Science and Economics:
¶ Fossil fuel prices do not include the costs of their side effects such as air pollution and the associated health care costs for premature deaths or asthma attacks. [ThinkProgress]
¶ Global Warming may be to blame for increased number and intensity of blizzards. [Huffington Post]
World:
¶ French electricity bills are set to increase 30% from now until 2016, with a large part of the increase being due to investment in developing renewable energy supplies. [The Connexion]
¶ Solar power is cheaper in England than nuclear, with the result that growth in the nuclear sector is appearing less and less likely. [CleanTechnica]
¶ The UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets is warning of power rate increases, as more the nuclear sector is not growing and electricity is to be imported. [Public Service]
¶ The UK’s Government is reportedly set to offer guaranteed subsidies for up to 40 years to energy firms that agree to build new nuclear power stations. [ITV News]
¶ Taiwan’s main opposition political party wants to halt new nuclear projects. [Hong Kong Standard]
US:
¶ Under the provisions of the Sanders-Boxer bill, a fee on carbon pollution emissions would fund what the senators call “historic investments” in energy efficiency and sustainable energy technologies, such as wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. [Renew Grid]
¶ The Waterford nuclear power plant is asking the NRC to allow it to use warmer water to cool its reactors as the water temperature of Long Island Sound hit a record high this past year. [Patch.com]
¶ A spike in fuel costs has driven up bills for Entergy’s New Orleans ratepayers. [NOLA.com]
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