Rising oil prices and a growing lack of patience among business and community leaders gave this year’s clean energy summit a greater sense of urgency. Hawai‘i’s near total dependence on oil to power its homes, businesses and transportation needs is
Rising oil prices and a growing lack of patience among business and community leaders gave this year’s clean energy summit a greater sense of urgency.
Hawai‘i’s near total dependence on oil to power its homes, businesses and transportation needs is putting the state’s economy and security in a perilous position, leaders of the renewable energy sector say.
But local residents aren’t convinced wind farms and biofuel plants are things they want in their backyards.
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