Code Green
You Master Only What You Measure–rollout. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Troy Wooton. The Hawaii Energy Office’s New Energy Data Portal is hot off the press. The author, Data Science Specialist Troy Wooton, defines Metadata and describes its necessity as energy supply evolves from gas stations and power plants […]
Young People Are VERY Concerned (Code Green)
Student Involvement, Climate Future Forum. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guests are Debbie Millikan, Logan Lee, Tamara Lum and Reina Gammarino. The student guests are voicing their concerns about the dire future of planet earth by devoting their time and energy to the Climate Future Forum (CFF). CFF actions include visiting […]
Selling Green, Selling Clean (Code Green)
Green Homes Sell Well. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Judy Sobin. Americans are now acutely aware of the dangers of climate change and want to contribute to global cooling. They can do this by ensuring that the homes they buy are as energy efficient as possible. Therefore, preparing the […]
Carbon in Soil, Not in Atmosphere (Code Green)
Carbon Sequestration, Reduce CO2, Soil. The hosts for this show are Howard Wiig and Monique Schafer. The guest is Susan Crow. Dr. Crow’s $40 million grant will a) combat climate change through nature-based solutions in natural and working lands, b) reduce and reuse waste for fertilizer and soil amendment, c) create a resilient and abundant […]
Is Burning Trash and Trees Clean Energy (Code Green)
Trash and Tree Burning is Pure Pollution. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Mike Ewall. Trash and trees burning is incorrectly touted as clean, renewable energy. The CO2 collected by growing trees is sent right back into the atmosphere with extra CO2 exuded from the energy-intensive process. Trash burning sends […]
Solutions to Hawaii’s Water Shortage (Code Green)
Downsize Water Pipes, Reduce Water Pressure Loss. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Gary Klein. Today’s water code was written in 1940 and wastes up to 80% of water used. Downsizing piping size can reduce energy for heating water by up to 50%. Some states have codified and are following […]
Keep Oil in the Ground, Period (Code Green)
Shift to Renewables, Earth Cooling, No Oil. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guests are Matt Geyer, Noel Morin and Paul Bernstein. Over 400 civil society organizations from more than 60 countries, representing tens of millions around the world, call on world leaders to put an immediate halt to new fossil fuel […]
How to Become a Skilled Tradesperson (Code Green)
Great Jobs Ahead, Much Training Available. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Nicolette Van Der Lee. The need for highly trained electricians/computer programmers is about to explode as Hawaii’s source of electricity shifts from power plants to photovoltaics, wind, storage batteries and ‘The Interconnected Grid.’ The required skill level is […]
Goodbye Coal, Hello Clean Energy (Code Green)
Hawaii Leads in Clean Electricity. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Howard Wiig. Oahu’s 180 megawatt power plant closes August 31, 2022. Keeping the lights on involves a massive team effort led by Hawaiian Electric. The Hawaii State Energy Office is a very supportive partner doing all we can to […]
The Flow of Nature is Resilient (Code Green)
Gaia, Power of Nature, Resilience. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Ghissou Rosala. The usually resilient flow of nature is in peril, as exhibited by Senator Joe Manchin’s staunch anti-clean energy suddenly shifting to clean energy support. Guest Ghissou Rosala’s perspective unveils the inextricable dance between often irrational human behavior […]