Community benefit packages have been discussed in numerous Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission dockets since 2005. Community benefits packages have been created and implemented by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), Hawai`i...
Continental-based firm fossil fuel power generators are powered by coal, gas, and nuclear. Island-based firm fossil fuel power generators are powered by various types of petroleum such as fuel oil and diesel. Firm renewable energy systems can include generators...
The question is not whether an extreme weather event will hit Hawai`i, but whether we will be prepared. Extreme weather events threaten Hawai`i electric, gas, water, wastewater, and telecommunication infrastructure. Hardening systems and added redundancy is required....
Life of the Land opposes an additional state tax on carbon. There are far more effectively ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions including mandates to increase the use of low climate impact energy sources for electricity and ground transportation. Hawai`i has two...
Life of the Land opposes unsustainably deep-sea mining that is currently being proposed for the ocean floor. Deep sea mining poses an existential threat to relatively unknown marine ecosystems. We should recycle electronic devices to recover rare earth minerals rather...
Life of the Land had a long history working on sustainable agricultural issues. This included protecting agricultural land, promoting sustainable agriculture, working on pesticide and toxic hotspots, and being a successful plaintiff in the multi-million-dollar...