ADOT planning to upgrade, add EV chargers along Arizona highways
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Electric vehicles are growing in popularity, but the EV infrastructure is still catching up. The federal bipartisan infrastructure bill will steer $5 billion into building more EV charging stations across the country.
AZ Utilities Get Poor Grades for Progress Toward Clean-Energy Goals
Arizona’s three major power utilities are doing a poor job of meeting the goals they set to transition from coal and gas to clean energy. A new report from the Sierra Club found while many of the country’s energy producers have pledged to clean up their power production, their promises often amount to little more than “greenwashing.”
Sierra Club gives poor marks to AZ utilities on climate change response
The state’s major utilities have publicly committed themselves to clean energy. But conservationists say they have a long way to go if they are to meet their goals. The Sierra Club recently issued a nationwide report on how well power companies are making the transition to clean energy.
Solar and wind farms can hurt the environment. A new study offers solutions
Let’s say we can solve the climate crisis. We can build all the clean energy infrastructure we need to replace fossil fuels over the next 30 years, and we can do it without triggering blackouts or causing electricity costs to rise too much. Assuming that’s possible — would you be willing to pay 3% more […]
Zeroing in on Healthy Air
A National Assessment of Health and Climate Benefits of Zero-Emission Transportation and Electricity “Zeroing in on Healthy Air” shows the tremendous public health and climate benefits if the United States accelerates a widespread transition to a zero-emission transportation sector coupled with non-combustion, renewable electricity sources like wind and solar.
