By James Kanter
Solar advocates have increased their forecasts for the amount of electricity that could be supplied by a technology known as concentrating solar power, saying that C.S.P. may be able to deliver up to 7 percent electricity demand worldwide by 2030 and up to a quarter of those needs by mid-century.
The report was prepared [...]

WARSAW (AFP) – The use of coal for energy production causes at least 360 billion euros worth of damage to human health and the environment every year, Greenpeace said in a new report published on Thursday.
“When taking into account about 90 percent of the global emissions and looking at these damages, we get a conservative [...]

By Tonette Orejas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The environmental group Greenpeace has opposed a proposal in the Senate to re-commission the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in Morong, Bataan, urging the senators to push instead for the use of renewable sources to ensure energy security.
Lea Guerrero, Greenpeace media campaigner in Southeast Asia, Sunday said [...]

By Emma Graham-Harrison
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s dirty and dangerous coal mining industry cost the country a hidden $250 billion last year in lost and damaged lives, wasted energy and environmental devastation, according to a survey launched on Monday.
Pollution affected water, land and air around mines, thousands died and many more were hurt in mining accidents, [...]

An expert panel is to advise the government of Saskatchewan on developing its nuclear industry. The Canadian province is already a leading exporter of uranium.
The panel, called the Uranium Development Partnership, was announced yesterday by provincial ministers Lyle Stewart and Ken Cheveldayoff on for the ministries of Enterprise and Innovation and Crown Corporations respectively. [...]