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Japan Plans To Replace Nuclear With Wind Power
As its government seeks to move away from nuclear energy, wind power in Japan is surging in popularity, with a growing number of power utilities and heavy industrial manufacturers starting offshore turbine construction projects, reports Tomoya Fujita at the Asahi … Continue reading
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Japan Looks to Lead in Energy Management Systems
Creating systems that allow homes, buildings, and industries to minimize their demands on energy grids is the heart of energy management systems, and Japan is on track to become a leader in the field, reports Kamil Bojanczyk at Greentechmedia. The … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate change solutions, energy efficiency, environment, global warming, Japan
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Japan Will Subsidize Renewable Energy
Japan recently approved incentives for renewable energy that could unleash billions of dollars in clean-energy investment and help the world’s third-biggest economy shift away from a reliance on nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster, report Yuko Inoue and Leonora … Continue reading
Japan Firms Go For Green Energy
The Japan Times recently reported that Japanese companies are increasingly expanding into the renewable energy sector due to a new incentive program that is expected to spur demand for environmentally friendly power. To promote power generation using renewable energy sources, … Continue reading
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Cranes — will they survive? Notes and pictures from Hokkaido
as part of my ongoing Huffingtonpost series on endangered species and how people can help them, check out my latest article, about a recent trip to see the endangered red-crowned cranes of Japan — cut and paste the following: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte/red-crowned-crane_b_1409255.html
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Notes from Japan on a Sustainable Future
I just returned from a two-week trip to Japan, where my husband’s classic textbook, Consider a Spherical Cow: a Course in Environmental Problem-Solving, was translated recently into Japanese. We were invited to give talks, and in return, they showed us … Continue reading
Japan Progresses Towards Replacing Nuclear with Clean Renewable Energy
The nuclear disasters created by earthquake and tsunami a year ago pushed Softbank corporate executive Masayoshi Son to finance a foundation to pursue replacing nuclear power with renewable clean energy, reported Sarah Berlow at the Wall Street Journal. “The successful … Continue reading
