New ocean telecom cables should be 'green'

The system ofsubmarine telecommunications that connects the world together represents a missed opportunity for tsunami warning, according to university scientists and a United Nations task force.

These submarine telecommunications cables are the backbone of the Internet, but they should be more green. According to the task force's report, sensor technology could be deployed to improve the world's understanding of ocean circulation and sea level rise.

According toRhett Butler, director of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, all of the world's cable systems will be replaced within the coming quarter century.

Source: UH News

Kauai to study food waste to generate renewable gas

In an effort to possibly generate renewable gas to power The KauaiBus and other county vehicles, the County of Kauai is seeing how feasible it would be to generate renewable gas out of locally produced food waste.

In order to do this, the county is conducting a survey to see how much food waste it currently produces.

The survey is available athttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/86DYP3J. Restaurants, schools and hospitals are encouraged to take it.

Source: The Garden Island

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