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how much electricity will our cars need? on kWh per mile
Written by Ken   
07/14/2008
Now that we’re persuaded our strategic energy challenge is to switch motors, not fuels, and Hawaii seems headed toward an electric vehicle (EV) future (via raisingislands), we need to know what the infrastructure and transport demands will be. Say Hawaii joins Project Better Place, and these islands create what Shai Agassi calls “a new class of [...]
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envision hawaii: turning passion into action
Written by Ken   
07/13/2008
Got to catch the keynote presentations yesterday morning at UH Campus Center as this remarkable network of young island leaders focused on “Partnerships for Sustainable Food.” What a treat! Especially with Claire Sullivan (one of my heros) talking about her own learning. Sullivan (with whom I worked at ML&P) recently got her Eco-Policy masters at Oxford, [...]
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ecosystem scenarios: sustainability science helping Hawaii landowners
Written by Ken   
07/13/2008
Pam Matson showed Stanford alums some fascinating ecosystem scenarios that are emerging from the Natural Capital project here in Hawaii. Speaking at a Waialae luncheon yesterday, Matson evoked the promise of multi-disciplinary approaches to meeting the challenges of global warming and illustrated how Stanford’s new School of Earth Sciences is (ahem…bias alert!) leading the way. Drawing on [...]
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follow us! Kauai’s right behind you on energy sustainability
Written by Ken   
07/10/2008
Speaking of anti-leadership… Don’t know if ya missed the eulogy for Hawaii Island’s sustainable energy strategy, last week. Das right, their council council declined to adopt its central recommendation: adding 3 key staffers on sustainability stuff. No bucks, das why… In case ya didn’t look closely, this was one of the few actionable items coming out of their [...]
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hear that fiddling? sounds of anti-leadership in government
Written by Ken   
07/10/2008
Yesterday, whether you were at the Tokyo G8 meeting or the Kauai County Council meeting , ya wudda seen otherwise well-meaning governments pulling that Nero thang. Never mind the amazing shifts in corporate and community leadership toward urgent sustainability initiatives, our governments can’t seem to figure out where it stuck its head. The planet is burning and [...]
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Hawaii gas sales tanking: the upside of high prices
Written by Ken   
07/09/2008
Just like many other places across America, islanders are driving less, if gasoline sales are any indication. Wudja believe gas sales in April are down 18% statewide versus last year? That’s right, only 35 million gallons were sold, versus 43 million gallons last April. These trends are emerging from the monthly state reports on liquid fuel sales. The [...]
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