the Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) began mailing coconuts to each State Legislator and the Governor in opposition to Hawaiian Electric’s proposal to impose taxes on new solar customers. Each coconut contains colorful messages like “Sun Taxes Are Nuts!” “This is a lighthearted attempt to show the silliness of HECO’s proposal,” said Robert Harris, Spokesperson for TASC.
Henry Curtis writes: Are Anaergia’s Waste-to-Energy Projects on Maui in Trouble? Posted: 21 Feb 2015 08:05 AM PST By Henry Curtis Over the past year I have blogged about Anaergia. The company is a global leader in the waste-to-energy sector. Maui County and Anaergia worked out a deal whereby Anaergia would allegedly increase recycling at the Central Maui Landfill. Existing companies such as Pacific Biodiesel could be negatively impacted. During the 2014 Legislative session Anaergia requested $150 million in Special Purpose … Read more
CREATE AN ACCOUNT (one time thing) First you have to make an account. Go to http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/login/register.aspx Fill in the form, check the box agreeing to terms and click Create User You will see a message that they have sent you an email to confirm your account. It might be entitled: “Please Confirm Subscription to Receive Hearing Notices” and it will be from mailinglist@capitol.hawaii.gov. Follow the instructions (click on the confirmation link) After you click the link you’ll … Read more
HONOLULU, HAWAI’I (January 26, 2015) — Over a dozen environmental groups are asking the Governor to withdraw his nomination of Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to head the Department of Land and Natural Resources and to drop any plans to weaken or eliminate the Land Use Commission. In a joint statement, the groups said: We are extremely disappointed in Governor Ige’s openness to eliminating the State Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission serves an essential role in … Read more
Get free bumper stickers! Come eat cake and celebrate Sierra Club’s founder’s birthday at: Kaunoa Senior Center Sprecklesville 6-7:30pm Tuesday April 22 About John Muir John Muir – farmer, inventor, sheepherder, naturalist, explorer, writer, and conservationist – was born on April 21, 1838. In 1867, while working at a carriage parts shop in Indianapolis, Muir suffered a blinding eye injury that would change his life. When he regained his sight one month later, Muir … Read more
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