Energy Justice on Hawaiʻi Island (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Cooperative Energy, Geothermal, and More. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Richard Ha and Jay Fidell. Hawaiʻi Island energy guru Richard Ha, and ThinkTechʻs own Jay Fidell, join us to discuss energy projects past, present, and future on Big Island, and their implications for Energy Justice on the island. The […]
Community Benefits for Energy Projects (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
What Are They and How Are They Equitable. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guest is Layla Kilolu. What are community benefits packages and how are they reached? How do communities perceive them and how do developers reach them? We explore some case studies of community benefits packages. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
Community Ownership and Circular Economies (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Building Collective Wealth in Clean Energy. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guest is Ikaika Hussey. We discuss ways of building collective equity locally in clean energy projects through the lens of Ikaika Husseyʻs work in clean energy at Hawaii Federated Industries and other local projects. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this […]
Community Benefits for Solar in West Maui (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
A Communityʻs Journey to Secure Benefits. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Lance D. Collins, Bianca Isaki and Ryan Hurley. The West Maui Preservation Association (WMPA), a community group, went through a series of hearings and negotiations with Innergex’s Kahana Solar, LLC, a solar developer proposing an 8 MW solar […]
Holistic Energy Project Evaluation (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Beyond Lowest Cost: What Do we Value. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Todd Yamashita and Sébastien Selarque. A team of graduate students at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa collaborated with Hoʻāhu Energy Cooperative Molokai to draft a set of principles to evaluate energy project procurement call the Holistic Energy […]
Koʻolauloa Community Resilience Hub (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Community-designed Energy Resiliency. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guest is Dotty Kelly-Paddock. We hear from community leader Dotty Kelly-Paddock about how the idea for an energy resilience hub in Hauʻula came about, how the community gives input on the design, and the project status going forward. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for […]
Is Hawaii Resilient to Extreme Weather (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Frontline Communities Are Most Impacted. The hosts for this show are Ali Andrews and Jay Fidell. Recent extreme weather events such as the winter storm across Texas and the hurricane in New Orleans have shown us what happens when out energy infrastructure isnʻt resilient. These impacts can be felt harder in frontline communities that experience […]
Energy Justice Takes Root (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Three Communities Speak Out. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Todd Yamashita, Kapua Keliikoa-Kamai and Tevita Ka’ili. How community organizing shifts from opposing renewable energy projects that don’t match community values to building up projects that do match community values, focusing on the Hoahu community energy project and how other […]
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The president’s move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs. [...]
Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in space. [...]
The votes came weeks after students at a pro-Palestinian encampment were attacked for hours by a large group of counterprotesters without police intervention. [...]
The union representing academic workers in the University of California system said other campuses might strike, too, if officials failed to address their complaints over the handling of pro-Palestinian protests. [...]
They confronted the institute’s director, the former senator Heidi Heitkamp. At the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrators also tried to occupy a building. [...]
The three had been killed in Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October and their bodies taken to Gaza. [...]
Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high. [...]
The clip seems to show an attack described in Casandra Ventura's lawsuit against the rapper last year. [...]
The singer promised Hit Me Hard And Soft would be her most environmentally conscious album yet. [...]
Declassified documents clear army regiment after bombing of the Sir Galahad in the Falklands War. [...]
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The US State Department warned Americans living overseas there was an increased potential for "foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events" during Pride month in June. [...]
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants in the US state of Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers. [...]
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Much of the German state of Saarland is struggling with flash flooding caused by heavy rains. So far, no one has been injured. [...]
Before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing "poverty and death" to Spain. [...]
The three were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelernter. Israel's military said they had been killed by Hamas militants when they attacked a music festival on Oct. [...]
President Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing. [...]
A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states. [...]
Ckunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfully reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation. [...]
Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn hit two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston 10-6 to drop the Red Sox below [...]
Siakam helps Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Game 6 to send Eastern Conference semifinals to the limit
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and Myles Turner added 17 points to help the Indiana Pacers turned the tables on New York with a 116-103 victory to even the Eastern [...]
States have for decades been using foster children’s federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services [...]
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