Daily Archives: March 28th, 2007
Maui Sierra Club criticizes La`au Point Development plan
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In a letter addressed to the Maui County Planning Dept. and Molokai Planning Commission, the Sierra Club Maui Group urged planning professionals to “seriously question” the conclusions of the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment for La`au Point and asked that the Sierra Club be considered as a consulting party on the matter.
Community Supported Energy Offers a Third Way
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Although we have the necessary resources and technology to meet most of our energy needs in the future with renewable energy, until fairly recently one key strategy has, for the most part, been overlooked in North America. This strategy involves the cooperative or collaborative installation and ownership of renewable energy projects at the local, community level.
Court Halt on GMO Alfalfa Shows USDA Failure
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A court decision overturning US government approval for a biotech alfalfa underscores complaints made for years that the USDA is failing to adequately oversee genetically altered crops, biotech crop critics said on Tuesday. Critics believe it sets a precedent that should prompt more stringent oversight of these controversial crops.
A&B files for new residential project in Kihei
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A&B Properties is proposing long-range residential development of 93 acres in North Kihei. A&B Vice President Grant Chun said A&B's petition for land reclassification from agricultural to urban is the "first step in a long process" toward development of nearly 68 acres of multifamily units, 25 acres of single-family residences and 1.4 acres of commercial space. The amount of acreage eyed for the project would be enough room for about 600 multifamily and single-family units, he said.