Energy and Environment

By Jack Healy The New York Times PAONIA, Colo. — For a glimpse into the complications of President Obama’s “all of the above” energy policy,

By Adam Gaub Casa Grande Dispatch One of Maricopa’s largest employers has laid off the majority of its employees and halted production. Ken Dickey, owner

By Ryan Randazzo The Arizona Republic An Italian company is proposing to build a massive solar-power plant south of Phoenix near the town of Maricopa

The Pinal County Communications & Public Affairs office is sharing the information below in the hope that it will be of interest to you. We

First Solar Inc. has acquired the 50 MW Macho Springs Solar project from Element Power Solar. The PV project will be located in Luna County,

Renewable-energy capacity in the U.S. almost doubled from 2009 to 2012, helping reduce the nation’s carbon-dioxide emissions last year to the lowest since 1994, according

By Tony Davis Arizona Daily Star Rosemont Copper now has one of the most hotly contested permits – although not the last needed – for

By Eric Wesoff GreenTech Meida Distributed renewable energy is a threat to fossil-fuel-based utilities and industries. The more clean energy consumers produce, the fewer assets

By Diane Cardwell The New York Times Iberdrola Renewables recently built wind turbines in Rosamond, Calif. For years, green energy industries like wind and solar

By Jessica Lillian Solar Industry magazine Could solar be less expensive than natural gas in Texas? According to new analysis from the Electric Reliability Council

Snowmaking, with or without treated sewage water, has long been controversial on the federally owned slopes that 13 Southwestern tribes consider sacred. Protesters were arrested

By Todd Glasenapp Arizona Daily Sun Backers of the Navajo Generating Station are finding themselves still a bit shellshocked by a Jan. 18 bombshell dropped

The Arizona Republic A recent decision by the Arizona Corporation Commission to reduce solar incentives is a blow to the solar industry in Arizona. At

By Doug MacEachern The Arizona Republic The debate over “fixing” or closing the Navajo Generating Station near Page begins and ends by missing something obvious.

By Herman K. Trabish greentechsolar.com If you’d like to discuss energy issues, contact Court Rich, Co-Chair of Rose Law Group’s Renewable Energy Department at crich@roselawgroup.com

By Patrick O’Grady Managing Editor, Phoenix Business Journal The great economic malaise that has stuck with Arizona for the past several years and crippled the

  The Ak-Chin UltraStar Multi-tainment Center advertises current films and specials using a large, bright electronic sign on the side of the building facing State

The Arizona Republic The good news about the Navajo Generating Station is that the five-year life extension awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency gives its

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Wednesday that she plans to drop a “very comprehensive” energy blueprint next week — though it is unlikely to include

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Sun A new report from the federal government shows that women in Arizona are much more likely to

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) on Tuesday approved a route through his state for the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, escalating Republican pressure on the

If you’d like to discuss energy issues, contact Court Rich, Co-Chair of Rose Law Group’s Renewable Energy Department at crich@roselawgroup.com SolarCity, one of the top