The German parliament decided after the Japanese Fukushima nuclear leak in 2011 to abandon nuclear power entirely by 2020. But the consequences of this sudden decision, many argue, have not been thought through. For the alternative to nuclear power is far more fossil fuel burning and hundreds of kilometres of new infrastructure for renewable energy. The road to a non-nuclear German future is not an easy one.

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California dominated nearly every clean energy category, according to a new report by Ernst & Young that ranks states according to renewable energy markets, infrastructures and their suitability for individual technologies. Follow along with the story: www.smartplanet.com The top states: 1 California 2 New Mexico 3 Colorado 4 Hawaii 5 Massachusetts 5 Texas 7 Illinois 8 Maine 8 Pennsylvania 8 New York 8 Nevada Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com

Visit 3blmedia.com for the latest sustainability and CSR headlines. IKEA has released its 2011 Sustainability Report. Among the highlights: The company allocated 470 million Euros, about 0 million dollars, to invest in renewable energy sources, focusing on wind and solar power. More than half the energy that powers IKEA buildings now comes from renewable sources. Energy efficiency across all IKEA stores improved by four percent, saving 6 million Euros. And the share of more sustainable cotton in IKEA products increased to 24 percent. 3BL Media and Smartbrief on Sustainability have teamed up to deliver CSR and sustainability news. SmartBrief on Sustainability is a daily e-mail newsletter about environmentally friendly business practices, trends, and news in 25 industries filtered from more than 180 trade associations, professional societies, non-profits, and companies. It will now feature a special section with 3BL client-produced and original content as part of its distribution, expanding 3BL Media’s outreach to SmartBrief’s targeted daily audience of 17000 CSR and sustainability executives, advocates, and thought leaders, and its overall audience of four million viewers. For more information on these and other stories, go to www.csrminute.com. The CSR Minute is produced for 3BL Media by Video4Good www.video4good.com

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Heating and cooling equipment are the biggest users of energy in American homes. And homes are responsible for about one fourth of the nation’s total energy use. But there are surprisingly simple ways to deeply cut energy use, its effect on the environment and its cost. David Peabody and his team at Peabody Architects design passive homes. He says the design of a passive house aims to reduce energy demand to its lowest possible level. Passive houses use no solar, geothermal or wind energy equipment. But they are extremely energy efficient.Mr. Peabody says passive houses cut heating and cooling costs by about ninety percent. But what sets his design apart from other “green homes” is that it looks like any other home.”That is the beauty of the passive house approach is that you don’t have to build in a particular way with any particular materials or to any particular style. That’s why in our case we decided to try to do something to prove that point to make something that was very traditionally American.”Peabody Architects says it is building the first passive home in the Washington, DC, area. In Arlington, Virginia, Roger Lin and his brother Eric are also building one. Roger Lin of Southern Exposure Homes explains that windows are sealed against leaks and have three layers of glass. The windows are airtight. On a cold winter day, the temperature inside the unfinished home is a comfortable …