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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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2022: Hawaii Had Largest Increase in Energy Costs
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 1924 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii residents paid on average $210.26 a month up by $38.08 ....
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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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KIUC Seeks 9.42% Electric Rate Hike
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 1850 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... The rate increase is subject to approval by the PUC and any increase is not expected to impact member bills until the second half of 2023 ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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Increased Fire Risk Surrounds Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei, Maui
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 2216 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... live electrical currents, combined with the large lithium-ion batteries that are proposed for this project, could make gaining control of a fire more difficult and dangerous ....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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Environmental Harm and Blasting Hazards Surrounding The Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 1636 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... The evidentiary hearing is expected to be held throughout December 2022, with a final Maui Planning Commission decision early 2023 ....
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Saturday, November 26, 2022 |
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Builder Cancels DHHL Barbers Point Solar Project
By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 2362 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Energy
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"...this project is no longer financially viable under its current terms in the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) due to changing supply chain/market conditions, regulatory delays and final interconnection costs...."
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 |
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'Low Wind Resources': Another Conservation Alert for Big Island
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 1623 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... wind resources are forecast to be lower than usual and electricity demand has been unusually high since last week due to humid weather ....
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Friday, November 18, 2022 |
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Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts on Big Island (again)
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 2062 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... wind resources are forecast to be lower than usual ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Two Nights in a Row -- Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts for Big Island
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 3005 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... but, on the bright side, the lack of wind will save bats' lives ....
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Thursday, October 20, 2022 |
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 |
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Jones Act is a problem, especially during disasters
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:21 PM :: 2181 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... the Jones Act recently hindered Puerto Rico’s ability to receive supplies quickly after being hit by yet another hurricane; and the 102-year-old shipping law also threatens to skyrocket energy costs ....
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Saturday, October 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii gas prices hold steady but remain among the highest in the nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 1802 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gas was $5.22 on Wednesday, the same as Tuesday's price, according to AAA ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Rising costs, construction woes hamper clean energy efforts in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 1709 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... obstacles in the path toward statewide elimination of fossil fuels ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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Real Recycling: H-POWER continues to record high landfill diversion rates
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 2048 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... H-POWER is one of the largest firm renewable energy sources in the state ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Top-down energy plans not going down easy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:41 AM :: 1757 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... how we got to this point ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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HECO's Idea of 'Good News' -- Oahu Electric Bills to go up 4%
By News Release @ 12:43 AM :: 2064 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... This is an improvement over the earlier forecast that projected bills would increase 7% or about $15 after the coal plant ends operations, which is scheduled for today ....
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Monday, August 29, 2022 |
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HECO Warns of Rolling Blackouts on Big Island
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 2268 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Energy
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... If rolling outages are necessary, Hawaiian Electric will send out a Tweet. That's the plan ....
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Thursday, August 11, 2022 |
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Act 183: C-PACE in Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:56 AM :: 1635 Views :: Energy, Small Business
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... The legislation authorizes the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority to administer C-PACE for the soon-to-be available financing program ....
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Monday, August 1, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gas Acquired By Argo Infrastructure Partners
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 1667 Views :: Energy
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... transaction completed July 21, 2022 ....
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Friday, July 22, 2022 |
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Biden misses opportunity to cut fuel costs via Jones Act waiver
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 1780 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Even supporters of the 102-year-old federal shipping law admit that its restrictions on competition add to the cost of our fuels ....
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Friday, July 22, 2022 |
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Bill 22 Better Buildings Benchmarking
By News Release @ 5:33 AM :: 1603 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Better Buildings Benchmarking Program requires commercial and multi-family buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to track and report annual aggregate utility data to the City and County of Honolulu ....
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Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
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Rate Hike: HECO to burn $190M 'Hardening Grid' for Global Warming
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 1754 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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" ... Hawaiian Electric is seeking approval to recover the cost of the project from customers ...."
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Friday, July 1, 2022 |
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Ige appoints Leo Asuncion to lead Public Utilities Commission
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 1722 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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... Asuncion’s current term on the PUC began on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2026 ....
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
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Sierra Club, Solar Industry Rally Against SB2510
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 1499 Views :: Energy
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... capping the amount of any single renewable energy source to 45% per island ....
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Saturday, June 4, 2022 |
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Maui’s Public Nuisance Climate Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 6:58 PM :: 1970 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... Over 1,300 climate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. None has yet succeeded ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
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Climate Hucksters Sue Hawaii Department of Transportation
By News Release @ 6:21 AM :: 2045 Views :: Energy, Environment, Greenmail
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... plaintiffs claim that their state DOT’s active operation of a transportation system that results in high levels of greenhouse gas emissions is causing significant harm ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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S&P: Solar, storage delays put Hawaii's energy transition to the test
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 1607 Views :: Energy
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... Of 18 renewable energy agreements inked by Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. utility subsidiaries in recent years, only two are on track to meet their guaranteed commercial operation dates ....
