The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday that it will seek to slap tariffs ranging from 31 percent to 250 percent on solar panels imported from China.... Read more»
An ad from the conservative Americans for Prosperity distorts the truth about stimulus money for “green jobs” going overseas. The ad, titled “Wasteful Spending,” introduces some new wrinkles to this well-used line of attack.... Read more»
By this time next year, a 653-foot solar tower – an industrial pipe taller than the Washington Monument – will rise from La Posa Plain if the Quartzsite Solar Energy Project earns approval. Members of the Quechan Tribe oppose the project. “What if someone wanted to put solar panels on the Vatican?”... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias, Thomas Lindell about St. Philips In the Hills transition to solar, and consumer affairs contributor Tom Collier.... Read more»
Only 1,620 Arizona homes rely on solar energy installations to provide heating, ranking sun-soaked Arizona seventh in the nation for homes with solar heating.
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The U.S. market for solar energy has grown substantially but still has a long way to go, said a federal official. Germany produces more solar power in a month than the United States does in a year. And Arizona, a natural place for solar development, ranks behind both California and New Jersey in production.... Read more»
A movement in Southern Arizona has dozens of churches of various faiths taking steps toward energy efficiency and renewable energy — not only to save money, but also to complement their long-standing doctrines of caring for the Earth.... Read more»
The Bureau of Land Management has recommended 237,100 acres of public land in Arizona are suitable for renewable energy development, part of an effort to speed up the process for clean-energy companies looking to set up shop in the state.... Read more»
The Bureau of Land Management on Monday put aside nearly 21,000 acres of public land near Yuma for the next two years while it studies its potential for use as a solar energy site.... Read more»
Tucson Electric Power is adding a 5-megawatt solar energy system to boost capacity at the utility’s Tucson generating plant, the company announced Tuesday.... Read more»
Homeowners and businessowners interested in the benefits of solar energy will have the chance to learn about leasing rooftop systems at a workshop presented by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ office Thursday.... Read more»
It’s not every day that the New York Times makes a compelling case against government giveaways. But a recent page-one article underscored that the Solyndra scandal was only the tip of the solar-subsidy iceberg.... Read more»
While touring a solar power generating station that will provide power to tens of thousands of Arizona homes, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that America’s embrace of renewable energy will create jobs and boost the economy.... Read more»2
At least five of the City of Tucson’s closed landfills will be studied by the U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency to determine the feasibility of developing solar energy projects at such sites.... Read more»
A proposed solar energy project in the West Valley needed a city’s worth of water from a nearby reservoir and a backup natural gas system to operate. A year later, it didn’t. Shifts in solar technology have driven down costs far enough that Sonoran Solar will drop its proposed steam-powered turbine and go with an all-electronic photovoltaic system that uses 95 percent less water.... Read more»
The Department of the Interior has dropped one of three proposed “solar energy zones” in Arizona because of environmental concerns about the site, the department said Thursday.... Read more»
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