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Friday, June 6, 2014 |
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UHERO: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Watershed Management
By UHERO @ 4:22 PM :: 3691 Views :: Environment
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The removal of and protection against “bad” and "ugly" natural capital such as invasive plants and feral animals....
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Monday, June 2, 2014 |
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Pentagon wrestles with false climate predictions as military funds shifted to green agenda
By Selected News Articles @ 2:34 PM :: 5976 Views :: Energy, Environment, Military
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Ten years ago, the Pentagon paid for a climate study that put forth many scary scenarios....
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Monday, June 2, 2014 |
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Obama's Cap-and-Trade to Worsen Poverty
By NCPA @ 2:33 PM :: 5241 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...the EPA's new cap-and-trade regulations will make the poor a lot poorer....
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Saturday, May 31, 2014 |
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Carroll Cox: Exposing the Dark Side of Paradise
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:39 PM :: 10591 Views :: DHHL, Environment, Ethics, First Amendment, Law Enforcement
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Cox tells how he has literally risked life and limb in the pursuit of the truth behind crime and cover-ups in Hawaii government....
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 |
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Obama Is Bypassing Congress Again. This Time It's Going to Cost You.
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:42 AM :: 4555 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...the Environmental Protection Agency, which will release its carbon-dioxide regulations for existing power plants on Monday....
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 |
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Aiea: More Condos, Fewer Traffic Lanes, and Toxic Waste
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 7529 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Rail
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...1,500 residential units in five towers will be the city’s first catalytic Transit Oriented Development project along the rail route....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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The Climate Moe'uhane in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 AM :: 4948 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...there is only one region (Honolulu) in Hawaii that has records dating back "nearly a century"....
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Sunday, May 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii's "Environmental Court" - A Bad Idea Whose Time (Apparently) Is Nigh
By Robert Thomas @ 8:13 PM :: 5891 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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...the only thing standing between the bill and the rest of us is Governor Abercrombie's veto pen....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Should Honolulu Ban Biodegradable Bags?
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 10:34 PM :: 5738 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Small Business
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...Honolulu City Council’s Committee on Public Works and Sustainability held a hearing yesterday to discuss a proposal to expand the existing ban to include biodegradable bags....
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Sunday, May 18, 2014 |
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The Turtle Bay Gut and Replace Bill
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6283 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government
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...something remarkable happened in the last days of our legislative session....
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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The World's Resources Aren't Running Out
By NCPA @ 3:26 PM :: 5872 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture
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...the amount of land required to grow food has decreased by 65 percent over the last 50 years across the world....
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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The Many Problems with Ethanol
By NCPA @ 3:25 PM :: 5540 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture
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Just one 25-gallon tank of ethanol requires 450 pounds of corn -- the same amount of calories it would take to feed one person for an entire year....
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 |
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Well, I Guess Obama Hasn't Healed the Planet
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:12 AM :: 5567 Views :: Environment, Obama
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“generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that… this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Waste Management of Hawaii, others indicted for 2011 ocean contamination
By Malia Zimmerman @ 10:42 PM :: 5108 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... 7.5 million gallons of contaminated water, toxic soil, trash, fecal matter and human medical waste poured into west Oahu’s ocean waters on Jan. 13, 2011 ....
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Waimanalo Gulch Flooding: Federal Indictments Handed Down
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 5419 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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A federal grand jury in Honolulu returned a 13-count indictment today charging Waste Management of Hawaii Inc....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Ige: Pay for Turtle Bay by Refinancing Hawaii Convention Center
By News Release @ 5:17 PM :: 6453 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government
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"It would be an opportunity for us to within the existing resources acquire the easement." --Ige
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Study: Biofuels Worse for Environment Than Regular Gasoline
By NCPA @ 4:09 PM :: 6949 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture, Tax Credits
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Biofuels made with corn residue actually release 7 percent more greenhouse gas....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Cost Implications of GHG Regulation in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 8:58 PM :: 4332 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...this finding would not hold if fuel prices were substantively lower than current levels, either from falling prices or fuel-switching to lower cost products....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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Which kills more: ideology or religion?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 17773 Views :: Environment, Religion
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... the greens have topped them all ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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What's Actually Good for the Environment May Surprise You
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 AM :: 4207 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Here are two examples that may surprise you....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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Parties Reach Agreement in Na Wai Eha Water Flow Case
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 6576 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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Under this agreement, more water will be returned to the streams of Na Wai ‘Eha, particularly to ‘Iao stream....
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Inks Turtle Bay Plan: Give Developers $48.5M, Let them Build Two Hotels
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 5210 Views :: Environment, Development
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Phase III is the middle portion of the property near the existing hotel where two additional hotels and amenities are planned....
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Friday, April 11, 2014 |
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Using Property Rights in Fishery Management
By NCPA @ 1:36 PM :: 4805 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...each quota owner would have the right to a specific percentage of the total allowable catch (TAC) in the season....
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 |
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Pine Introduces Legislation to Combat Illegally Dumped Sludge
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:02 PM :: 6123 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Environment
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Bills 35, 36, and 37 were drafted in response to the rampant and illegal stockpiling and grading occurring throughout Leeward communities....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Video: Are You Being Told The Truth About Plastic Bags?
By Video @ 12:45 AM :: 6076 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Watch our six minute movie and decide for yourself....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Own Ivory? 89% Chance You Won't Be Able to Sell it Legally if Clayton Hee Gets His Way
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 6112 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism
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Hawaii is the third largest retailer of ivory and ivory products in the nation....
