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Life of the Land Comments on Legal Settlement for Pearl Harbor Contamination
Life of the Land filed comments on May 24, 2021, regarding the US Department of Justice`s proposed settlement of a major Pearl Harbor contamination site. The Federal Register included a Notice by the Justice Department on April 23, 2021, regarding a Settlement for...
Net Zero Games
For illustrative purposes, assume that a tree has a lifespan of 100 years. The tree absorbs more carbon dioxide as a mature tree and less as a sapling or when it is old. Years CO2 Absorbed / Year Total CO2 Absorbed Total 0-10 1 10 10-50 5 200 210 50-70 5 100 ...
Hu Honua Pleading For Approval of Climate Destroying Project
The Star-Advertiser is now on-line. Looking for the digital edition of the paper? View Print Replica page flip now. By Derek Kurisu Island Voices: Hawaii island needs Honua Ola Bioenergy’s firm power now (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, June 22, 2020) “Like many on Hawaii...
Life of the Land Intervenes in Public Utilities Commission Review of HECO Companies Fuel Contract
Life of the Land filed the only two Hawai`i climate change appeals to the Hawaii Supreme Court. The court upheld both appeals, sending them back to the Commission for further proceedings. Hu Honua Hu Honua proposes to clear-cut forests, turn the trees into wood chips,...
Hu Honua Update
“Each person has the right to a clean and healthful environment.” The clause was proposed by the Hawai`i Constitutional Convention of 1978 and approved by the voters in November 1978. It is now Article XI Section 9 of the State Constitution. The Constitutional...
Hawai`i Climate Change Litigation Needs Your Support
Aloha! We hope that this finds you well. The Board of Directors and Kat and myself want you to know how grateful we are for your support of Life of the Land’s work to protect all that make the Hawaiian Islands one of the most special places on the planet. Mahalo for...
Life of the Land — Status of Two Climate Legal Actions
Hu Honua Bioenergy proposed chopping down and burning forests to generate electricity in 2008. Life of the Land, founded in February 1970, has been in 50 Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission regulatory proceedings including 10 dealing with BioEnergy. The Hawai`i Public...
Spoof: Hawai`i can cost-effectively use 100% renewable energy by 2020
This spoof has two initial scientific statements (1) Einstein wrote e=mc2. The law of mass–energy equivalence states that anything having mass has an equivalent amount of energy and vice versa. (2) The first law of thermodynamics, also known as Law of Conservation of...
Life of the Land Appeals Hu Honua Decision
APPEAL CHALLENGING PUC APPROVAL OF THE HU HONUA BIOMASS PROJECT LODGED IN THE HAWAII SUPREME COURT HONOLULU – Monday, August 28, 2017 - Life of the Land has lodged an appeal to the Hawai`i Supreme Court to reverse the Public Utilities Commission ruling in favor of...
Life of the Land`s Statement of Position re Hu Honua
Life of the Land filed its Statement of Position with the Public Utilities Commission on July 10, 2017. This is a web-based version, excluding many footnotes, and formatting it in a web-friendly version. This proceeding involves a Hawai'i Electric Light Company...
Life of the Land`s Energy Campaign
Life of the Land is Hawai`i’s own energy, environmental and community action group advocating for the people and `aina for 47 years. Our mission is to preserve and protect the life of the land through sound energy and land use policies and to promote open government...