With Phoenix area temperatures rising to a record 113 degrees yesterday, House Congressional District (CD) Three Candidate (and former Phoenix Councilwoman and Vice Mayor) Yassamin Ansari responded to a recent report, sanctioned by the United Nations, that global temperature increases surpassed the 1.5 degrees threshold to limit the extreme effects of global warming. The report, … Read more
Last week, the United Nations (U.N.) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report that shows that humanity’s efforts to decrease rising temperatures by reducing the global dependency on fossil fuels (oil and coal) are mixed at best. While progress has been made with investments in clean energy sources like solar and wind, industrial interests … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court announced its last two opinions this morning. The first opinion is West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, a 6-3 decision by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Gorsuch files a concurring opinion joined by Justice Alito. Justice Kagan dissents, joined by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor. The questions presented are whether the Republican-led states … Read more
Above: Glen Canyon Dam on Feb. 3, 2022, in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Page. Lake Powell was at 26% of capacity, 168 feet below its full elevation of 3,700 feet above sea level at the time. The Arizona legislature had only two things that it had to address this year: (1) the … Read more
The Washington Post reported, Humans have pushed the climate into ‘unprecedented’ territory, landmark U.N. report finds. The New York Times reported, A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us. Don’t sugar coat it. The Daily Beast succinctly says it like it is: UN Climate Experts to the World: … Read more