Local opinion: Arizonans are ready for solar
Driving into Phoenix from Tucson for a meeting in June, it’s striking how the temperature rises as you approach the city. The clear blue desert sky turns hazy brown over the metro area, a reminder of our air pollution issues. While it will always be hot in the summer, there are solutions to the rising […]
Opinion: The future of clean energy? It’s in the voter’s hands!
You’ve probably driven on the Loop 202 recently and noticed the highway signs alerting you of another ‘high pollution advisory’ day. If you haven’t seen the air quality alerts, perhaps your sign of climate change in Arizona is reaching you more viscerally through dehydration—or, worse, heat exhaustion—thanks to persistent days of extreme summer temperatures. Regardless […]
Stop Massive Bella Gas Plant
Seguro Energy filed for a certificate of environmental compatibility with the Arizona Power Plant & Transmission Line Siting Committee. Project Bella is the largest stand-alone gas plant being proposed in Arizona.
Arizona Corporation Commission has Single-Digit Approval from Latiné Voters, according to a New Poll from Chispa Arizona
A new poll released today by Chispa AZ reveals that only 8% of Latiné voters in Arizona believe the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is taking the state in the right direction. This poll of over 500 Latiné voters from across the state is the first of its kind to provide insight into what Latiné voters […]
The Arizona Corporation Commission and Public Health – Air Quality
At first glance, the Arizona Corporation Commission might seem like it has pretty much nothing to do with public health. But when you scratch the surface just a little, you’ll discover that the Commission does in fact influence public health.
A solar ban, a gas power plant and the rural retirees firing back at dirty energy
Even without the visual of a hundred retirees wearing custom neon yellow shirts, it’s clear the neighbors are upset. The atmosphere in the meeting room at the Los Lagos Golf Course — itself a splash of green on the windswept brown landscape of Arizona’s Mojave Desert — is as tense as a coiled spring when […]
