As the conversation about energy changes locally, nationally, and globally, the media continue to turn to Blue Planet Foundation for expertise and insight on the path to 100% clean energy.
May 25 — Civil Beat: Can Hawaii’s Transportation Sector Switch To Clean Energy?
May 23 — KHON: Blue Planet Foundation’s Empowered Receives 2022 Emmy Nomination
May 17 — University of Hawaiʻi News: Illumination Hawaiʻi film showcases innovative sustainability efforts
April 24 — The Economist: Hawaii’s oil-dependent economy is being battered by Russia’s war
April 5 — Building Management Hawaii: The First Step to Your Building Saving Energy
April 1 — Spectrum News: Hawaiian Electric expands its incentive program for solar power
April 1 — Hawaii Business Magazine: 20 for the Next 20 2020: Where Are They Now?
March 28 — Civil Beat: These Environmental Bills Have Survived The Legislative Process So Far
March 15 — KHON: Empowered: A Catalyst for Change
March 15 — Civil Beat: Kauai Quit Using Oil To Produce Most Of Its Electricity Years Ago. That’s Paying Off Now
March 9 — KHON: Empowered: Clean Energy Matters
February 21 — KHON: Empowered: Climate Impacts in Hawaii
February 15 — KHON: Empowered: Climate Change
January 11 — KHON: Empowered: Climate Science and Research
January 11 — Civil Beat: ‘We Can’t Just Talk About It Anymore’: Hawaii’s Legislature Will Take On Climate Change
January 11 — KHON: Preview tonight’s episode of Empowered: Hawaii’s Clean Energy Future
January 3 — Hawaii Business Magazine: EV Sales in Hawai‘i Are Up 30.6%, and Many Buyers Say They’re Glad They Made the Switch
December 17 — KHON: Empowered: Reflections and Resolutions
December 15 — KHON: Empowered: Clean Energy Matters Forum – Renewable Energy Projects
December 14 — KHON: Hawaii’s Clean Energy Future end of year episode
November 17 — Hawaii News Now: Electric vehicles are all over Hawaii roads. So why aren’t there more charging stations?
November 16 — KHON: Empowered: New Power and Energy Storage
November 16 — KPVI: Hawaii Voters Support Full Transition to Electric Vehicles by 2030
November 16 — KHON: New Power and Energy Storage, Empowered: Hawaii’s Clean Energy Future
November 5 — Pacific Business News: HECO announces 70% carbon reduction target by 2030
November 5 — Maui News: Hawaiian Electric Striving for 70% Carbon Reduction by 2030, Zero Emissions by 2045
November 5 — Civil Beat: Hawaiian Electric Vows To Cut Carbon Emissions By 70% In Less Than A Decade
October 28 — Canary Media: Charging Up: Women’s climatetech career moves at Kevala, Ørsted, Form Energy and more
October 27 — WhoWhatWhy: Hawaiian ‘Paradise’ Faces Rising Tides and Temperatures
October 24 — Civil Beat: How To Build A Climate Workforce In Hawaii
October 19 — KHON: Empowered: Energy Efficiency
October 16 — KITV: Blue Planet Foundation – Change in Leadership
October 15 — Star-Advertiser: Column: Hawaii leads the way on clean energy
October 11 — Hawaii Public Radio: Head of Blue Planet Foundation reflects on 13 years of striving for clean energy
October 6 — Pacific Business News: Lawmakers, stakeholders weigh in on future of AES coal plant
October 3 — University of Hawaii: New Blue Planet Foundation Executive Director Melissa Miyashiro ’10 shares her insights
October 3 — Star-Advertiser: Editorial: ‘Shared solar’ gets complicated
September 21 — KHON: Empowered: Youth Climate Leadership
September 21 — Living808: Drive Electric Week in Hawaii
September 16 — NRDC: Will Hawai‘i Show the Rest of the Nation the Way to Clean Up the Power Sector?
