Since 2007, Army and Navy facilities in Japan have reduced their energy intensity by nearly a third. As a result, military officials say the bases are in a good position to help their neighbors cope with expected summer electricity shortages and potential blackouts stemming from earthquake damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station.
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St Ann’s Church on St Croix was among 19 non-profit groups that recently received a grant from the Virgin Islands Energy Offices’ discretionary grant programme to be used for the purchase and installation of solar panels.
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Members of environmental action group Greenpeace hold up an anti-nuclear banner in front of the Central Government offices in Hong Kong on March 22, 2011. (RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images) Asia Society’s Sustainability Roundtable will be a regular feature on the re:ASIA blog featuring insight and analysis on current events from our team of sustainability experts.
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