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No Environmental Groups in the Navajo Nation

Posted in Coal, Consumers, Global Warming, tagged arizona, Coal, coal plant, Energy, environment, green jobs, Hopi, Navajo Nation, Navajo people, peabody, Peabody Energy, renewable energy on November 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I’m not (by any stretch of the imagination) an expert on Native American affairs, but there is an interesting and rather sad drama playing out in the Navajo Nation (a semi-autonomous Native American homeland covering parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico). The Nation also encompasses the Hopi Reservation, represented by the Hopi Tribal Council. [...]

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Justin Bieber tickets or early filing of AZ styled immigration reform . . . what to do, what to do?

Posted in Texas Legislature, tagged arizona, Debbie Riddle, Immigration on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

OMG, how excited are Texas Republicans to file their own Arizona-style immigration reform? You’d think this was the line for Justin Bieber tickets . . . NOT. . . Saturday afternoon, State Rep. Debbie Riddle pitched a make-shift campsite outside the floor of the Texas House of Representatives to make sure she was the first in line when [...]

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Arizona Corporation Commission Unanimously Approves One of the Strongest Energy Efficiency Standards in the Country

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, tagged arizona, Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, public citizen texas, PUC, Texas on July 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Phoenix, AZ – Today, the Arizona Corporation Commission acted to save consumers and businesses money by unanimously approving a final Energy Efficiency Standard Rule. “There was strong support from all five commissioners to significantly increase Arizona’s commitment to energy efficiency via this landmark new standard,” said Jeff Schlegel with the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP). [...]

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Texas Voters Support Climate Change Bill, According to Survey

Posted in Global Warming, tagged acesa, american clean energy and security act, arizona, California, cap and trade, charlie gonzalez, Congress, Gene Green, house energy and commerce, latino leadership, los angeles, San Antonio, tejanos for a better future, Texas, wcvi, willie velasquez institute on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Excellent news from San Antonio! One: According to a new poll by the Willie Velasquez Institute, the majority of Texans are in favor of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA), the big cap and trade bill currently being debated in Congress. Two: Latino leaders and organizations in San Antonio have formed a coalition [...]

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