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Energy News Roundup: Obama To Give Earth Day Speech, Hawaii Solar Battles & U.S. Oil Rig Decline

By Conor O'Sullivan

President Obama Visits Largest Photovoltaic Plant In U.S. In Nevada

Pres. Obama declared Saturday he will speak at the Florida Everglades on Earth Day, this coming Wednesday, to discuss the economic threats of climate change. “The Everglades is one of the most special places in our country,” the president said. “But it’s also one of the most fragile.  Rising sea levels are putting a national treasure… Keep reading →

 /  Published April 20, 2015 at 6:00 AM

Hawaii Marches Towards Sunny Future

By EEnergy Informer

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  Local utility caves in to pressure, finally Having been slapped by the regulators for being slow and unimaginative – that is putting it politely – Hawaiian Electric Company was forced to make an about face. HECO now says it will get 67% of its electricity from renewables by 2030%, a third of that from… Keep reading →

 /  Published September 25, 2014 at 3:00 PM