Updates on Energy, Environment with Brianna Sacks (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Enterprise Reporting on Catastrophes. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Brianna Sacks. Brianna Sacks from the Washington Post has written extensively on the Lahaina tragedy and Hawaiian Electric’s role and actions before and after. She has also covered climate-related events in California as well as the role of insurance companies […]
PG&E and HECO: Parallels and Differences (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Katherine Blunt of the WSJ Shares all. The hosts for this show are Marco Mangelsdorf and Eric Gleason. The guest is Katherine Blunt. The deadly and devastating fires on Maui were apparently caused by downed Maui Electric hardware. In California, fires also caused by downed wires and poles have caused deaths and destruction over recent […]
Hawai’i Energy in the New York Times (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
The Scoops from the NYT’s Ivan Penn. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Ivan Penn. Veteran energy beat reporter Ivan Penn from the New York Times has been writing on Hawai’i energy issues and politics since 2022 and has been covering the tragic story on Maui. He has also recently […]
Tragedy and Devastation on Maui (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guests are Eric Gleason, Jennie Potter and Brianna Sacks. As the investigation and forensics on the why and how of the Maui fires continue, a number of questions and topics can be identified, including: The electricity-wildfire nexus — How might grid infrastructure […]
Geothermal Energy on the Big Island (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
The PGV Story with Mike Kaleikini. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Mike Kaleikini. Geothermal energy on the Big Island remains a hot topic ever since the idea of tapping into Madame Pele was first discussed in the 1980s. For 30 years now, with an volcanic eruption-induced hiatus from 2018 […]
Giddyap: Time for the Energy Round-up (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Hawaii Energy Updates with Jennie Potter. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. Never a dull moment in the world of energy across the Aloha State. We reconnect with former PUC commissioner Jennie Potter to cover topical topics of note and interest. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
J and M and the C-n-B Energy Scene (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Jennie and Marco and Hawai’i Energy Matters. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. No shortage, as always, of interesting and timely energy matter to discuss with current Stratagen Director and former PUC Commissioner Jennie Potter. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lQsvQmOsP0QUupA452eOm2 Please visit our ThinkTech […]
View from the Hawaii PUC (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Commish Colin Yost in his First Interview. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Colin Yost. The most recent addition to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, Colin Yost, was recently confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate by a 23-0 vote (with two ‘excused absences’) and sheds the ‘interim’ title. We get […]
Conversation with Jennie Potter: Part Three (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Topical Energy Roundtrip with J Potter. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. The energy merry-go-round in the Aloha State never stops. Former Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner Jennie Potter joins Think Tech again to discuss people and topics in the wonderful and fast-moving energy world in the 808. The […]
Energy Potpourri with Jennie Potter (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
People and Happenings on the Energy Scene. The host for this show is Marco Mangelsdorf. The guest is Jennie Potter. We pick up where we left off with former Hawaii Public Utilities Commission commissioner Jennie Potter and discuss topical energy issues such as energy people in the news, kWh pricing in the state, equity and […]
Today’s Headlines
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Benny Gantz, a centrist member of leadership, presented the prime minister with an ultimatum that demanded a plan for the future of Israel’s war. [...]
Amid the destruction, a marketplace of survival has arisen focused on the basics: food, shelter and money. [...]
The talks were the first since Iran attacked Israel last month in retaliation for its killing of an Iranian general. [...]
The New York congresswoman will become the highest-ranking House Republican to speak before Israel’s Parliament since the Oct. 7 attacks, in a move meant to capitalize on Democratic divisions. [...]
His narrow win there in 2020 was seen as a sign of Georgia’s emergence as a battleground state. But in 2024, President Biden faces a changed landscape there. [...]
Recent weeks have seen an increasingly public rift over how Gaza should be governed after the war. [...]
The Israeli military said Ron Benjamin was found alongside the bodies of three other hostages. [...]
Su Gorman and Steve Dymond helped to expose an NHS scandal - but they died without seeing justice. [...]
More than 12,000 people asked for tests in England after the BBC found 1,700 cases are undiagnosed. [...]
Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat. [...]
Oleksandr Usyk is boxing's first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis held the honor for five months over two decades ago. [...]
Israeli war Cabinet minister Benny Gantz said there should be a six-point plan for Gaza by June 8 or he would resign. Meanwhile, the UNRWA said 800,000 people had left [...]
Bayer Leverkusen sealed a maiden Bundesliga title with several games to spare, and have now become the first side to go unbeaten for a whole season in the German top [...]
Mob violence in Kyrgyzstan in recent days has led to several Pakistani nationals getting injured. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif voiced concern, with Islamabad protesting to the Kyrgyz government. [...]
Cologne needed a minor miracle to survive going into the last game of the season, with no guarantee that a win would be enough to save them. Instead, they collapsed [...]
Disneyland employees in California, including those who perform as characters from Mickey Mouse to Moana, have voted to unionize. The 1,700 workers will be represented by Actors' Equity Association. [...]
Seize the Grey ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid by going wire to wire to win the Preakness, giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh victory in [...]
Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly." [...]
The handwritten restaurant napkin from the year 2000 was the starting point for an agreement between the then 13-year-old Messi and FC Barcelona. [...]
The ultimatum by war cabinet member Benny Gantz reflects discontent among Israel's leadership about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza war and his far-right political partners. [...]
The Nats’ closer has impressed all season, but he was burned for a solo homer with two outs in the ninth before Bryce Harper won it in the 10th with [...]
Yankees extend their win streak to six, Soto homers twice in 6-1 win over White Sox [...]
Three goals in a seven-minute stretch power Washington to a 4-2 victory at Audi Field. [...]
Robin Lod scored the equalizer in the second half and notched an assist Sang-Bin Jeong’s winner as Minnesota United rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers [...]
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan charged late but finished second. [...]
