House Democrats pushing renewable energy bills
\n(Arizona Capitol Times © 02/03/2012)
Give money to schools to install solar panels on their roofs. Eliminate extra paperwork for homeowners seeking to install panels on their roofs. Endorse a plan that encourages utilities to invest in the state?s renewable energy industry.\n\nTh");
document.write("ese are just a few proposals from House Democrats who have either designed or revived initiatives this session to promote renewable energy, despite anticipated...\n
Navajos team up with lab on tribal energy policy
\n(Casa Grande Dispatch © 02/03/2012)
FLAGSTAFF — One of the country’s largest American Indian tribes has");
document.write(" partnered with a national laboratory to study what technologies would be best for developing natural resources on the vast reservation.The Navajo Nation has large deposits of coal and uranium, along with potential for wind and solar energy, but it hasn’t historically been a major player in developing those resour...\n
Feds: Mid-Atlantic wind farms take st");
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\n(KMSB-TV (FOX) Tucson © 02/03/2012)
BALTIMORE (AP) — The view off the mid-Atlantic shore in the next decade could include giant wind turbines generating electricity for homes in several states if federal efforts to speed approval for the projects shave years off the process as officials intend.\n \n\nIt usually takes at least five years from the time contractors say they want to lease a site to the turbines being ins...\n
Oil hovers below $97 ahead of key US jobs report
\n(KPHO Phoenix © 02/03/2012)
Oil prices hovered below $97 a barrel on Friday as traders awaited a key jobs report for signs of strength in the U.S. economy, the world's largest. In London, Brent crude was up 29 cents at $112.36 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. The Labor Department is scheduled to release January employment figures later Friday, data that analysts consider one of the mo");
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SRP giving away free shade trees
\n(Mesa East Valley Tribune © 02/03/2012)
The Salt River Project is giving away desert adapted shade trees\nto homes around the Valley to reduce energy costs and improve air\nquality.\n\nThe trees will range from 4 to 6 feet in height and come in a\n5-gallon co");
document.write("ntainer.\n\nSRP customers will receive two to three trees depending on the age\nof their home. They must attend a workshop to learn how to properly\nplant and care for their trees.\n\nThe tree...\n
Tempe mayoral, council candidates ponder issues
\n(Phoenix AZ Central © 02/03/2012)
Candidates at a Monday forum agreed that Tempe is strug");
document.write("gling to rebound from economic turmoil, yet not investing in an aging city will mean missed opportunity for growth and development.\n\n\nThe three mayoral candidates and five candidates running to fill three open council seats in the March 13 primary election aimed to illustrate that they are the most qualified to secure Tempe's future success.\n\n...\n
First Solar, ");
document.write("NRG power plant named best PV project
\n(Phoenix Business Journal © 02/03/2012)
A solar power plant being built by First Solar Inc. and now owned by NRG Energy has been named the top photovoltaic utility project at an industry conference.\n\n\nSolar Power Generation USA named the Agua Caliente project near Yuma as the PV Project of the Year. When finished in two years, the 290-megawatt power plant will be the largest photovoltaic utility scale project in the world.\n\n\nPrinceton, ...\n
MidAmerican finalizes purchase of First Solar power plant in California
\n(Phoenix Business Journal © 02/03/2012)
MidAmerican Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of one of Warren Buffett?s Berkshire Hathaway companies, has finished the purchase of a First Solar project in California.\n\n\nThe deal for the Topaz Solar Farm, announced in December, closed Wednesday for an undisclosed sum. The 550-megawatt power plant is v");
document.write("alued at more than $2 billion.\n\n\n?There is a growing desire to utilize renewable energy,? said Bill Fe...\n
Obama boosts offshore wind-farm plans
\n(Tucson Citizen © 02/03/2012)
In a bid to help launch offshore wind power in the United States, the Obama administration said Thursday that it was moving forward to lease four area");
document.write("s off the Mid-Atlantic coast.\n\n\nInterior Secretary Ken Salazar said federal environmental reviews for “wind energy areas” off Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia are now complete and find “no significant environmental im...\n
If mine is safe, why more tests? opponents ask
\n(Casa Grande Tri Valley Dispatch © 0");
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Curis Resources has asked the state to put its permit applications on hold while it applies to conduct pilot testing on only the state land section of the Florence Copper Project.The company said in a December letter this temporary testing will give it the data it needs to respond to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s (ADEQ) Sept. 7, 2011 letter requesting a long list of what ...\n
Oil hovers below $98 amid mixed US demand signs
\n(Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun © 02/02/2012)
