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Hawaii News Now accused of airing hour of free PR for JERA gas project

Original: Hawaii News Now gave a Japanese fossil fuel company (JERA) an hour of free PR to push their hugely expensive natural gas

Critics are accusing Hawaii broadcaster Hawaii News Now of giving Japanese fossil fuel company JERA an hour of airtime to promote its proposed natural gas terminal and power plant in Hawaii. Commenters say the plant is hugely expensive and unnecessary for the islands, and are questioning whether the station was paid for the segment or ran it as free promotion for the company.

Why now: Concern over fossil fuel expansion in Hawaii and media giving a platform to a gas company without scrutiny

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• Hawaii News Now gave a Japanese fossil fuel company (JERA) an hour of free PR to push their hugely expensive natural gas terminal & electric plant in Hawaii - which we absolutely do not need. Wondering if the supposed news station did this for free or if they got paid for it.… · brianvastag@mas.to · 22

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