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Upcoming E-Waste Recycling @ Leeward Community College on 11/7 http://www.techhui.com/events/ewaste-rec ycling-aloha-aina
Source: www.techhui.com
ATTENTION! Help Protect Our Environment !!! At the 19th Family Fun Fair at the Leeward College, Pacific Corporate Solutions will be accepting computers and accessories for recycling free of charge. E-Waste from schools & businesses are welcomed._No t.v. ...

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Have you seen this yet? Learn about Hawaii's interisland wind & cable project @ http://www.interislandwind.com/Default.a spx. http://www.interislandwind.com/Default.a spx
Source: www.interislandwind.com
Welcome to interislandwind.com where you can learn, comment and hear from others about a proposal for the largest energy project in Hawai'i's history.

Hawaii Energy Policy Forum Happy October! In honor of Energy Awareness Month, HECO is hosting their Live Energy Lite event, this Saturday, Pearlridge Uptown, 10 am to 3 pm.
Source: www.honoluluadvertiser.com
Hawaiian Electric's FREE family fun event to kick off Energy Awareness Month is happening Saturday, October 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pearlridge Center Uptown. Enjoy live entertainment, interactive energy exhibits and energy games and great prizes. Visit heco.com for details.

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Google released video tours of new climate change-related layers/tools for
Google Earth, in preparation for the upcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/g oogle-climate-change-tools-for-cop15.htm l
Source: googleblog.blogspot.com
In December of this year, representatives from nations around the globe will gather in Copenhagen to discuss a global agreement on climate change. The objective is to reduce global warming emissions sufficiently ...

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Kauai sugar plantation will close and makes room for biofuel production -- http://www.HonoluluAdvertiser.com/articl e/20090924/NEWS0102/909240309/Kaua+i+sug ar+plantation+prepares+final+harvest

Hawaii Energy Policy Forum trying out the goodguide iphone/ipod app - http://www.goodguide.com/about/mobile - has anyone else tried this? opinions?
Source: www.goodguide.com
GoodGuide is now available on your mobile phone! GoodGuide mobile makes it fast and easy to find safe, healthy, and green products, instantly delivering the information you need, when you need it most — in a store and on the go. ...

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Today's the last day to take our energy efficiency in transportation study @
http://survey.claritykit.com. Have your say!
Source: survey.clarity

Hawaii Energy Policy Forum For teachers and anyone in need of youth outreach ideas - the American Planning Association's Resourcezine has lesson plans and web resources for every topic, including energy & sustainable development @ http://www.planning.org/resourceszine/
Source: www.planning.org
Let ResourcesZine's youth and planning resources be your guide for inspiring youth to become active members of their communities.

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France will impose a new carbon tax -- €17/tonne of CO2 (~$25) -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/824839 2.stm
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
It will apply to households as well as enterprises, but not to the heavy industries and power firms included in the EU's emissions trading scheme.

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California invests $75M of ARRA funds into a new Clean Energy Workforce Training Program -- http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/09/03/ california-kicks-75m-green-jobs-training -program
Source: www.greenbiz.com
Paid for in part with stimulus funds, the Clean Energy Workforce Training Program aims to prepare 20,000 Californians for green collar jobs, such as green building designers, solar panel installers, and sustainable landscape professionals, among other

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Maui County announced its Energy Expo, to be held on September 10-11, 2009 @ the Grand Wailea - http://www.mauicounty.gov/index.aspx?NID =1469
Source: www.mauicounty.gov
Maui County Energy Expo 2009 Save the Date

Hawaii Energy Policy Forum What's your walk score? http://www.walkscore.com/
Source: www.walkscore.com
Walk Score helps home buyers and renters find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods. Walk Score calculates the walkability of any address.

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An interesting article by the Nature Conservancy discusses US climate policy and "energy sprawl" -- http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0006802
PLoS ONE: Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency: Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the Unit
Source: www.plosone.org
PLoS ONE: an inclusive, peer-reviewed, open-access resource from the PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE. Reports of well-performed scientific studies from all disciplines freely available to the whole world.

Hawaii Energy Policy Forum Deadline to take our transportation survey has been extended to September 15th! Help us develop legislative proposals to promote energy efficiency in ground transportation by taking the survey @ http://survey.claritykit.com.
Source: survey.claritykit.com
We need your kokua!Thank you for agreeing to participate in the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum’s (HEPF) survey of consumer attitudes, behaviors, and preferences on energy-efficient transportation strategies in Hawaii.Your participation in this study is very important. ...

















