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Subsidy or Investment: Arizona’s Energy Future
The debate around energy subsidies rages on in Arizona, where our net metering policy is under attack. For the uninitiated, net metering determines how rooftop solar customers are compensated for the power they provide to
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Guadalupe Town Council: “Save Solar!”
On Thursday night the town of Guadalupe joined Clarkdale and Cave Creek in opposition to APS’s attack on net metering. The proposal was spearheaded by the Beyond Coal campaign and supported by residents from across the
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Arizona Power Plants Among America’s Dirtiest
Power plants in America are responsible for a majority of its greenhouse gas emissions. That seems reasonable – it’s where we burn most of our fossil fuels. But did you know that the fifty
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Arizona is Lighting the Way in Solar Power
On Tuesday, Environment America release the report “Lighting the Way: What We Can Learn From America’s Top 12 Solar States.” Arizona shone brightest among the “Dazzling Dozen,” the twelve states with the greatest solar
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Cave Creek Council Unanimously Rejects APS’s Proposal, Supports Net Metering
The fight over net metering played out on the municipal level on Monday night when the Cave Creek Town Council unanimously voted to approve a resolution recommending the Arizona Corporation Commission maintain the current
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“No Blood For Oil,” Military Chimes In
By Kevin Hengehold Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org Originally Posted at Source CleanTech For too long, the approach to renewable energy has been consumed by the culture wars. Renewable energy advocates have largely occupied the
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Arizona’s Energy Politics: What Your Power Bill is Paying For
A popular argument for net metering is that solar energy provides choice to energy consumers. If you live in a state with vertically integrated utilities (in Arizona, we do), if you don’t like your utility’s energy source,
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OP-ED: David Brooks Lies, Misses Point about Snowden
So I went to Matt Taibbi’s blog to see him tear apart the cowardly, moronic article David Brooks wrote about Edward Snowden. But he didn’t write it – maybe he’s getting soft in his old
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The fuss about the Keystone XL pipeline
On Sunday approximately fifty people were in attendance at the Valley Unitarian Universalist church in Chandler to educate themselves on the risks and rewards of the Keystone XL pipeline. Larky Hodges, a lifelong storyteller and
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