[Ed. note: the following letters are in response to our Aug. 15, 2013 cover story “UH Professor Richard Zeebe Says Climate Change Is More Severe Than We Thought”] Thank you for a good, mostly heartfelt article on climate change. You obviously know we must do something. But then, I don’t know why Maui Time Weekly bothers with these and past Rob Parsons articles on climate … [Read more...] about Our Readers Sound Off On Climate Change
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Earth Day May Be Over But Maui County Environmental Coordinator Rob Parsons Is Busier Than Ever
Just because Earth Day has passed, that doesn’t mean we can all go back to our fast food meals, sports utility vehicles and 15 gadget chargers. Sure, Maui seems more enlightened than many places on matters like protection for endangered species and clean energy, but on others we can use considerable improvement. To get a read on the county’s environmental situation, I recently … [Read more...] about Earth Day May Be Over But Maui County Environmental Coordinator Rob Parsons Is Busier Than Ever
You Should Worry About The Kihei Marketplace and the Large Capacity Cesspool Problem it has with the Environmental Protection Agency
Species extinction. Ocean acidification. Rising sea levels. Invasive species. Solid waste disposal. Land development. Aquifer depletion. Sugar cane burning. Energy conservation. Superfund sites. The list of environmental problems facing Hawaii (much less the rest of the planet) seems endless as it is, and I’m not even scratching the surface with the above accounting. Because … [Read more...] about You Should Worry About The Kihei Marketplace and the Large Capacity Cesspool Problem it has with the Environmental Protection Agency