Protecting and Preserving Maui Nui’s Environment & Important Cultural Sites for Over 40 Years

County’s New Demands Cause Pacific Biodiesel Headaches

Pacific Biodiesel will continue collecting cooking oil and grease and continue supplying Biodiesel to Maui Biodiesel refining operations to move to Big Island. Here’s the press release issued by Pacific Biodiesel America’s oldest biodiesel production plant has vacated the Central Maui  Landfill.  While continuing operations in the collection of used cooking oil and trap grease  waste, Pacific Biodiesel has closed its prototype facility.  Built in 1996, Pacific Biodiesel’s  Maui plant has been widely recognized as … Read more

Sierra Club Backs County Acquiring Baldwin Beach Land

The Sierra Club has been gearing up for a campaign advocating that the County buy Baldwin Beach and the HC&S land mauka of the beach.  Right now, the County leases Baldwin Beach from Alexander & Baldwin (A&B). [emailpetition id=”2″] We see the beach eroding at a rapid rate. Already the showers and lifeguard stand have fallen into the ocean.  Thus Maui Sierra Club advocates acquiring the land mauka of Hana Hwy in order to help … Read more

Utilities Mount PR War on Rooftop PV

An article in Scientific American talks about the impact of cheap rooftop PV is having on utilities. Some utilities like Arizona Public Service (APS) are fighting against solar as HECO/MECO are doing: In response APS and other utility companies across the country have launched a propaganda war against an energy source that still accounts for less than one quarter of 1 percent of U.S. electricity. In Arizona that fight became very public in 2013, as … Read more

John Muir Birthday & Expand Baldwin Beach Kick-off

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

Sierra Club Booth at the Haiku Ho’olaule’a

Sierra Club Booth April 12 Haiku Ho’olaule’a We need YOU for our most important fundraiser. Please donate plants to the Sierra Club booth (no invasives) Food plants are most welcome Samoan coconut starts sell well Bring your plant donations Friday April 11th noon-4pm and Saturday morning. Haiku Community Center on Hana Hwy. Look for the Sierra Club booth.  We’ll be setting up. Or reply to this email and we can arrange a pick up earlier … Read more

Maui Landfill Integrated Waste Conversion Energy Project

On March 24, 2014 three Maui Sierra Club directors met with Anaergia, the company who was awarded the contract for integrated waste conversion (to gas/energy pellets/recyclables/etc) at the Maui landfill.  This is a report on what was Anaergia told us. Maui Sierra Club is still gathering information and running numbers so there my be more information forthcoming after we speak with the existing recyclers and see how this contract will impact them and how their … Read more