Opinion:
¶ From the UK: Wind farm nimbyism means 10,000 jobs just went to Ireland. “We’re saving money, but Ireland is getting the work.” [New Statesman]
World:
¶ Central and South American countries are beginning to switch to renewable power. [AZoCleantech]
¶ French special forces troops in Mali are going to neighboring Niger to secure uranium mines run by Areva, the French state-owned nuclear power company. This is the first time the French used special forces to protect assets of a corporation. [CounterCurrents.org]
¶ The health effects from the Fukushima Disaster are beginning to be clearly measurable. A recent study predicts future mortalities from cancer will be eight times as high as earlier studies indicated. [Chemistry World]
US:
¶ A federal court ruled that the EPA must lower certain targets in a biofuel-blending rule, and act considered a blow to the biofuel industry. [The Hill]
¶ The US NRC has further delayed the decision on restarting one reactor at San Onofre nuclear plant. That decision is now scheduled to be made in May. [Los Angeles Times]
¶ Some of the construction workers building two new reactors at the Summer plant in South Carolina have been laid off. Last fall there were problems reported at the plant about incorrect placement of rebar, but it is not known whether that is related to the layoffs. [equites.com]
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