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Saturday, May 14, 2022 |
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Auditor: City Still Locked in to Expensive Recycling Contracts
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 2276 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... Solid waste disposal costs can be reduced by diverting recyclable waste to the H-POWER waste to energy facility ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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HECO RFP Seeks 'Renewable' Projects on Maui, Oahu
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 1792 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy
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... that includes but is not limited to wind, solar, biomass and biofuels. Standalone energy storage proposals also will be accepted ....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 |
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Thursday, April 7, 2022 |
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KIUC Rate Hikes Far Lower than HECO's
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 2518 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2021 included 45% solar, 14% hydro and 11% biomass ....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric upgrades Battery Bonus program with new perks for customers who add storage to PV systems
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 2009 Views :: Energy
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... The fixed monthly bill credit will be applied at an amount equivalent to the respective retail rate for exporting energy during a two-hour period of the evening peak ....
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022 |
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Green Energy: Schatz Gives Taxpayer Money to Maui Councilmenber's Spouse
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 2751 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... None of these insiders know anything about electricity so Schatz makes federal taxpayers to pay for experts who can do the actual work for them ....
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Why Hawaii Needs a Jones Act Waiver
By Video @ 1:44 AM :: 1844 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports and why Hawaii needs a Jones Act waiver to ensure its energy security ....
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Saturday, March 12, 2022 |
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Jones Act waiver request for fuel imports goes national
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:04 AM :: 2081 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Keli'i Akina writes about it in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser while U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii sends a waiver request of his own ....
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
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Case Asks Biden to Waive Jones Act to Ship US Oil to Hawaii
By Ed Case @ 12:02 AM :: 2911 Views :: Energy, Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... Case also introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives today to mandate such a waiver. ...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022 |
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Thanks to Sneaky Lawyers, Jones Act Waiver will Require Act of Congress
By Selected News Articles @ 9:53 PM :: 2209 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Little noticed language was included in the National Defense Authorization Act that became law in 2021 when Congress overrode then-President Donald Trump’s veto ....
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022 |
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How Hawaii’s Spike in Gas Prices Compares to the Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 2395 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii gasoline prices are increasing more slowly than other states ....
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Saturday, March 5, 2022 |
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No More Russian Oil: Rep Ed Case Seeks Jones Act Waiver
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:41 PM :: 2549 Views :: Energy, Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... with the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, the 101-year-old federal maritime law is even being recognized as a danger to Hawaii’s energy security ....
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Friday, March 4, 2022 |
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Hawaii Needs Jones Act Waiver for Fuel Imports
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:24 AM :: 2218 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Par Hawaii's suspension of oil imports from Russia underscores the need for Hawaii to achieve greater oil-purchasing flexibility ....
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Thursday, March 3, 2022 |
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Hawaii's Only Refiner Suspends Purchases of Russian Oil
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 1603 Views :: Energy
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... we are turning to other grades of crude, principally from North and South America, to meet fuel production requirements ....
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric seeking proposals for firm renewable energy on Oahu
By News Release @ 10:55 PM :: 1572 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Firm renewable energy differs from intermittent resources such as solar and wind in that it is available for use at all times ....
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Friday, February 25, 2022 |
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HB2278: Fuel tax damage will far outweigh measly tax credit
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:59 AM :: 2856 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The gasoline tax in 2035 will be $33.16 a barrel ....
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 |
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Dead Bats: Supreme Court Upholds BLNR Approval of Na Pua Makani Windfarm
By News Release @ 2:29 PM :: 2109 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... the Board authorized Na Pua Makani to kill up to 51 ‘ōpe‘ape‘a bats ....
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 |
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Exempt Hawaii from Jones Act to ensure continued oil imports
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:25 PM :: 2109 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... the 1920 law is a main reason Hawaii relies on Russia for more than a third of its crude oil supply ....
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Monday, February 14, 2022 |
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HB2278 Carbon Tax Fails to Change Environment
By Heartland Foundation @ 3:05 AM :: 1970 Views :: Energy, Environment, Taxes
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... carbon-dioxide taxes are inherently regressive and disproportionally harm low-income families ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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HB2278 Carbon Tax $42.24 a Barrel
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:18 AM :: 2300 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... This bill is a continuation of the policy of social-planning-via-taxation that has helped make Hawaii one of the most expensive states in the nation ....
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Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric hits 38% renewable energy in 2021
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1758 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Return of geothermal boosts Hawaii Island to 60% ....
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