Opinion:
¶ “5 Facts That Sink Nuclear Energy” [Insider Monkey]
World:
¶ The first large-scale renewable energy projects in South Africa are scheduled to begin delivering power in 2014. [EcoSeed]
¶ Saudi Arabia is inviting bids on a contracts in a massive renewable energy procurement programme, which could see 54 GW of new capacity added to the grid by 2032. [Business Green]
US:
¶ Entergy’s twenty year plan includes no renewable power. It is entirely dependent on nuclear, coal, and natural gas. [Examiner.com]
¶ A report from the US DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Alliance to Save Energy Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy says the US could cut 50% of its energy requirements through efficiency by 2030. [EcoSeed]
¶ Florida has a law allowing customers to be charged for upgrades and construction at nuclear plants. After collecting money for repairs, Crystal River will not go online. In the resulting controversy, four Florida Republican Senators want a law that unspent money be refunded. [The Florida Current]
¶ As the Navajo Tribe is considering renewing a lease on a coal-burning power plant, companies leasing the plant are volunteering to pay an increase of more than $40 million dollars annually to the Navajo Nation. This is up from the current $2.6 million offer. [Farmington Daily Times]
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