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  [HI US SEN Candidate] Thielen's campaign packs zeal for renewable energy
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Last EditedJ.R.  Oct 01, 2006 10:21am
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News DateSunday, October 1, 2006 04:20:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionWindward state Rep. Cynthia Thielen will not have much money for TV commercials or get to debate U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka before the November election, but she hopes to use her unexpected time in the spotlight as the Republican candidate for Senate to have a conversation with voters about renewable energy.

If that sounds like wonkish lectures about wave power, you probably have not heard Thielen speak. The politically moderate grandmother of 10 talks with the zeal of a street protester about the nation's dependence on fossil fuel. She not only links the use of oil to global warming and higher gasoline and electricity prices, but also warns that it makes the country more vulnerable to terrorism.

"I can get the issue out both here and nationally," Thielen said of her six-week campaign. "End our dependence on oil. Stop funding terrorism."
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