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Brian Schatz on Energy & Oil
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Clean energy with Taiwan; smart grid with Korea
The Lieutenant Governor partnered with the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) to lead a delegation to Taiwan in May of 2012 to promote clean energy and tourism. The Lieutenant Governor signed a Memorandum of Understanding reinforcing a mutual
commitment to explore opportunities in renewable energy and sustainable development, educational exchange and tourism and cultural and business exchange.On February 2, the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) and the State of
Hawai`i signed a Letter of Intent to pursue mutual interests in smart grid development. While in Korea, Lieutenant Governor Schatz met with officials from MKE and the Korea Smart Grid Institute to strengthen Hawai`i's commitment to this collaboration.
Negotiations are underway between public and private partners from Korea and Hawai'i and the goal of the partnership is to develop a Memorandum of Understanding for a project in Hawai`i in the early part of 2013.
Source: Lt. Gov. official website, ltgov.hawaii.gov
, Dec 27, 2012
Hawai'i is becoming an international leader in clean energy
Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz will join Al Gore, Founder and Chair of The Climate Reality Project, in The Climate Reality Project's "24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report," to discuss the
Hawai'i Clean Energy Initiative and global climate change in Hawai'i. Assigned by Governor Abercrombie to coordinate Hawai'i's efforts to develop clean and renewable energy,
Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz says "Hawai'i has the most aggressive clean energy program in the nation, and it is paying dividends for our local economy.
Hawai'i is becoming an international leader in clean energy, and, working with Vice President Gore, we can show the world that clean energy is not just good environmental policy, it's a good business strategy."
Source: Lt. Gov. Office press release, "Climate Reality Project"
, Nov 14, 2012
Develop alternative energy to avoid melting polar ice caps
Despite being a state rich in natural resources, 75% of Hawaii's electricity comes from petroleum. The melting of the polar ice caps is already raising the sea level. Rising sea levels and shoreline development contribute to erosion, leading to the loss
of both public beaches and private property. Rather than simply choosing the lesser of two evils by encouraging the development of more fossil-fuel power plants in our state,
I will encourage innovation in the search for alternative energy sources, especially from renewable resources that do not harm our environment. Whether through increased tax incentives for adopters of alternative energy technology or grants and
government support for scientific research and development in the field of alternative energy, I am dedicated to finding a new path to the energy we need for the people of Hawaii.
Source: 2008 House campaign website, www.schatzforcongress.com
, Oct 9, 2007
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