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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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20 Million Gallons of Sewage Spill on Sand Island
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 5921 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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City could have worked harder to prevent Sand Island sewage spill....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Matson to pay $1 million for Honolulu molasses spill under plea agreement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:35 PM :: 5571 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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...Matson Terminals Inc has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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BLNR Considers New Hunting Rules
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 5389 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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BLNR will consider approval of new state hunting rules for game mammals and game birds on Oct. 24....
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Plastic Bag Ban Increases Litter
By NCPA @ 1:35 PM :: 6984 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Solid Waste
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San Francisco saw an increase in litter after its bag ban was implemented....
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Saturday, October 11, 2014 |
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Council Hikes Fines for Illegal Dumping
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:42 AM :: 5228 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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These bills are a first step toward empowering our communities to fight back against illegal dumping....
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014 |
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WESPAC: Obama Admin Did not Consult on Tuna Monument
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 5805 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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“Our US Pacific Island fishermen already comply with the strictest regulations in the world.”
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
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Wind Turbine or Tree? Certain Bats Might Not Know
By Video @ 4:12 PM :: 5590 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...video surveillance cameras watch bats flying at night near wind turbines....
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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American Samoa Delegate Left Out of Obama Tuna Monument Talks
By Selected News Articles @ 7:13 PM :: 5903 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Executive Director Kitty Simonds who was able to broker this meeting....
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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Senators Ask for Hearings on DoH Proposed Cesspool Ban
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 7034 Views :: Environment, Development, Cost of Living
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...The changes will affect more than 77,000 homeowners on the neighbor islands and 11,000 on Oahu....
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Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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Meet the California Oilman Behind Brian Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 7237 Views :: Environment, Politicians
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...Steyer, the former CEO of the Farallon investment firm, made much of his fortune from the coal, oil, and gas industries....
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Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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Bag Bans are Bad Business
By NCPA @ 11:48 AM :: 6656 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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The government was forced to raise the tax after they noticed that bag use was increasing as consumers began absorbing the cost of the bags....
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Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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Tuna Monument: Faleomavaega out in the Cold Again
By Selected News Articles @ 10:48 AM :: 7881 Views :: Environment, Politicians, Obama
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...the first important discussion at the White House was held this week and, while Governor Lolo was represented by a member of his cabinet, Faleomavaega was nowhere to be found....
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 |
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French Frigate Shoals Superfund Site? Anti-Plastic Hysteria Reaches New High
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 3970 Views :: Environment
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...The Environmental Protection Agency released an assessment today 'documenting' the hazard that plastic pollution poses to wildlife on Tern Island....
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Sunday, September 7, 2014 |
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Reports of Hawaii's Climate Death are Greatly Exaggerated
By Selected News Articles @ 4:34 AM :: 5399 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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Even over the last 40 years, the Hilo, Kahului, and Lihue regions all show non-significant trends with negative – cooling – correlations....
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Saturday, September 6, 2014 |
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Global Warming Stops, Science Progresses
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:36 PM :: 3497 Views :: Environment
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...[T]he pause [in global warming] has now lasted for 16, 19 or 26 years—depending on whether you choose the surface temperature record or one of two satellite records....
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Friday, September 5, 2014 |
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VIDEO: 'Biblical' Spawning Event on Hawaii Reefs
By Video @ 5:30 PM :: 6220 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Scuba divers and aquarium fisherman have noted throughout the islands have noticed that there has been major increases in new juvenile fish populations over the past months....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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Saipan Gets better Representation than American Samoa
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 PM :: 6312 Views :: Environment, National News, Small Business
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...“this is certainly the most important congressional group to visit the Northern Marianas at one time.”....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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Is There Any Benefit to Plastic Bag Bans?
By NCPA @ 4:14 PM :: 4346 Views :: Environment
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...paper and reusable bags use more energy and release more greenhouse gas emissions than plastic bags....
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 |
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Video: Iselle Hits Mountains, Disintegrates
By Video @ 3:40 AM :: 4907 Views :: Environment
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...The radar loops show the destruction of the hurricane mass as it tries and fails to ride up the south slope of Mauna Loa....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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UPDATE: Iselle Hits -- Julio Coming Sunday
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 9475 Views :: Environment
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MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT....
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Friday, July 25, 2014 |
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Obamacare, Tuna Zone: Humiliation for American Samoa Delegate
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 5768 Views :: Environment, National News
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...imagine the humiliation when, without any prior consultation with him, Obama announced a move that could have enormous ramifications for the fishing industry that is the foundation of the territory’s private sector....
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 |
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Disgusting Hepatitis Infected Organic Food Leads to Lawsuit
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 5190 Views :: Environment, Health Care
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Hepatitis A, which causes severe gastrointestinal illness and, in severe cases, liver failure and death, incubates in the human body for between 15 and 50 days....
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Sunday, July 20, 2014 |
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Hawaii Convenes First Marine Resources Enforcement Conference
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 6407 Views :: Environment, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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Officers, Prosecutors, Lawmakers and Conservationists Meet at UH Law School....
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Friday, July 18, 2014 |
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Ocean Patch Claims Are 99.5% Garbage
By Selected News Articles @ 3:29 PM :: 5157 Views :: Environment
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Media exaggerated the patch size by a factor of more than 200....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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Obama, Pacific Islands Leave US Tuna Fleet 'without fishing access to the Pacific Ocean'
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 4950 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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“Protected Monument Marine Parks,” without consultation with industry or science, has created an environment of increased pressure to secure fishing access within the remaining ocean....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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Do you Support Regulating Plate Lunch Containers?
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 6:05 PM :: 5065 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Two important bills the Council is reviewing may affect these items....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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The Sky Fell last month, but almost nobody noticed
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 AM :: 3899 Views :: Environment
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The sky fell on Hawaii last month, all because carbon dioxide levels peeped above the much-hyped 400 ppm hurdle....
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 |
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Hawaii Under Attack From The Air!
By Robert Thomas @ 4:40 AM :: 5788 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...from some of the reaction we're seeing, you might think the Imperial Japanese Navy was once again off of our fair shores....
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Friday, July 4, 2014 |
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Alaska Rep Young Legislation Blocks Presidential Power to Lock Away Oceans
By News Release @ 4:55 AM :: 3863 Views :: Environment
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Bill Would Require Congressional Approval for Marine Monument Declarations....
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
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Rep Hastings: Obama's Ocean Zoning Will Shut Down Tuna Fishery
By News Release @ 9:29 PM :: 8153 Views :: Environment, National News, Economy
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...in the not-too-distant future all of America’s tuna will be caught by foreign vessels....
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Monday, June 9, 2014 |
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Court: No EIS Required For Haleakala Telescope
By Robert Thomas @ 9:12 PM :: 5439 Views :: Environment, Higher Education
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...In Kilakila O Haleakala v. University of Hawaii the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals rejected a challenge under Hawaii's environmental review statute....
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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 :: 3933 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 :: 6381 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 :: 5566 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 :: 11358 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 :: 4915 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 :: 8067 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 :: 5373 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 :: 6314 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 :: 6149 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 :: 6722 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 :: 6274 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 :: 5884 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 :: 5980 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 :: 5421 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 :: 5750 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 :: 6923 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 :: 7479 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 :: 4626 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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