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Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Department of Energy Awarding Billions in Energy Subsidies Despite Sequester
By NCPA @ 12:23 PM :: 4443 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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More than $1.2 billion in cash payments has been awarded to renewable energy projects since the beginning of the year....
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Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Lingle Joins US Energy Security Council
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 4801 Views :: Energy
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The Council is the highest level extra-governmental group ever convened to address the energy security challenge facing America....
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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Want a Fine Electric Car? Not in Hawaii
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:50 PM :: 4791 Views :: Energy
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...the true cost to own a base Tesla S in Hawaii is 17% more than California and 34% more than Colorado....
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Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Today's top headlines for Lanai: News or April Fools?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 6256 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Neil Abercrombie made his second visit to Lana`i in 3 years to announce that he “...gets it...."
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Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Kalaeloa Solar Illegal Heavy Equipment Crushes Hawaiian Caves
By Video @ 12:10 PM :: 7596 Views :: Energy, Hawaii History
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Heavy Trucks In Violation Of Programmatic Agreement. Karst Caves And Sinkholes Get Flooded....
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Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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After Waiving $18M, City Again Begins Collecting Solar Inspection Fees
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 6365 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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The City will begin collecting fees on building permits issued for photovoltaic (PV) solar electric power systems effective April 6....
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Sunday, March 24, 2013 |
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Company With Ties to Abercrombie, DelaCruz Seeks $200M from Legislature
By Andrew Walden @ 8:26 PM :: 11529 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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According to his Senate website, Sen DelaCruz is “Director of Communications at WCIT.”
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Friday, March 22, 2013 |
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Biofuel: Hawaiian Electric Agrees to Drop Rate Hike
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 6220 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...As part of the settlement, Hawaiian Electric Company agreed to write off $40 million in costs for two major projects: the 110-megawatt biofuel generating station at Campbell Industrial Park and the companies’ new customer information system....
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 |
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5,000 Petition Abercrombie to Keep Tesoro Open
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 5867 Views :: Energy, Labor
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...The USW expects a response from the governor....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
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VIDEO: HCDA Bulldozes Ancient Hawaiian Trails for Solar Farm
By John Bond @ 10:53 PM :: 11517 Views :: Energy, Hawaii History, OHA
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...huge wide roads were bulldozed through these Hawaiian sites causing massive, irreparable damage to the ancient Kualaka'i trail that is many hundreds if not one thousand years old....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
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Wind Power Down, Natural Gas Way Up
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:28 PM :: 5116 Views :: Energy
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Even though total wind power capacity grew by 30 percent last year, with 13,000 megawatts in new wind turbines, the actual portion of our electricity coming from wind energy did not increase proportionally....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
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Sunburned by Corporate Welfare
By John-David Nako @ 1:20 AM :: 7543 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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The phrase “corporate welfare” usually leads people to clench their pocketbooks a little bit tighter....
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Friday, March 15, 2013 |
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HCR 189: "No Big Wind, No Big Cable"
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 4774 Views :: Energy
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“The message from both Lana`i and Molokai residents is very clear – no wind turbines, no undersea cables,” Carroll said.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii ranked seventh in U.S. for solar energy
By Selected News Articles @ 6:42 PM :: 5586 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii gets a greater percentage of its electricity from solar than any other state....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
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Chevron Drives Kitimat LNG Export Project Forward
By Michael Hansen @ 7:38 PM :: 6890 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...the several planned LNG export terminal projects at Kitimat are probable sources of LNG for Hawaii....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
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Green Cars: Not So Clean After All
By NCPA @ 3:32 PM :: 6522 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits
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...It costs 30,000 pounds of carbon-dioxide emission to produce an electric car, equal to about 80,000 miles of travel....
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Monday, March 11, 2013 |
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Fracking Could Reduce Budget Deficit
By NCPA @ 4:34 PM :: 4695 Views :: Energy, Economy
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America is set to become a net natural gas exporter by 2020 and virtually self-sufficient in energy by 2035....
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Friday, March 8, 2013 |
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The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative: Watt, Me Worry?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:36 PM :: 6657 Views :: Energy
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Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) fails to satisfy all three pillars of sustainability....
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Thursday, March 7, 2013 |
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Kalaeloa: Hawaiian Burial Caves to Be Bulldozed for Solar Farms?
By John Bond @ 3:32 PM :: 12343 Views :: Energy, Environment, OHA
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A federal consultant says this area likely contains hundreds if not thousands of Hawaiian burials ....
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Monday, March 4, 2013 |
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Obama Administration Buries Good News on Keystone Pipeline
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:07 PM :: 5887 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News
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Late last Friday, the State Department released a positive environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline....
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 |
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Sewer Gas Powers Cars
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:11 AM :: 6101 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...poop from 70 homes can power VW Bug for 10,000 miles!
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 |
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Where is Hawaii Transportation Headed?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:06 AM :: 6759 Views :: Energy, Rail
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Each EV that clocks about 50 miles per day consumes as much electricity as a modest house with 4 people....
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
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HELCO RFP Seeks More Geothermal Power
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 5513 Views :: Energy
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The company is seeking to add up to 50 megawatts (MW) of geothermal energy from geothermal resource developers at prices not tied to the cost of oil ....
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
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Solar Scammers Pleased by SB623: Extends Solar Tax Credit Giveaway
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 6790 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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HSEA commends the Senate Ways and Means Committee for passing out SB 623 SD 1, which will close (reopen) renewable energy tax credit loopholes (that DoTax already closed)....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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Designed to Fail? HECO Seeks Green Energy Projects on Oahu
By News Release @ 1:14 PM :: 5512 Views :: Energy
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Question: Are these criteria written to discourage bids?....
