Legislation to improve Hawai’i’s air quality by reducing the amount of gas and diesel pollution died last week in the State House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee.
Monk seals have been a part of the Hawaiian Islands since immemorial, but climate pollution from fossil fuels endangers them. Switching to greener gas and diesel is one way to help save the habitat.
Restaurants run on thin margins, but they have a new asset to sell: used cooking oils. Renewable fuel producers are paying restaurant owners for their grease, which they turn into green gas and diesel with up to 80 percent less pollution.
Hawaiian Airlines has signed an agreement to purchase 50 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel to reduce the climate pollution associated with air travel.