Hawaii to Lead America into Post-Oil Era

Hawaii’s Republican Governor Linda Lingle’s “Energy for Tomorrow” bill has the potential to transform Hawaii — the most oil-dependent state in the nation and the one with the highest energy costs — into a state that will lead the nation with a low-cost, sustainable, locally produced, and secure energy system.

Implementation of all the conservation, renewable energy, and alternative transportation fuels components of this package, Datta said, is expected by the year 2020 to displace 110.5 million barrels of imported crude oil-saving Hawaii’s consumers $6.32 billion; and avoiding 48.9 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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