Americans Warm to Nuclear Power and Sour on Oil (Addict 3D: Tue, 24 Jul) Nuclear power is becoming a more attractive alternative energy source to Americans, according to a new survey. The survey results also indicated that the U.S. public is increasingly unhappy with oil and more willing to develop alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power.
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American acceptance of nuclear power grows (Reuters via Yahoo! News: Mon, 23 Jul) As the price of oil rises, so has the number of Americans who believe nuclear energy is an acceptable source of power, although the pro-nuclear camp is still a minority, a study showed on Monday.
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BROKERWATCH EDF may face costly measures at nuclear power plants - CIC (Sharewatch: Fri, 20 Jul) PARIS (Thomson Financial) - The level of resistance to earthquakes at EDF's nuclear power stations falls short of the maximum possible, and safety authority ASN could impose "costly preventative measures" to reinforce the 58 plants, according CM-CIC Securities.
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NC panel forwards renewables-efficiency bill with little change (The Daily Comet: Mon, 23 Jul) RALEIGH, N.C. The fireworks failed to materialize Monday as a state House committee approved with little change a bill that would require North Carolina's utilities to provide 12.5 percent of their retail electricity from renewable energy and power-saving measures.
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Here comes the sun in Germany (Daily Breeze: Sun, 22 Jul) The European nation is pushing to ensure that eventually solar and other renewable energy sources are the means to lighting, heating and powering up its society.
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