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Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
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HECO Selects 16 Solar Battery Projects--Keeps Locations Secret
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 3824 Views :: Energy
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...The public will have to wait as long as 30 days to get the details....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Hawaiian Electric preparing new phase of community solar
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 2634 Views :: Energy
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...Unlike the first phase, which was limited to 8 megawatts, this phase will be open to 235 MW of renewable generation across Hawaiian Electric's five-island service territory, including Molokai and Lanai....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Case Appealed to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 3779 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Ethics
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...Today, Life of the Land filed a direct appeal to the Hawai'i Supreme Court regarding the Public Utilities Commission's decision to deny its motion to void approvals related to the Kahuku windmills project....
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Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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KIUC Reports 56% Renewable Generation for 2019
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 3091 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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...Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2019 included 35% solar, 11% hydro and 10% biomass. Rooftop solar from residential and commercial members accounted for more than one-third of the solar generation....
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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Planet of the Humans: Michael Moore Debunks Hawaii's Clean Energy Initiative
By Video @ 1:51 PM :: 4873 Views :: Energy, Environment, First Amendment
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"...No amount of batteries are going to save us, warns director Jeff Gibbs...."
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Kahuku Mother Sues Board of Education over Secret, Closed-Door Meeting and Vote
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 5087 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...suit against the Board of Education for holding a secret, closed door meeting last February, that resulted in denying her petition for rulemaking, violating the state Sunshine Law....
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Monday, April 20, 2020 |
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Hawaiian Electric Releases 2019-2020 Sustainability Report
By News Release @ 6:34 PM :: 2512 Views :: Energy
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...Hawaiian Electric employees continue planning the renewable energy transformation....
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Friday, April 10, 2020 |
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Hawaiian Electric sees drop in demand during pandemic
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 3299 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...For Oahu, the average system peak demand (the point of highest energy use) for the week of March 22 was 7 percent less than in previous weeks. On Maui, the decrease was 14 percent and on Hawaii Island, it was 7 percent....
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020 |
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Trump Considering Jones Act Waiver for Oil Industry
By Michael Hansen @ 9:53 PM :: 3614 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, COVID-19
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...a temporary waiver of the Jones Act, which would allow more ships to transport oil around the U.S....
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
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Most of Hawaii’s electric battery systems are paired with wind or solar power plants
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 3270 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...The non-dispatchable nature of these technologies creates operational challenges for system operators....
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
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The Futility of Trying to Reduce Driving
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 4023 Views :: Energy, Environment, Rail
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...Cars have been more energy efficient than transit buses since 1991....
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Saturday, February 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii Wind and Solar -- Dirty Secret Boosts Warming
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 4026 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...It's the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years....
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020 |
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HECO Reaches 28.4% Nameplate Capacity of Green Energy Schemes
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 3538 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...CLUE: 28.4% RPS does not equal 28.4% of electricity coming from so-called renewables. It means that the nameplate capacity of renewable producers is equal to 28.4% of electricity production. They hope you don’t know this but now you do....
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Sen Riviere Introduces Bills to Protect Communities from Wind Farms
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 3758 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...This week, Senator Gil Riviere introduced the POWER Bill Package – People Overwhelmed by Wind Energy Ramifications....
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Friday, January 24, 2020 |
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HB2593: Fossil Fuel Cars to be Banned by 2030
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 3196 Views :: Energy
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...House Bill 2593 would allow the sale of only electric, hydrogen, or hybrid vehicles by car dealerships starting in 2030....
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Saturday, January 18, 2020 |
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HECO Reports 21% jump in solar generation capacity
By News Release @ 2:42 PM :: 3697 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The completion of large grid-scale projects and thousands of residential solar systems provided the largest-ever annual increase in solar capacity....
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Monday, January 6, 2020 |
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Larry Ellison in Talks to Buy HECO's Lanai Grid
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 3776 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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...Maui Electric purchased the assets of the Lanai City power plant in 1988....
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Sunday, January 5, 2020 |
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Cooling the Schools: The Reality
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3667 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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...solar powered systems costing an average of $40,000 per classroom have started breaking down or will only work for a short time every day....
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Friday, January 3, 2020 |
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Electric Rates Going Down: HECO, PGV Agree to Dump 'Avoided Cost' Scam
By News Release @ 12:37 PM :: 4462 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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...For years PGV had been paid on an 'avoided cost' basis, thus preventing consumers from enjoying the benefit of cheap geothermal energy. This, in turn, makes overpriced wind and solar look good....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 |
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Unique Accomplishment: Kauai Runs on 100% 'Renewable' for a Few Hours
By News Release @ 12:31 PM :: 3597 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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“...We believe this is a unique accomplishment for a stand-alone electrical grid relying on small-scale renewable generation....”
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Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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Public Hearing: Unlimited Right for DoH to Stall Permits
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 5556 Views :: Energy, Environment, Military, Small Business
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... The proposed amendment removes the limitation on the amount of time the department has to take action on a complete application for an Underground Storage Tank (UST) system permit and removes the automatic approval of a permit when that time limit is exceeded ....
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 |
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Maui Windfarm: BLNR Approves Plan to Kill 345% More Bats, 147% More Nene
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 4961 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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...Kaheawa Wind Power II increases incidental take for the Hawaiian hoary bat from 11 to 38 adults (345% increase), and for the Hawaiian goose from 30 to 44 adults (147% increase) during the remaining 20-year permit....
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Friday, November 15, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Kahuku vs HPD-- We did not throw rocks
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 5090 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Police
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...Deputy Chief of Police McCarthy claims protesters harassed a police officer, rocks were thrown, and an officer was punched in the head. We are still unaware of when any of these incidents occurred and have seen no video evidence....