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Friday, February 22, 2013 |
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Regulations Slow Beneficial Natural Gas Exports
By NCPA @ 1:53 PM :: 3657 Views :: Energy
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Despite a surplus of LNG, the Department of Energy (DOE) is delaying the authorization of export licenses....
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
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SB120: $3.5B Rate Hike and No Natural Gas for Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 9:44 PM :: 7896 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Ratepayers could be on the hook for as much as $3.5B of HECO's so-called "stranded costs" if SB120 becomes law....
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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Governor Excludes Union from Refinery Task Force
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 6296 Views :: Energy
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"It doesn't make sense to exclude the USW on the governor's committee when we represent the majority of workers who will be affected by the refinery closure." -- USW
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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Bipartisan Bills present opportunity for Hawaii Jones Act LNG Ship Exemption
By Selected News Articles @ 3:07 PM :: 6793 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...Hawaii also is looking to boost its use of natural gas, and it will need a Jones Act exemption as well. It's time to strike on this issue now!
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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$45B Project: Alaska Plans 800 Mile LNG Pipeline
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 4537 Views :: Energy
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...summary of the major project components, including the gas pipeline, gas treatment facilities and the liquefaction, storage and terminal facilities....
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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Balance of Trade Best in Years -- Fracking Cuts US Oil, Gas Imports
By NCPA @ 2:34 PM :: 4897 Views :: Energy, Economy
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The electricity that is produced from natural gas is 43 percent the cost of solar power, 68 percent the cost of wind power and 57 percent the cost of biomass....
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
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MSN: Solar Energy: Dirtier Than We Think
By NCPA @ 2:30 PM :: 3929 Views :: Energy
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More than 46 million pounds of waste was generated from solar companies in California between 2007 and mid-2011....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013 |
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Electric Rates Punish EVs
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:04 PM :: 4528 Views :: Energy
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"...a 2011 Nissan Leaf that's a bargain to drive in Washington — $28.29 for 1,000 miles — is pricey in Hawaii, where those 1,000 miles would cost $97.21."
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
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UHERO: Solar Tax Credits Could Cost $1.4B
By Selected News Articles @ 11:44 PM :: 7267 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...state tax credit expenditures could reach $1.4 billion for residential units alone....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Heritage: Get the Federal Government Out of the Natural Gas Business
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:22 PM :: 3139 Views :: Energy
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...the United States has more than a century’s worth of natural gas beneath its soil....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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HB497: Extends Solar Tax Credit Giveaway for a Few More Years
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 7278 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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The tax credit for photovoltaic systems will be incrementally phased down from 30 percent of the actual cost to 15 percent over the next 5 years....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Panos: Energy from Trash Should Be a Priority for Hawaii
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:26 PM :: 3506 Views :: Energy
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The long term economy of Waste to Energy (WtE) plants is very good....
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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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Lanai to PUC: Murdock's Wind Waiver No Longer Valid
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 6189 Views :: Energy, Land Use
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“The Commission granted Hawaiian Electric and C&C a waiver from competitive bidding based on, among other conditions, demonstrated ‘site control.’"
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Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
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Breaking Down The Tesoro Refinery Closure
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 6593 Views :: Energy, Economy
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Tesoro announced they were shutting down their refinery .... The question on everyone’s mind—what does this mean for Hawai‘i?
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 |
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FrackNation TV Debut: Debunks Anti-Natural Gas Hysteria
By Selected News Articles @ 3:53 PM :: 7057 Views :: Energy
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- Saturday, February 2 at 9:30 a.m. Hawaii Time
- Wednesday, February 6 at 7 p.m. Hawaii Time
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
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HECO Lifts Limits on Solar Installations
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 6033 Views :: Energy
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In October 2012, HECO again raised the limit to 75 percent of minimum load (which roughly translates to 23 percent of peak....HECO's proactive approach, fundamentally, aims to move beyond arbitrary limits....
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
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HECO to Pay H-Power 21 Cents Per KWH
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 8646 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Comparison: Highest RETAIL electric rate on Mainland -- Connecticut at 19.5 cents per kwh
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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$59.8M Vanishes as State, HECO Reach Agreement
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 6294 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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As part of the settlement, HELCO will withdraw its request for a 4.2 percent or $19.8 million rate increase in 2013. HECO and its subsidiaries will also reduce by $40 million the amount being sought for improvements to two major projects....
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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RFP: HELCO Seeks Proposals for 50MW Geothermal
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 5527 Views :: Energy
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Request for Proposals (RFP) for 50 MW of Dispatchable Renewable Geothermal Firm Capacity Generation on the Island of Hawaii....
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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A Fracking Good Story
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 AM :: 8833 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii's 40 Top 'Green' Energy Projects
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 6316 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii Renewable Energy Projects Directory....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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WaPo: Sting operations reveal Mafia involvement in renewable energy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:46 PM :: 6993 Views :: Energy, Ethics, World News
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In an unfolding plot that is part “The Sopranos,” part “An Inconvenient Truth,” authorities swept across Sicily last month....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Loan Timed to Boost IPO, Avoid Jail
By Selected News Articles @ 1:24 PM :: 12420 Views :: Energy
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"...we have a pretty good mess on First Wind and it is looking like it is going to get a lot worse and quickly...."
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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Obama Admin. Appoints Hawai'iGas CEO to Nat'l Petroleum Council
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 6623 Views :: Energy, National News, Jones Act
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The purpose of the NPC is solely to advise, inform and make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy with respect to any matters relating to oil and natural gas....
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