A crucial opportunity exists to shape the American Southwest’s energy landscape and achieve economic growth while overcoming misguided opposition.
Category: Energy & Environment
The Supremacy Clause is the ultimate deterrent
What does it take to get a copper mine approved in Arizona?
Cause for optimism — at least for now
Solar energy is the least efficient utility-scale electric generation source in terms of electricity produced per employee.
But standing in the way is the worst kind of NIMBY opportunism.
Our region has what it takes to address a national challenge – guess who’s standing in the way?
On the Arizona-California border, the Colorado River below the Palo Verde Dam is running at 110 percent of its median flow. Utah is “having an astounding winter,” and “in certain watersheds, it’s breaking records.” In New Mexico, the Pecos River near Lake Arthur is flowing at 108 percent of its median. Flagstaff’s “received 84.5 inches […]
Texas has seen a significant increase in population and economic growth in recent years, attracting both domestic and foreign investment, largely due to the state’s favorable policies including no income tax, a reasonable regulatory burden, restrained government spending, as well as its successful energy sector.
Solar is a bust, even in the sun-drenched Southwest. If it can’t make it here, it can’t make it anywhere.