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Hawaii to get government fleets off fossil fuels
In the US state of Hawaii, a new law requires the entire government fleet to be converted to electric vehicles. Passenger cars must be electric by 2030, light commercial vehicles by 2035.
According to the Hawaii State Energy Office, there are currently around 3,200 electric vehicles in the state fleet. Light commercial vehicles in the USA also include larger pickup models.
Rep. Nicole Lowen who authored the bill that has just been passed did not even cite environmental protection as the primary reason for the change. “It actually saves the state money in maintenance costs,” Lowen said. “And with more electric vehicles on the road, it gets more people to realize they’re not much different from other cars, and might convince more people to adopt them. And, of course, it incentivizes building more electric infrastructure.”
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Massachusetts has installed solar panels faster than almost any other state as it seeks to reduce its carbon emissions. But some activists say the stateâs transition to renewable energy has come at a cost.
âWe have big multinational solar companies coming and cutting down forests,â said Jane Winn, executive director of the Berkshire Environmental Action Team, a nonprofit in the state. âTheyâre not doing a good job of it, so theyâre allowing erosion into wetlands. Weâre trying to connect our forests so wildlife can move, and theyâre in there fragmenting it.â
Similar conflicts are cropping up across the country, as the fast-growing wind and solar industries expand into new areas, driven in some cases by state mandates and incentives. In many places, locals are pushing back, saying that forests and farmlands should not be sacrificed in the fight against climate change.