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Legislators want to extend life of dirty coal plants on ratepayer expense
HB2646 ignores what data have made clear — coal is steadily declining and planning a transition to clean energy is urgently needed. Until that happens, ratepayers will bear the burden of the high cost of coal seen reflected in utility bills that will keep climbing. It’s up to Arizonans to implore our legislators to vote against HB2646, and for our state senators to listen to their constituents[...]
Poll: Arizonans want swift climate action, cleaner air policies
Let’s continue to amplify our voices to be heard by our policymakers to stress the urgency for meaningful and effective measures to ensure a healthier and more sustainable tomorrow.
Water needed to farm in desert, ensure residents’ health, safety
Farming in the desert ensures the health, safety, and well-being of each and every person who relies on an affordable, abundant food supply.
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:
SRP $1B gas plan bad for consumers, environment
Last week, Salt River Project announced that it plans to spend nearly $1 billion to add 16 new natural gas units to its powerplant in Coolidge, one of the largest fossil fuel investments by a utility in recent memory. I served on the SRP board from 2016-2020, and this decision stunned me. It is wrong-headed, unnecessary, and out of step with where responsible electric utilities are moving in this[...]
State must modernize energy rules by increasing renewable standards
Arizona utility regulators did a big thing recently, though it largely went unnoticed. They should be commended for coming together in bipartisan fashion to support a plan that has the... […]
EPA should go beyond crackdown on coal industry
I am delighted that the EPA has finally moved to abate the disastrous impacts of climate change by regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. But, given the adverse reaction from the coal industry, the agency should have issued parallel regulations on emissions from meat industry operations.
