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Renewable Energy In Japan

Eco Soltuions takes a look at renewable energy in Japan and measures to combat drought in central China.

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Japan’s solar energy quest

Japan’s solar energy quest heats up after the Fukushima nuclear crisis. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports

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Japan eyes solar panels on all new buildings

CNET News.com reports here: Struggling with a continuing nuclear crisis and strains on its power supplies, Japan is thinking of requiring that all new buildings, including homes, come equipped with rooftop solar panels by 2030, according to a recent Nikkei newspaper report.

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How Dangerous Is Japan’s Creeping Nuclear Disaster?

Spiegel Online reports here: The destroyed reactors at Fukushima have been releasing radiation for weeks. According to model calculations, the stricken nuclear plant could already have released one-tenth of the amount of radiation unleashed in the Chernobyl disaster. How serious a risk does the disaster pose to humans?

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Japan offers $2bln environment rescue package

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: NAGOYA, Japan – Japan announced Wednesday a two-billion-dollar environment rescue package for developing countries in a bid to kick-start tense UN talks aimed at securing a pact on saving biodiversity.

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Japan stimulus plan to focus on green tech: report

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO – Japan is planning subsidies to boost corporate investment in factories making environment-friendly products, in a fresh economic stimulus package expected next month, a report said Friday.

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Japan eyes solar station in space

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO – It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan’s space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.

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