September 14 — KHON: Preview of “Empowered: Hawaii’s Clean Energy Future”
September 7 — KHON: Empowered: Clean Energy Matters Forum – Clean Energy Jobs
September 3 — Lahaina News: Groups to discuss environmental priorities for the 2022 legislative session
August 22 — Civil Beat: Here’s Why The Navy Is Betting On Wave Energy Research In Hawaii
August 19 — ʻŌlelo Community Media: Island Focus – Episode 84, Downtown Art Center (Part 2)
August 18 — KHON: Empowered: Drive Electric Hawaii
August 17 — Star-Advertiser: Blue Planet Foundation’s executive director Jeff Mikulina to depart after 13 years
August 16 — Pacific Business News: Blue Planet Foundation executive director Jeff Mikulina stepping down
August 15 — Civil Beat: Climate Change Calls For Systems Change: Blue Planet’s Waypoints One Year In
August 10 — Hawaii News Now: Environmentalists push state to prioritize combatting climate change as UN issues ‘code red’
August 10 — Hawaii News Now: Blue Planet’s Response to IPCC 2021 Report
August 9 — Hawaii Business Magazine: Here’s How Hawai‘i Plans to Expand its Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
August 6 — Star-Advertiser: On the Move: Kianiwai Jones and Alicemae Martin
July 30 — Star-Advertiser: Honolulu City Council weighs how to spend federal COVID funds
July 20 — KHON: Empowered: Solar Energy
July 15 — Star-Advertiser: Editorial: Pick up electric vehicle pace to lessen CO2 effects
July 9 — Pacific Business News: Pressing on to 100% Renewable
June 28 — Big Island Gazette: Hawaii Bike Challenge Notched 64,812 Miles Travelled
June 25 — Hawaii Public Radio: 3 Electric Vehicle Measures Signed Into Law
June 24 — Civil Beat: UH Law Professor To Serve in Biden Administration
June 22 — KHON: Empowered: Transportation and Mobility
June 22 — Hawaii Business Magazine: Half of Foreign Oil for Hawai’i Comes from Russia and Libya
June 18 — KHON: Empowered: Clean Energy Matters Forum
June 7 — Star-Advertiser: High school students complete Blue Planet Foundation climate change advocacy program
June 3 — Pacific Business News: Honolulu City Council Passes Oahu’s Climate Action Plan
May 25 — KHON: Empowered: Waypoints – Charting a Course for a Resilient Future
May 20 — The Next Web: Hawaii makes massive cuts to its bike-share scheme due to pandemic losses
May 17 — Cities Today: Honolulu’s bike-share scheme in danger of closure
May 9 — Hawaii Tribune-Herald: Light vehicles in state’s fleet to transition to electric by 2035
May 9 — West Hawaii Today: ‘A different path forward’
May 7 — Star-Advertiser: Bikeshare Hawaii director says Biki on brink of going under
May 7 — Pacific Business News: Who should pay for Biki?
May 6 — Mass Transit: HI: Supporters launch petition asking city to save Biki, Honolulu’s bikeshare program
May 5 — Civil Beat: Hawaiian Electric Says It Might Pull The Plug On Giant Battery
May 5 — Pacific Business News: Legislature passes bill to extend Hawaii EV charging station rebate program
May 4 — Star-Advertiser: Supporters launch petition asking city to save Biki, Honolulu’s bikeshare program
May 3 — Hawaii Business Magazine: How to Resolve Community Conflicts
May 3 — The Telegraph: Pandemic putting brakes on Honolulu bike-share program
May 3 — U.S. News: Pandemic putting brakes on Honolulu bike-share program
May 2 — Hawaii News Now: Facing worsening financial woes, Biki bikeshare program to shut down dozens of stations
April 30 — KHON: Biki says it’s in danger of shutting down unless the City helps
April 25 — Sam Choy’s In the Kitchen: Blue Planet Foundation
April 23 — Civil Beat: With Its New Climate Plan, The City Aims to Curb Oahu’s Growing Carbon Pollution
April 22 — KHON: Empowered: Hawaii’s Clean Energy Future
April 22 — Hawaii News Now: Blue Planet’s Earth Day Actions
April 21 — Experience Magazine: Energy justice is the next civil rights issue
April 20 — Living808: Blue Planet Foundation Launches the Hawaii Bike Challenge
April 12 — Modern Wahine Hawaii: Episode 214 – Hawaii’s Clean Energy Future
April 9 — Maui Now: Hawaiʻi Joins Initiative to Get People Cycling and Boost Clean Transportation
April 9 — Star-Advertiser: Construction begins on 2 utility-scale solar projects in Mililani, Waiawa
