BeyondKONA: Energy
Not since the Industrial Age has the opportunity for change in energy been as great as it is today. There is now a transformation from dirty, extraction-based fossil-fuel energy fuels now imported into Hawai’i, but choices we make as to acceptable “renewable energy” options will have positive or negative consequences and costs to Hawaii’s population and environment.
One thing is certain: $5 trillion dollars annually in global taxpayer subsidies of the fossil fuel (dirty energy) sector is unsustainable, and by any measurement, economically and environmentally, a costly and false economy. (2016-17 World Bank – IMF reports).
Zero emissions energy sources are driving new cost and performance efficiencies and environmental benefits for Hawai’i and that can propel the state’s transformation to a clean energy driven global economy. Hawaii’s abundant sun, wind, water, and geothermal energy assets are Hawaii’s mana.
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- New York's "Energy Highway" Comes Full-Circle, Focused on Renewablesby David Gaier on May 30, 2020 at 3:13 am
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"We have put the guideposts in place, but PG&E needs to own its own transformation," CPUC President Marybel Batjer said.
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- The world wasn't ready for a Green New Deal in 2009. Today, it may be | Larry Elliottby Larry Elliott on May 28, 2020 at 12:02 pm
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- UK infrastructure 'under threat from climate breakdown'by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent on May 28, 2020 at 7:00 am
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- UK MPs call for extra £30bn to aid green recovery from Covid-19by Jonathan Watts Global environment editor on May 27, 2020 at 10:23 am
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- Investment in global energy to drop by $400bnby Mark Sweney on May 27, 2020 at 4:00 am
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- Hazelwood power station chimneys demolished – videoon May 25, 2020 at 6:47 am
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- Hazelwood power station's eight chimneys demolished in live stream viewed by thousandsby Australian Associated Press on May 25, 2020 at 6:10 am
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- Australia’s muddled energy policy and the roadmap to nowhereby Reported by Katharine Murphy and Adam Morton. Hosted and produced by Laura Murphy-Oates. The executive producers are Miles Martignoni and Gabrielle Jackson on May 24, 2020 at 5:30 pm
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- Britain's largest solar farm poised to begin development in Kentby Jillian Ambrose on May 24, 2020 at 10:04 am
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- Australia's energy policy: a roadmap without a destination – Australian politics live podcastby Hosted by Katharine Murphy with Adam Morton. Produced by Miles Martignoni on May 22, 2020 at 8:00 pm
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- Snowy Hydro 2.0 approved by NSW government as part of Covid-19 economic stimulusby Lisa Cox on May 22, 2020 at 12:48 am
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- Australia's gas and electricity producers push back on government interventionby Katharine Murphy and Adam Morton on May 21, 2020 at 9:29 am
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- Koalas headed for 'localised extinction' at planned NSW Shenhua coalmine siteby Lisa Cox on May 20, 2020 at 5:30 pm
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- Energy Commission Awards Research Grants for Renewable Energyby Electric Energy Online on August 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm