Opinion:
¶ A new popular movement is coming together, resisting the dominance of fossil fuels. [OpEdNews]
World:
¶ Donald Trump told the Scots not to build a wind farm built within sight a golf course he owns. He even threatened to cancel a hotel and housing project there if it was built. Naturally, the project has been approved. It will power half the homes in Aberdeen. [Mother Nature Network]
¶ Turkey’s energy minister says Turkey plans to increase the portion its energy coming from renewable resources to 30% by 2023. [Journal of Turkish Weekly]
¶ The government of Cuba is increasing the amount of renewable energy it intends to be using, and is calling for foreign investors to participate. It is planning five new biomass, wood, solar and wind energy projects. [Cuba Standard.com]
¶ The operator of South Korea’s nuclear power plants, says it has separated its internal computer network from the internet in an effort to guard against possible cyber attacks. [Yonhap News]
¶ Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant is said not to have been damaged by the earthquake that hit it, but the event moved emergency officials in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to meet on Sunday in Saudi Arabia to discuss the risk of radiation from any disaster that might happen at the plant. [Times of India]
US:
¶ Duke Energy now has over 100 MW of solar capacity. Duke has been investing in renewable power for several years, and has put over $2.5 billion into the sector. [CleanTechnica]
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