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
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Green Fog: Honolulu's Coming Climate Change Bond Crisis
By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 6071 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Ethics
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...the disclosure statements do not actually project the anticipated risks to the city....
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
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Sue Big Oil: UH Law School Hides Conflict of Interest
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 AM :: 7016 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Ethics
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...Antolini previously worked for Vic Sher, which may explain why the academic is so gung-ho to support the misguided crusade of her old boss....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 |
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Hawaii protests show why wind energy can't save us from climate change
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 5087 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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...Last year, two Harvard researchers found that meeting current U.S. electricity needs with wind would require covering a land area twice the size of California with wind turbines....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
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The Smell of Money: 75 Green Energy Schemers Scrum for HECO Gold
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 2991 Views :: Energy
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...Solar, wind, storage part of strong response to state’s largest procurement effort....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 |
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Sue Big Oil for Climate Change? Caldwell Falls for Debunked Litigation Scheme
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 5450 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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...Caldwell and Maui Mayor Victorino both know these suits are doomed. This is just a cheap way to pander to believers of the eco-religion....
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Saturday, November 2, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Kahuku Windfarm Protest in Caldwell's Office
By Video @ 9:01 PM :: 5065 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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...Kahuku residents march in to Caldwell's office to protest windfarm....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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Schatz Chief of Staff Pours Money into Big Oil Stocks
By Selected News Articles @ 6:37 AM :: 5248 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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...Eric Einhorn lists stock owned by spouse valued at $168,000-$445,000....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 |
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Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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Lights Out In The Land Of No: The Practical Effects Of California's Wildfire Inverse Condemnation Doctrine
By Robert Thomas @ 6:55 PM :: 4531 Views :: Energy, Judiciary
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...if the power is to be shut off to more than a handful of customers statewide, the power must also be shut off to the homes of both the responsible utility execs and the state legislature and executive office buildings....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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Wind Industry Poised for Decline?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:05 PM :: 5100 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...the federal production tax credit for wind is scheduled to be phased out at the end of 2019....
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Friday, October 18, 2019 |
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55 Kahuku Arrests: 'We Will Block Future Convoys'
By Video @ 1:22 PM :: 9369 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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...Caldwell's police will clear the way for a stupid windfarm. This proves that the problem on Mauna Kea is Harry Kim, not David Ige....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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Town Hall Meeting: Soaring Electric Bills in Kapilina
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:03 PM :: 4459 Views :: Energy, Military
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...Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Iroquois Point Elementary School....
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Friday, October 11, 2019 |
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HECO Rolling Blackouts Possible Due to Failure of Wind, Solar
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 5508 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...The heat and high humidity are driving increased demand for air conditioning at the same time overcast skies are diminishing solar output and wind resources are minimal....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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Energy Efficiency: Hawaii Ranks 16th
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 3829 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii improved 2.5 points, thanks in part to a new law that sets efficiency standards for products not covered at the federal level, including computers, faucets, and showerheads....
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 |
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 |
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3 Titanic Floating Windfarms to Surround Oahu?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 PM :: 4092 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...the likelihood of all of these projects remains speculative, and the timeframes even more so given BOEM’s decision to review the entire permitting process....
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 |
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Wind Farms Could Drive Bats to Extinction
By Selected News Articles @ 5:41 PM :: 127968 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...Existing research shows USFWS doesn’t have a clue how many bats exist and or even if this species can survive their approved wind energy mortality....
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Sunday, September 22, 2019 |
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Feds Approve Hawaii Windfarm Plan to Kill 424 Bats, 47 Nene, 27 Petrels
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 4995 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...incidental take permit (ITP) amendments to three applicants—Kawailoa Wind, LLC; Auwahi Wind, LLC; and Kaheawa Wind Power II, LLC—and a new ITP to Tawhiri Power, LLC....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Jones Act denies domestic ocean shipments of propane
By Michael Hansen @ 10:41 PM :: 6104 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...The situation with LPG carriers parallels that of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in that none of these ships exist in the Jones Act fleet....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 |
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Batteries: Hawaii Ratepayers Give the Most to Elon Musk
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 4641 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Elon Musk needs money. That's why he is a billionaire and its why you are paying higher electric rates ....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Make the Jones Act worse?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:32 PM :: 4790 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...there is a move in Congress to make things worse....
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 |
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Windfarms Bribe Environmentalists for Permission to Kill 300 Bats, 44 Nene
By Selected News Articles @ 8:42 PM :: 6795 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics
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...With some fanfare, the DLNR acquired the 2,900 acres from Dole late last year for about $15 million, with $2.75 million of that coming from Kawailoa Wind....
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Friday, July 26, 2019 |
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Hawaii: Geothermal potential could offer reliability on clean energy
By Selected News Articles @ 6:08 PM :: 3548 Views :: Energy
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...Geothermal is both cheap and reliable, that is why it is constantly being blocked in Hawaii....
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Sunday, July 21, 2019 |
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Canada to ship containerized LNG to China instead of Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 4:16 AM :: 6279 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...The HECO LNG plans were abandoned after their proposed merger with NextEra Energy, Inc. was disapproved by the Hawaii State Public Utilities Commission....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 |
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At UH Confab, Politicians and Lawyers Get Reality Check on Climate Suits
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 PM :: 6223 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Higher Education
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...Politicians and trial lawyers eager to sue energy companies over the costs of climate change received an unwelcome message from a university professor....
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Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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DHHL Approves Kalaeloa Solar Project
By News Release @ 3:02 PM :: 4721 Views :: DHHL, Energy
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...A proposal to Build Solar Farm on Hawaiian Home Lands turns ugly in Kapolei....
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