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Last Updated on Friday, 30 January 2009 11:09 Written by rslcpol Friday, 30 January 2009 11:09
From the Honolulu Advertiser:
Hawai’i’s quest for energy independence has gone nuclear, with two bills before state lawmakers that would have the state investigate the feasibility of a nuclear power plant.
Rep. K. Mark Takai, D-34th (Newtown, Waiau, Pearl City), authored a measure that would direct the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to develop a permitting process for nuclear energy generation facilities in Hawai’i.
Hawai’i depends on imported fossil fuels for 80 percent of its energy generation, Takai said, and the $7 billion leaving the state each year could be put to better use at home.