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Remove Images Quizunderstood MECO Power And Busted Sovereignty Activists June 23, 2011 1. Last week the state Public Utilities Commission approved Maui Electric Company's 20-year plan to buy 21 megawatts from Sempra Generation's proposed generating station in Ulupalakua. How will Sempra generate that much power? A) By tapping into residual geothermal energy stored within the dormant Haleakala volcano. B) By harnessing the wind, building windmills similar to those atop the Pali. C) By building massive turbines that burn huge, unwanted quantities of Tedeschi Winery's 2011 Maui Blanc pineapple wine.  2. On June 14 U.S. District Magistrate Kevin Chang issued bench warrants for three Maui sovereignty activists on charges of: A) Failing to appear on charges of fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. B) Bribing public officials. C) Producing really bad public access television programs.  3. The Associated Press recently reported that the number of Hawaii residents living past age 90 has doubled in the last decade. The biggest reason for such incredible longevity is: A) Tremendous developments in medical technology. B) Pollution controls and other environmental reforms. C) Round the clock reruns of I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith and the Lawrence Welk Show.  Answers below * * * * * * * * * * * * 1. B; 2. A; 3.A