World:
¶ The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC) states that renewable technologies could meet over 25% of heat demand in the EU by 2020 and 100% by 2040. [solarserver.com]
¶ The WHO says there is a slight increase in the chance of cancer for those who were exposed to radiation from the Fukushima Disaster. [Toronto Star]
¶ An unexploded artillery shell was found on the grounds of a Belgian nuclear plant. [Windsor Star]
¶ Prime Minister Abe says Japan will begin restarting nuclear plants as soon as safety standards are in place. [The New York Times]
… Additional nuclear restarts in Japan are unlikely this year, sustaining record demand for liquefied natural gas in a country that once depended on atomic power for about a third of its energy, according to Wood Mackenzie Ltd. [Bloomberg]
US:
¶ The US Department of Defense is emerging as one 0f the strongest advocates for action on climate change. [Hydrogen Fuel News]
¶ The Kansas House is not ready to change the law on a renewable energy mandate. [Houston Chronicle]
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