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...along with such national organizations as the Rainforest Action Network, the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council, call the geothermal project unsafe and unnecessary. Moreover, they argue, the drilling rigs, power plants, transmission lines and roads in the plan will harm or destroy tracts of the precious Wao Kele O Puna rain forest. Even native Hawaiian religious groups oppose the scheme, claiming that it will rob the volcano-dwelling goddess Pele of body heat...
...issues in Hawaii's history, pitting scientist against scientist and triggering demonstrations bigger than anything the state has seen since the Vietnam War. Last week trials began for 119 protesters hauled off in handcuffs in March for trying to block the gates at the test drilling site in the Wao Kele O Puna forest. Smaller-scale protests have been taking place sporadically since then...