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Christy Burt Renewable Energy The state of Hawaii has recently set a goal of generating 70 percent of its power from clean energy sources by 2030. We currently hold the highest retail electricity prices of any state in the United States, owing to our dependency on foreign sources for power. Imported oil accounts for 90 [...]
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Stefanie Cabamongan Renewable Energy for Oahu The islands of Hawai’i are in dire need of alternative sources of energy in order to preserve the environment and promote economical, cost effective renewable energy. Hawai’i relies on imported petroleum for about 90% of its primary energy, making us the most oil-dependent state in the nation. In addition, [...]
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Kona Johnson A Renewable Hawaii America is increasingly becoming a nation of, by and for big businesses and not the people. An unfair yet undisputed fact in American politics is that money equals power- and unfortunately the big corporations possess more money than anyone else within our nation. As a result, through millions of dollars [...]
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This famous wood engraving appeared in Camille Flammarion’s book L’atmosphere: meteorologie populaire. It depicts a medieval pilgrim who has somehow arrived at a place where the Earth and the dome of night touch, and — lo! — he is able to peak through into a celestial realm. The same urge to discover something new is [...]
Allison Huff The best way to make our communities more environmentally friendly is to integrate eco-friendly ways of living into elementary schools. This is where people learn the essentials of living and develop habits that they carry through life. By encouraging things like recycling, planting gardens, and riding bicycles rather than driving, children will be [...]
Andrea Kokkonen Geothermal power is power extracted from the heat stored in the earth. It originates from the formation of the planet, from the radioactive decomposition of minerals, and from solar energy soaked into the surface. Today, it is primarily used for generating electricity. Geothermal power is cost effective, sustainable, dependable, and environmentally friendly. It [...]
Chelsie Kamauoha My Idea to Promote Reusable Energy The number of street lamps in Hawaii has struck me as a great problem concerning energy. There are numerous street lamps bordering Hawaii’s roads and the cost to provide the electricity for these lights is very expensive. I believe that by replacing the current street lights with [...]
Chloe Yester The renewable energy field has many facets. Harnessing the environment’s natural energy to provide the power necessary for our everyday lives is a field growing in interest and popularity. Recycling is another branch of “Green Living.” More and more, people are taking steps towards decreasing their carbon footprints, and contributing to a greener [...]
Dylan Pachucki What’s OTEC? The private sector has gripped the American government, and it’s people, in a tangled web of deception and lies- a web spun only by the profits dangled in front of the noses of a few CEOs and business owners. At its core, a business is merely an entity created to make [...]
Makena Ford “We’ve embarked on the beginning of the last days of the age of oil. Embrace the future and recognize the growing demand for a wide range of fuels or ignore reality and slowly but surely be left behind.” – Mike Bowlin, chairman and CEO of ARCO (now BP) Brazil is a nation rich [...]
Mosiah Jean Renewable Energy Now days, we need effective and new ways of energy, instead of relying on fossil fuels that destroys the earth in many aspects. We need to find an energy source that is safe and that occurs naturally in the Earth itself. I think that we should invest in the Aurora Borealis; [...]
Michael Tyau Renewable Energy In this new day and age the need for Renewable Energy is growing and growing because the demand for energy is increasing exponentially with the ever increasing industrialized population and the rapidly decreasing availability of fossil fuels. Another reason for this growth is for the protection of the environment as well [...]
Nalia Tafua Due to the economic downfall of 2008, the great nation of America resides in a recession. Inflicting millions, this recession has scared consumers into spending less and saving more. As the economic push to Go Green gains popularity, sewing homemade clothes is one of the many ways Americans are saving their money and [...]
Tiffany James There is a select group of people living in homes that are completely off the grid. These houses are called Earthships. While their lifestyles are admirable they are simply not practical for the majority of us at this point in time. A more practical approach to becoming more self-sufficient would be to modify [...]
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