Comments on: New law sets net-zero energy goal for UH /news/2015/06/08/new-law-sets-net-zero-energy-goal-for-uh/ News from the University of Hawaii Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:51:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fred K Duennebier /news/2015/06/08/new-law-sets-net-zero-energy-goal-for-uh/#comment-335985 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 00:37:13 +0000 http://www.hawaii.edu/news/?p=35554#comment-335985 Concerning: “Gov. David Ige has signed into law four energy bills, including one that sets a goal for the University of Hawaiʻi to produce as much energy from renewable sources as it consumes across all 10 campuses, or to become net-zero, by 2035.”

Does this really mean “energy” or just electricity. The University uses a considerable amount of gasoline and diesel as well as electricity. About half of the energy consumed in Hawaii is used for transportation, but there seems to be little concern for replacing the fossil fuel used for planes, shipping, and trucking, which are responsible for keeping our economy running.

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