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Sep 23, 2021

Clean energy means more jobs, not fewer

Arizonans understand the benefits of transitioning to clean energy. Working together, we can make this part of the Arizona we want.

Sep 20, 2021

Anecdotes, Aberrations and Averages

We do indeed have a rationality problem. And one of the core reasons why is that people draw the wrong conclusions about what they see. Again and again. Taking the time to put things in context would help.  

Sep 20, 2021

Switch to electric school buses will protect kids’ health

Our children are worth the investment. Students should be able to get to and from school without being forced to inhale dangerous exhaust fumes every day. It’s not only critical for their health, but critical for their academic success.  

Sep 17, 2021

Influx of Californians threatens to alter Arizona

I see it as my duty to challenge those who would attempt to alter the conditions that made my beloved Arizona a place worth living. 

Sep 17, 2021

We need energy reliability and affordability, not power outages

Americans have been hoping for economic recovery and a return to normalcy. Instead, they’re  experiencing ongoing pandemic concerns and the ravages of wildfires and hurricanes. And adding to their woes, they’re now increasingly worried that the electricity grid on which they depend could fail when they need it most.  

Sep 17, 2021

Future hinges on new energy infrastructure

The U.S. energy market is changing more rapidly and dramatically than anyone would have predicted. A steep decline in the price of solar-generated electricity, combined with the rising cost of coal and gas-fired electricity, has turned energy economics on its head. This is particularly true here in the Southwest. 

Sep 17, 2021

Let’s look into Sen. Fann’s complicity to prolong no-win situation

Was Karen Fann duped by strong-arm politicians intent on hammering home  The Big Lie? Or has she been deliberately deceptive in knowingly hiring a company with partisan interests and then covering up the facts?

Sep 17, 2021

Elected leaders need to represent constituents, not billionaires

This should be a simple choice yet already some are generating political controversy rather than just doing the job they are elected to do: represent their constituents.

Sep 16, 2021

Top 5 reasons why SRP should not expand Coolidge gas generating station

The Salt River Project District board is on the cusp of approving a nearly $900 million expansion of the Coolidge Generating Station, which burns natural gas. The lurking decision is wrong for SRP customers and for all Arizonans, for a variety of reasons. Here are the top five:

Sep 16, 2021

Seniors need relief from extreme heat

Extreme heat has made summer a particularly deadly time for vulnerable populations throughout Arizona. Last summer, over 500 people — many of them seniors — tragically perished following days of unrelenting temperatures soaring far past 100 degrees.

Sep 15, 2021

Texas abortion law unleashes bounty hunters

Some in Arizona have already praised this ruling and said we should do it here in 2022. Those claiming to be “pro-life” are not – or they would get a shot and wear a mask, oppose the death penalty, leave water in the desert, pay for maternal health care etc.

Sep 14, 2021

Facts to save lives

While those who have had the shots could still get the virus, the statistics show it will be a mild rather than a deadly case. Remember, even the lifesaving polio vaccine was not 100% fool proof, but it stopped an epidemic and saved millions of lives worldwide.

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