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Friday, March 14, 2014 |
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PUC chair, green activist under investigation, accused of violating HI conservation law
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:47 PM :: 6408 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics
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IRONY: PUC Commissioner Hermina Morita, adored by environmentalists, is facing fines for violating Hawaii conservation and zoning laws....
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
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Anti-science dominates Senate climate marathon
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 3855 Views :: Environment
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"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."
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Monday, March 10, 2014 |
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Brian Schatz Dances to California Billionaire's Tune
By News Release @ 4:41 AM :: 6704 Views :: Democratic Party, Environment, Politicians
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...leading Democratic senators attended a fundraiser at billionaire Tom Steyer's San Francisco home. The event, for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, also featured former Vice President Al Gore....
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 |
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How Many Jobs Are Threatened by the EPA in YOUR District?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:37 PM :: 5512 Views :: Environment, Labor, Small Business
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Average of more than 770 jobs losses per congressional district....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014 |
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UHERO: Climate Change Behind Push for Water Conservation
By UHERO @ 11:20 PM :: 6270 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Agriculture
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Drawdown of existing groundwater stocks is likely still decades away....
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Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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Does Hawaii Need An "Environmental Court?"
By Robert Thomas @ 6:01 PM :: 5433 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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Looks like they're at it again, a solution in search of a problem....
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014 |
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Another Year of Global Cooling
By NCPA @ 3:12 AM :: 3402 Views :: Environment
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The mean global temperature has not risen in 17 years and has been slowly falling for approximately the past 10 years....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Bird Group: Survey Shows 90% in Hawaii Want Cat Control
By News Release @ 10:52 AM :: 3760 Views :: Environment
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Eighty-seven percent of respondents to a recent study in Hawai'i want to see a decrease in the number of feral cats in the Hawaiian Islands....
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Sunday, January 19, 2014 |
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Four Bills in House, Senate Democrat Package
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 6028 Views :: Democratic Party, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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This is the first combined House-Senate Majority package since 2008....
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Thursday, January 16, 2014 |
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Bed Bug Cities: Honolulu Slips to 45th
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 8062 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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We're losing the bed bug race: Last year we were 33rd....
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Saturday, January 11, 2014 |
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Stung by Reports of Whale Collisions, Pacific Whale offers Feel-Good Seminar
By News Release @ 11:54 AM :: 7190 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Tourism
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Idea: Go to their meeting and shout out embarrassing questions. Demand they enact an immediate moratorium on propeller-driven whale-watching tours. Tell them to stop killing baby whales. Videotape the entire encounter and put it on Youtube.
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Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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Tourist Boats Operated by Anti-Superferry Activists Hitting More Baby Whales Than Ever
By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 AM :: 8691 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...the bleeding baby whales are left to suffer an unknown fate in shark-infested waters....
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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Invasive Species Briefing Set
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 4936 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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- DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
- TIME: 10:00 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 225, State Capitol
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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Senate Cttes Set Informational Hearing on Turtle Bay
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 6017 Views :: Environment, Development, Land Use
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- DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
- TIME: 10:30 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 016, State Capitol
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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NOAA announces regulations to protect marine mammals during Navy training
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 4477 Views :: Environment, Military
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... final regulations requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during training and testing activities off the coasts of California and Hawaii and on the high seas ....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Do Bans on Plastic Grocery Bags Save Cities Money?
By NCPA @ 6:58 PM :: 5765 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes
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Consumers choose plastic bags far more often than paper or reusable bags to carry their purchases....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Nene, Humpback, Green Sea Turtle Among Top 10 Conservation Successes
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 4370 Views :: Environment
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...ten species that – thanks to the Endangered Species Act’s protections – are either steadily improving or have been recovered and removed from the list of imperiled species....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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How the Environmental Left Became the New Climate Deniers
By NCPA @ 5:35 AM :: 3586 Views :: Environment
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Because the new predictions are less dire than in the past, the IPCC’s old fans have suddenly become the new climate deniers, calling the IPCC’s latest report “political” and ignoring its key findings....
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 |
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48% of Meteorologists not Fooled by Global Warming Hype
By NCPA @ 1:44 AM :: 3426 Views :: Environment
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...the way it was conducted and its honest conclusion gives me more hope than I’ve had in a long time concerning the integrity of climate research....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013 |
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Public Utility Commission Issues Violation to SER Trucking for Sludge Spill
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 6:22 PM :: 5184 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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In a State Public Utility Commission (PUC) hearing this morning, Commissioners issued an order confirming a motor carrier violation for SER Trucking connected with the August 31st sludge spill on the H-1....
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Friday, November 29, 2013 |
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UHERO: Water Trading to Control Hawaii Aquifers?
By UHERO @ 4:03 PM :: 4673 Views :: Environment, Cost of Living
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While an untrammeled water market would fail to provide the optimal solution, regulators can facilitate efficient water trading by setting appropriate exchange rates....
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Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
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Pig War: DLNR, Rusty Boar Battle Over 'American Jungle' TV Show
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 8375 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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DLNR is a bully taking away rights, threatening cultural livelihood and even trying to censor what can be shown on television. To this I say, long live “American Jungle”....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
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EPA Regs Bring Natural Gas Flaring to Kona
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 5135 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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“It may take a little time for West Hawaii residents to get used to the sight of the flare burning 24 hours a day, seven days a week, especially at night, but the continuous flare means the system is doing what it’s designed to do.”
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