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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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James Hansen Study Ends ‘Consensus’ -- COVID Shutdowns Blow Lid off Global Warming Theory
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 PM :: 683 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... during the COVID shutdowns, emissions dropped sharply, but the climate became warmer ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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Hawaii Highest Electric Rates in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:01 AM :: 610 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii clocked in as the most expensive state for electricity, with a 44 cents per kilowatt-hour cost ....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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'Renewable' Gravy Train End of Line: After Decades, HECO Dumps 'Avoided Cost' Contracts
By News Release @ 12:19 PM :: 1036 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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... The four original contracts were negotiated in the 1990s and 2000s ... a typical residential customer using 500 kilowatts could see savings ranging from $9 to $13 per month ....
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023 |
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HECO Admits De-carbonization Means Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 2:37 AM :: 1195 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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"...Hawaiian Electric’s modeling shows that...energy rates may rise in the near-term transition to clean energy...."
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
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Hawaii refinery to produce 'renewable' fuels
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 1412 Views :: Energy
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... Par Hawaii is the first refinery in the nation authorized to use renewable feedstock to produce renewable fuels under Foreign-Trade Zone procedures ....
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023 |
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City Touts Fasi Building Energy Efficiency
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 1400 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... The Energy Star recognition comes after the City completed Phase 1 of its energy and water-saving Performance Contract at 10 municipal buildings, including the Fasi Building ....
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Saturday, April 8, 2023 |
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Hawaii Average Monthly Utility Cost $611.87
By Selected News Articles @ 8:49 PM :: 1960 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest electricity price, nearly triple the US average rate, and the state relies on imported petroleum for 60% of its electricity generation ....
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric seeks public comment on draft ‘Integrated Grid Plan: A pathway to a clean energy future’
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 1498 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Your rates will be going up to pay for the infrastructure we need to make irregular and erratic wind and solar electricity less damaging to our grid ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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Fire and Flooding Risks Surrounding of the Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei, Maui
By News Release @ 10:45 PM :: 1088 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... the large lithium-ion batteries that are proposed for this project, could make gaining control of a fire more difficult and dangerous due to the increased risk of electrocution and thermal runaway ....
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Friday, March 17, 2023 |
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Hu Honua Decision Based on 'Right To A Life-Sustaining Climate'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:31 PM :: 1247 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment
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... the PUC “understood its public interest-minded mission” and rightly considered the impact of the Hu Honua project on citizens’ “right to a clean and healthful environment” ....
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Friday, March 17, 2023 |
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Nominee for State Planning Director responsible for Oahu’s High Electricity Costs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 AM :: 2663 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... HECO announced a rate increase of 7% to buy more oil ....
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
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No Wind: Rolling blackouts impact more than 8K customers
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1493 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"... the lack of wind on a hot day caused both a higher use of air conditioning and a lack of wind-generated power ...."
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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HB192/SB690: Ban fluorescent bulbs
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 1328 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“...Fluorescent bulbs used to be the energy-efficient option...."
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Sunday, February 19, 2023 |
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PILOT for Real Property Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1715 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Agriculture, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... The owner in the previous year paid $30,154 in property tax and got a bill for $835,710, resulting in an extremely unhappy owner ....
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Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
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Volta: Hawaii's Latest Hi-Tech Failure Gets Recycled by Shell Oil
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 1074 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Tax Credits
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... How much money did ERS and KSBE lose helping Shell greenwash its oil business? ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Eco Lawyers Head to Court to Block Kauai Hydro Project
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 1117 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Environment
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... call the “midnight rubber stamp” a violation of Hawaiʻi’s protections for streams and the environment ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Biomass plant appeals to Hawaii Supreme Court to begin operations
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 PM :: 1074 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... greenhouse gas concerns, as well as the comparatively high cost of biomass electricity ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii may become the first U.S. state with climate change warnings on all gas pumps
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 4931 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Bills have been introduced in the state of Hawaii Senate and House requiring warning labels on all gas pumps ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Evidence says offshore wind development is killing lots of whales
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 PM :: 1574 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... the humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter ....
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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 :: 1230 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 :: 1134 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 :: 1657 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 :: 973 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 :: 1539 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 :: 1040 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 :: 1438 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 :: 1958 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 :: 1278 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 :: 1169 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 :: 1156 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 :: 1313 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 :: 1337 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 :: 1550 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 :: 1771 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 :: 1159 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 :: 1304 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 :: 1335 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 :: 1237 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 :: 1416 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 :: 1406 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 :: 1222 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 :: 1509 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 :: 1556 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 :: 1297 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 :: 1834 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 :: 1395 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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