April 9 — Solar Power World: Clearway and Moss begin construction of two Oahu solar + storage products
April 7 — Maui Now: Hawaiian Electric Awards Grants to Environmental Nonprofits
March 29 — Utility Dive: Hawaii group pushes for demand-side measures, streamlined interconnection to manage coal plant closure
March 28 — Civil Beat: Goodbye COVID-19, Hello Climate Change
March 15 — Big Island Now: $1 Million Raised for Local Nonprofits
March 11 — Pacific Business News: Blue Planet Foundation’s crowdfunding program raises more than $1M for Hawaii Nonprofits
March 11 — Star-Advertiser Editorial: Zero-emission vehicle on the rise
March 9 — Hawaii Public Radio: The Conversation: Maui Flooding Response Continues
March 2 — NRDC: Honolulu Charts a Path Away from Fossil Fuels
February 18 — Hawaii Public Radio: Proposed Luxury Tax on Expensive Gas Cars Would Pay for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
February 17 — Maui Now: Blue Planet Foundation Lauds Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Progress
February 10 — KHON: Hawaii’s electricity the most expensive in the nation, but there are ways to save
February 7 — Star-Advertiser Column: Going Green: Electric vehicles, easier charging will drive evolution
February 1 — ThinkTech Hawaii: Hawaii’s Eclectic Energy Revolution (Code Green)
January 27 — Civil Beat IDEAS Live: A Conversation on Energy with Jeff Mikulina and Scott Glenn
December 28 — Star-Advertiser: Hawaii Electric bills to decrease under new PUC rules
December 28 — New Haven Register: Hawaii Electric bills to decrease under new regulations
December 28 — SF Gate: Hawaii Electric bills to decrease under new regulations
December 28 — US News: Hawaii Electric bills to decrease under new regulations
December 28 — KITV: Hawaii Electric bills to decrease under new regulations
December 28 — Hawaii Tribune Herald: Hawaii Electric bills to decrease under new regulations
December 2 — KHON: Blue Planet’s Sixth Annual Studen Energy Summit Inspires Students to Find Clean Energy Solutions
December 1 — Star-Advertiser: On the Move: Leigh Anne Mayberry and Vasana Chiu
November 22 — The Garden Isle: Blue Planet Foundation wraps up 2020 Student Energy Summit
November 11 — Star-Advertiser: Contentious parking bill advances
November 10 — Star-Advertiser: Column: Council should make city walkable, with right-sized parking
October 23 — Pacific Edge Awards: 2020 Finalists Announced
October 14 — Pacific Business News: Blue Planet Foundation adds two board members
September 28 — HI Now: National Drive Electric Week highlights the benefits of making the switch to an EV
September 25 — Pacific Business News: Hawaii ‘coal ban bill’ becomes law
September 15 — Star-Advertiser Column: Ige shouldn’t veto energy savings performance contract bill
August 28 – Pacific Business Magazine: 40 Under 40 Class of 2020: Nos 9-20
August 5 – Think Tech Hawaii: Blue Planet Foundation’s Waypoint Report (Community Matters)
August 4 – KHON: Blue Planet Foundation’s 50 actions for Hawaii recovery
July 18 – Pacific Business News: Blue Planet Foundation report lays out waypoints for sustainable Hawaii
July 9 – Star-Advertiser Editorial: Get public input on solar projects
June 26 – Star-Advertiser: Free parking and other perks for EVs set to expire by end of June
April 22 – Star-Advertiser Op-Ed: “Parallels in coronavirus, climate crises”
April 9 – Pacific Business News: Introducing Pacific Business News’ 40 Under 40 honorees for 2020 – Part 1
March 31 – Star-Advertiser: Giant Tesla batteries proposed for Oahu power
February 27 – Hawaii Business Magazine: 20 for the next 20: Melissa Miyashiro, Blue Planet Foundation
February 20 – Hawaii Public Radio: Clean Energy Advocates, Auto Industry Disagree on How to Promote Electric Vehicles
February 7 – Living808: Eco Friday
February 3 – Hawaii Business Magazine: Three Ways to Pay Back Nature Before it Forecloses on Hawaii
January 23 – Hawaii News Now: We Are 100 Event Launch
January 13 – Honolulu Star-Advertiser (letter to the editor): EV incentives needed for clean transportation
January 9 – The Garden Island: Climate Crew Accepting Applications
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