[Originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, February 25, 2016]
By Anthony Aalto and Michael Kramer
February 25, 2016
Why is our state pension system betting against the …
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February 25, 2016
January 22, 2016
Climate negotiators strike deal to slow global warming
With the tap of a gavel and thunderous applause, 195 nations and the European Union adopted a new climate change plan, one with the ambitious goals of slowing global warming by reducing …
December 12, 2015
Hundreds of climate change supporters marched through Waikiki’s busy streets Sunday to raise awareness of the irreversible effects the excess use of fossil fuels has had on our planet.
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November 25, 2015
The divestment movement grew 50-fold in the past year and now represents $2.6 trillion in investments.…
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November 6, 2015
Do you remember how President Obama and every other G20 leader pledged to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies? It was in 2009, right before the last major UN climate conference – the one in Copenhagen.
That pledge was great, there was …
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November 5, 2015
[Originally published in Ka Leo, July 21, 2015]
by Leilei Joy Shih, Guest Writer PhD Candidate in Oceanography, Sierra Club Oʻahu, UH Graduate Student Organization
On the morning of May 21, 2015, students, faculty and community members packed the hearing …
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July 27, 2015
HONOLULU–University of Hawaii decision-makers joined state Rep. Chris Lee Friday at the state capitol to comment on two recent major achievements in clean energy: divestment by UH from all …
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June 6, 2015
10-campus, 57,000-student UH System largest university yet to divest
HONOLULU–May …
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May 21, 2015
[Originally published in Civil Beat, 5/13/2015]
The University of Hawaii (UH) proudly declares on its website that it is a “land, sea and space grant institution,” one of only a handful nationwide. UH holds as its motto Maluna aʻ…
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May 16, 2015