By ALEX KENNEDY | Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:47 am \n\n \n\nOil prices hovered below $98 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid\nmixed signs about the strength of U.S. crude demand.\n\n \n\nBenchmark crude for March delivery was up 1 cent at $97.62 a\nbarrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on\nthe New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 87 cents to\nsettle at $97.61 on Wedn...\n
Construction causes travel restrictions downtown
\n(KGUN 9 © 02/02/2012)
Traffic restrictions due to modern street car work CREATED Feb. 1, 2012 Reporter: Stephani Ruiz Web Producer: Alexandra Sutter TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Tucson's Modern Streetcar Project is progressing, but it's going to cause some traffic tie-ups downtown. Southwest G");
document.write("as crews will be working in the downtown area to move some gas lines so the project can continue. This will affect the areas along Broadw...\n
AltaGas to buy Alaska natural gas utility
\n(Tucson Arizona Daily Star © 02/02/2012)
AltaGas Ltd. announced Wednesday it has agreed to pay more than\n$1.1 billion for natural gas businesse");
document.write("s in Alaska and Michigan,\nwhich it says are a good fit with its own assets and part of a\nstrategy of becoming a top North American energy infrastructure\ncompany.\n\n \n\nThe Calgary-based gas processor and pipeline operator said it\nhas agreed to buy SEMCO Energy of Port Huron, Michigan, from\nContinent...\n
Filmmaker without credentials arrested at hearing
\n(Tucson Arizona Daily Star © 02/02/2012)
An Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker was arrested at a House\nhearing Wednesday after trying to film the proceedings without the\nrequired media credentials.\n\n \n\nJoshua Fox of Milanville, Pa., was led out of the room in\nhandcuffs and charged by Capitol Police with unlawful entry.\n\n \n\nHe was released later by the Capitol Police with a misdemeanor\ncitation for, in his words, \"practicing journalism...\n
Developer presents plans for solar farm
\n(Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun © 02/01/2012)
Dana Cole/San Pedro Valley News-SunAs part of a conditional use permit process, Ernie Graves of Whetstone Construction, LLC, presented plans Thursday, Jan. 19 for the 1,120 acre solar farm he plans to build on property about six miles south of Interstate 10 and 2.5 miles east of State Route 90, with more meetings coming up.Graves has divided the solar site's 1,120 ");
document.write("acres into four phases with 280 a...\n
Higher oil prices lift Exxon's 4Q profit
\n(Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun © 02/01/2012)
By CHRIS KAHN | Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:57 am \n\n \n\nSoaring oil prices helped Exxon Mobil post a slightly higher\nfourth-quarter profit. But a slowdown in production and lower\nnatural gas pric");
document.write("es are worrying investors.\n\n \n\nExxon's oil and natural gas production fell 9 percent during the\nquarter. The drop came even after the company spent a record $36.8\nbillion last year to explore for...\n
Oil hovers below $99 after US crude supply jump
\n(Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun © 02/01/2012)
By ALEX KENNEDY | Posted: Tuesday, ");
document.write("January 31, 2012 10:44 pm \n\n \n\nOil prices hovered below $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as\ninvestors eyed a jump in U.S. crude inventories and signs of\nsluggish economic growth.\n\n \n\nBenchmark crude for March delivery was up 24 cents at $98.72 a\nbarrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New\nYork Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 30 cents t...\n
Green jobs grants face scrutiny
\n(Phoenix Arizona Republic © 02/01/2012)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are expanding their probe into the Obama administration's energy programs, investigating $500 million in green job training grants that placed just 10% of trainees in jobs, according to a government report.\n\n\nThe program's goal was to train 124,893 people and put 79,854 in jobs. But 17 months later, 52,762 were trained and 8,035, or roughly 1 in 10, had jobs. Those ...\n
Buckeye school district installs 4.3 megawatts of solar panels
\n(Phoenix Business Journal © 02/01/2012)
Youngker High School in Buckeye.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Patrick O'Grady Reporter - Phoenix Business Journal\n \n Email\n | Twitter\n ");
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EPCOR finishes purchase of American Water Works operations in Arizona, New Mexico
\n(Phoenix Business Journal © 02/01/2012)
EPCOR USA has finalized its $470 million purchase of American Water Works Company Inc.?s operations in Ar");
document.write("izona and New Mexico.\n\n\nThe move affects 174,000 customers in both states as well as 220 employees who will shift to EPCOR, officials said.\n\n\nIn Arizona, American Water had operations in Mohave and Santa Cruz counties as well as Maricopa, where is serves a large portion of the West Valley.\n\n\nAm...\n
'Global warming' morphs badly into 'clean energy'
\n(Tucson Arizona Daily Star © 02/01/2012)
What happened to \"climate change\" and \"global warming\"?\n\n \n\nThe Earth is still getting hotter, but those terms have nearly\ndisappeared from political vocabulary. Instead, they have been\nreplaced by less charged and more consumer-friendly expressions for\nthe warming planet.\n\n \n\nPresident Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday was a prime\nexample of this shift. The president said \"climate change...\n
