Looking at the polls from a personal perspective, it is shocking that the polls in Arizona show tight races for virtually all the statewide offices and in some cases, the Republicans have small leads. How are these races so close? Democrats should not even have to campaign because the published positions of these Arizona Trump … Read more
The two Republican nominees for the Arizona Corporation Commission, Kevin Thompson, and Nick Myers are in the news… For all the wrong reasons. Mr. Thompson was cited by the League of Conservation Voters as one of the Dirty Dozen candidates across the country regarding environmental policies. In their announcement, the League wrote of Thompson: “Kevin … Read more
Apparently having expertise in water policy is not the first qualification for a Doug Ducey appointee to serve on the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority, the state organ that “finances the design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure projects.” According to the recently passed a one billion dollars, water security measure passed at the end … Read more
It was a discussion that pit the forces of laissez-faire against the momentum of renewable energy. It was an exchange that showed the voices of going backward with coal, nuclear, and fossil fuels against the sounds of moving forward with solar and energy efficiency. It was a debate where a Republican candidate made the obtuse … Read more
On August 16, 2022, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation declared a 2a water shortage for the Southwest states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada. The reason for the announcement is the extreme drought conditions that have reduced freshwater levels at the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and Lake Powell. Starting in January, the three … Read more