s operating without a certificate of public good. [Vermont Public Radio]
¶ The Vermont Department of Public Service is asking Entergy to explain the inconsistencies in the positions it has taken on state oversight of Vermont Yankee. [Vermont Public Radio]
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