Issue Position: Sustainability

Issue Position

As your Senator, Lorraine will expedite alternative energy projects such as wind, solar, hydro and geothermal to help reduce our dependency on oil. Lorraine will implement the Hawaiʹi County Energy Sustainability Plan, and establish partnerships with our business community, ranchers, farmers and entrepreneurs to encourage new business ideas, especially "green" high-tech and agriculture-tourism jobs.

We love the beauty of our environment, our diverse cultures, and our aloha spirit. We must elect a leader who is sensitive to the ecosystem and our way of life. Lorraine Rodero Inouye is that leader. As the Senate's chief negotiator, she fought hard to pass the "Bottle Bill" and now millions of cans and beverage containers are being recycled each year, being diverted from our landfills.

Lorraine supports:

The "Bottle Bill" to recycle glass, plastic and aluminum beverage containers. Lorraine was the chief negotiator for this program in the recycling of more than 800,000,000 beverage containers in the past four years

The Global Warming Solutions Act aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020

Funding for retrofitting public buildings to increase energy efficiency

Funding for the Natural Energy Lab Hawaii Authority

PAY AS YOU SAVE (PAYS) to assist businesses and homeowners in converting to solar water heaters

Geothermal energy production which has reduced our dependency on foreign oil

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