Tucson Electric signs pact for steam-boosting solar project
\n(Tucson Arizona Daily Star © 02/01/2012)
Tucson Electric Power Co. has signed an agreement with Areva\nSolar to build an innovative concentrating solar steam system to\nTEP?s H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station on East Irvington\nRoad.\n\n \n\nConstruction of the project is scheduled to begin this spring,\nand the plant is expected to be operational by early 2013.\n\n \n\nTEP?s Sundt Solar Boost Project will");
document.write(" use Areva Solar?s compact\nlinear fresnel r...\n
Time to fight to keep public notices in Arizona newspapers
\n(Arizona Capitol Times © 01/31/2012)
Long before transparency was the catch phrase of government watchdogs, Arizona newspapers have been the primary fighters in the battle to keep government records open to citizens");
document.write(". In the last few years, the transparency fight has moved to protecting the public?s right to know by keeping public notices in newspapers.\n\nNewspapers have historically fulfilled the important role of ...\n
Texas town relying on tanker trucks for water
\n(Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun © 01/31/2012)
By WILL WEISSERT");
document.write(" and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI | Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 5:06 am \n\n \n\nTanker trucks loaded with water have become the lifeline for a\nTexas lakefront village that came precariously close to becoming\nthe state's first community to run out of drinking water during a\nhistoric drought.\n\n \n\nSpicewood got its first delivery of water Monday under dark\nclouds and rain. The 8,000-gal...\n
Landowners fight eminent domain in Pa. gas field
\n(KMSB-TV (FOX) Tucson © 01/31/2012)
LAPORTE, Pa. (AP) — When federal regulators approved a 39-mile natural gas pipeline through northern Pennsylvania's pristine Endless Mountains, they cited the operator's assurances that it would make sparing use of eminent domain as it negotiated with more than 150 property owners along the pipeline's route.\n \n\nYet a few days after winning approval for its $250 million MARC 1 pi...\n
US nuclear reactor loses power, venting steam
\n(KTVK-TV Phoenix © 01/31/2012)
CHICAGO (AP) — A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators.\n \n\nUnit 2 at Byron Generating Station, about 95 miles (153 kilometers) no");
document.write("rthwest of Chicago, shut down at 10:18 a.m. Monday, after losing power, Exelon officials said. Diesel ...\n
Japan Cabinet OKs bill to cap nuke reactor life
\n(Tucson Arizona Daily Star © 01/31/2012)
Japan's Cabinet approved bills Tuesday aimed at bolstering\nnuclear safety regulations following last year's Fukushima\ndisaster, inc");
document.write("luding one that would put a 40-year cap on the\noperational life of nuclear reactors.\n\n \n\nThe approval came as International Atomic Energy Agency experts\ngenerally endorsed \"stress test\" results at two idled reactors in\nwestern Japan, bolstering the Tokyo government's e...\n
Plant implosion delayed to allow additional work
\n(Bullhead City Mo");
document.write("have Valley Daily News © 01/30/2012)
LAUGHLIN — The boiler structures at the Mohave Generating Station will be imploded in late April. Unlike the stack implosion last March, there will not be a public viewing opportunity on MGS property.The structures were originally to be brought down in November, and then January.Paul Phelan, Southern California Edison manager of engineering and technical services, who is overseeing the plant...\n
EarthTalk: Set-top boxes a huge power drain
\n(Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun © 01/30/2012)
Posted: Monday, January 30, 2012 5:00 am \n\n \n\nDear EarthTalk: Is it true that cable and other pay TV boxes\nthat sit atop television sets consume massive amounts of energy, in\npart because they are always on, even when the TV is off?\n\n \n\n-- Sam Winston,\n\n \n\nMetarie, LA\n\n \n\nWe hear a lot about how much energy modern day flat screen TV\nsets consume, but the innocuous set-top boxes tha");
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Oil below $99 in Europe on Greece debt concerns
\n(KPHO Phoenix © 01/30/2012)
Oil fell to around $99 a barrel Monday amid continued concerns about the ability of Greece to bring its sovereign debt crisis under control. In London, Brent crude was down 6 cents to $111.40 on the ICE Futures exchange. Victor Shu");
document.write("m, an energy analyst with Purvin & Gertz in Singapore, said crude prices were volatile after Germany's finance minister warned that Europe might not give Greece a fresh ...\n
Gains seen on area's water goals
\n(Tucson Arizona Daily Star © 01/30/2012)
Under a state groundwater law that may be the toughest in the\nnation, fast-grow");
document.write("ing urban areas like Tucson have to make sure that\nby 2025 they're not pumping out more groundwater than is being\nrecharged.\n\n \n\nThirty years after that law took effect, metro Tucson is\nsucceeding - and failing - at meeting the Groundwater Management\nAct's goals.\n\n \n\nA map released as part of a federal study of Arizona'...\n
Issues 2012: Could massive pipeline ");
document.write("deliver on jobs?
