Tea Party Leaders vs Clean Energy in Arizona

There are numerous important clean energy battles going on in states around the US in this year’s political elections. One big battleground state is Arizona. Here’s an intro on the issue from David Roberts of Grist:

“National politics, with all its sturm und gaffe, tends to suck up all the attention. But there are several state fights going on that could have huge effects on the future of clean energy. A while back I highlighted the impending vote over Michigan’s renewable energy standard. Now let’s have a look at Arizona.

“This post will get into some detail, so for those with short attention spans, here’s the take-home: Arizona has unbounded potential for solar and a rapidly growing solar industry, but it’s also got a government recently overrun by corrupt right-wingers. This year, the unbounded potential clashes with the corrupt right-wingery in the form of elections to an extremely important state commission that you’ve never heard of. At stake: whether Arizona will continue its dramatic solar expansion.

“Got that? OK, let’s walk through it.”

To “walk through it” in more detail, head on over to: Clean energy showdown in Arizona.

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http://www.facebook.com/edward.kerr.33 Edward Kerr

Few people have ever seen a rope break during a “tug-of-war”..It’s ugly. Some times hands and fingers get lost. I wonder who is gonna get hurt when this rope breaks. (?) Once again we see how corrupt politicians who serve special interests over their “constituents” is at the heart of why our efforts to build a clean energy paradigm are so laboriously slow. Great post Zach.
Ed
- http://cleantechnica.com/ Zachary Shahan
  
  The most ironic thing is that Tea Partiers should be 100% behind energy self-reliance!
  - Bob_Wallace
    
    It’s really bazaar how conservatives support nuclear when it’s the most socialized of all energy sources.
    
    And how they support coal when it’s costing them serious taxpayer money.
    Conservatives should be totally behind wind and solar. And EVs.
    - http://cleantechnica.com/ Zachary Shahan
      
      Guess it’s just that:
      
      1) they haven’t looked into or thought about the matter enough;
      
      2) they are too influenced by “the group,” which is led by fossil fuel and nuclear billionaires.
      - http://www.facebook.com/edward.kerr.33 Edward Kerr
        
        Independent thought is hard. Mindlessly following is easy. It’s no mystery why they can’t see the truth in this matter. They are fundamentally selfish as their concern is “how much do I pay in taxes?” Expecting them to have altruistic cells in their brains borders on wishful thinking. These are sad days for humanity.