Archive for the ‘Alternative Energy’ Category

Jan
16
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Oahu HI, Science / Technology, US News, US Politics) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

When the issue of renewable energy is debated, there are many concerns to address, from the rights of indigenous people to political involvement.



Jan
13
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Oahu HI, Science / Technology) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

The islandwide blackout on Dec. 26 that lasted up to 36 hours in some parts of O’ahu was a stark reminder of the vulnerability of Hawai’i’s aging electric infrastructure.



Jan
12
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Hawaii, Kaneohe, HI, Oahu HI, Science / Technology, US Marine Corps) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

The Marines are going green. The base exchange, or department store, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe stopped using plastic shopping bags starting on New Year’s Day, encouraging patrons to use reusable …



Jan
07
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Lanai City, HI, Oahu HI, Real Estate, Science / Technology) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

Isle developer Castle & Cooke Inc. formally completed construction of the largest single-site solar farm in the state yesterday, although it has been operational since mid-December. Some facts, from Castle & …



Jan
07
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Lanai City, HI, Oahu HI, Real Estate, Science / Technology) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

Isle developer Castle & Cooke Inc. formally completed construction of the largest single-site solar farm in the state yesterday, although it has been operational since mid-December. Some facts, from Castle & …



Jan
07
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Lanai City, HI, Oahu HI, Real Estate, Science / Technology) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

Isle developer Castle & Cooke Inc. formally completed construction of the largest single-site solar farm in the state yesterday, although it has been operational since mid-December. Some facts, from Castle & …



Jan
07
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Hawaii, Hawaii Government, Oahu HI, Science / Technology) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

OAHU - Elected officials and Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place, recently unveiled a plan to bring an electric-car network to Hawaii, creating a model for the adoption of electric cars in the U.S. …



Jan
04
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Oahu HI, Science / Technology) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

You’re probably wondering why we can’t prevent blackouts like the one last weekend.



Jan
02
Filed Under (Alternative Energy, Oahu HI, Science / Technology) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

Last Friday night - after Mother Nature pulled the plug on O’ahu’s power - Karen Young’s refrigerator kept humming and her lights stayed on.



Measuring the planet’s revolution around the sun as a year enables Earth’s inhabitants to separate time in orderly segments.