\n(KPHO Phoenix © 01/29/2012)
Editor's note: This is the first in a series examining the issues that will play a significant part in the 2012 presidential election. Periodically, we will take a closer look at these issues and present them in a way that will help you make an informed decision in November. (RNN) The Keystone XL oil pipeline has been batted about a lot lately by politicians - including the ones running for presid...\n
Worker suffers serious injuries from power lines
\n(KPHO Phoenix © 01/28/2012)
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (KPHO) - A 40-year-old man is in unstable condition in the hospital after he was hurt working on high voltage power lines Friday.Apache Junction Fire District Deputy Fire Chief David Montgomery said the victim, who is employed by Salt River Project, got an electric shock while working east of Gold Canyon. Workers reported that the power to the");
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ASU to compete in DOE solar challenge
\n(Phoenix Business Journal © 01/28/2012)
Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico will have a team competing in the U.S. Department of Energy?s Solar Decathlon 2013.\n\n\nThe team is one of 20 from around the world that will design and ");
document.write("build a home that is affordable and energy-efficient. The finals will be held next year in Irvine, Calif., where the teams will build their homes.\n\n\nJudging will cover 10 categories, includin...\n
SRP opens education grants
\n(Phoenix Business Journal © 01/28/2012)
Salt River Project is opening applications for its annual educat");
document.write("ion grants to focus on math, science, technology and social studies.\n\n\nThe utility plans to offer $200,000 total in funding, which will give $5,000 per school per project targeting programs in math and science, along with $2,000 grants for projects in social studies.\n\n\nThe projects must meet Arizona academic standards, and the grants ...\n
Senator suggests Ariz");
document.write(". as nuke dump
\n(Arizona Business Gazette © 01/27/2012)
State Sen. Al Melvin grants that not everyone thinks having a nuclear-waste-processing plant and burial site in Arizona is a great idea.\n\n\nSo Melvin, a Republican from Tucson's far north suburbs, has a sweetener he believes will get some people to change their minds: money.\n\n\nHe is proposing to make Arizona the place where all nuclear plants in the U.S. send their spent nuclear fuel rods.\n\n\nHis pl...\n
U.S. needs to find alternative for Yucca Mountain
\n(Bullhead City Mohave Valley Daily News © 01/27/2012)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should immediately start looking for an alternative to replace the failed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada, which cost an estimated $15 billion but was never completed, a presidential commission said Thursday.In its final report, the 15-member commission said the government");
document.write(" also must prepare for the eventual large-scale transportation of spent n...\n
No energy industry backing for the word 'fracking'
\n(Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun © 01/27/2012)
By JONATHAN FAHEY | Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:09 pm \n\n \n\nA different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and\npolitical debate as controve");
document.write("rsial as what it defines.\n\n \n\nThe word is \"fracking\" _ as in hydraulic fracturing, a technique\nlong used by the oil and gas industry to free oil and gas from\nrock.\n\n \n\nIt's not in the dictionary, the industry hates it, and President\nBarack Obama...\n
Parent of Obama-backed battery maker goes bankrupt
\n(KTVK-TV Phoenix © 01/27/2012)");
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The parent company of an electric car battery maker that received a $118 million grant from the Obama administration filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday.\n \n\nNew York-based Ener1 said it has been affected by competition from China and other countries.\n \n\nEner1 subsidiary EnerDel received a $118 million stimulus grant from the Ener...\n
White House rewrites blueprint for forests
\n(Tucson Arizona Daily Star © 01/27/2012)
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration finalized new rules\nThursday governing the management of 193 million acres of national\nforests and grasslands, establishing a new blueprint to guide\neverything from logging to recreation and renewable energy\ndevelopment.\n\n \n\nThe guideli");
document.write("nes, which will take effect in early March and apply\nto all 155 national forests, 20 grasslands and one prairie,\nrepresent the...\n
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