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Talk about walking a tightrope.  On Monday we celebrated work in an environment some compare to the late 1930s.  On one hand, we worry about budget deficits that threaten to weaken the value of U.S. Treasury ...
It's a race that is never as high-profile as other elections in Arizona.  To many voters, the office of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is little understood and often overlooked.  Yet the decisions ...
I've written a few times before about the need for Arizona to compete to attract high-paying jobs.  And that, with some exceptions, the highest-paying jobs are in industries that produce for consumption ...
4. 2010 CANDIDATE DEBATE
(News and Events/AIC News)
... the Webcast in real-time or replayed afterward:  go to www.arizonaic.org and click the “Debate Webcast” button. You can also click the "Debate Webcast" button to send in a question right now, ahead of ...
In my last post (A Long and Windy Road to Our Renewable Energy Future) I talked about how renewable energy standards like Arizona's may be harder to achieve than we think.  That doesn't mean I think they're ...
In 2008 former Vice President Al Gore challenged the United States to get 100% of its energy from renewable sources in 10 years.  That was clearly an unattainable goal: nationwide, just 5% of our energy ...
In 2002 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled that cable broadband services should be classified as information, rather than telecommunication, services.  That means cable broadband is less ...
"NO WAY!!!" That was my reaction when I read in the Wall Street Journal that counties, cities, and towns have decided instead of ponying up the money to fix decaying roads that they'll simply rip them ...
... competitive in an increasingly global economy. Gary Yaquinto is president of the Arizona Investment Council. He can be reached at 602-257-9200 or gyaquinto@arizonaic.org.    ...
I really love it when one of my blog posts generates a discussion - my aim here is, after all, to foster a dialogue about issues that are important to me, to the AIC, and to Arizonans.  So I've been happy ...
In an earlier blog post, Follow-the-Leader: Why Isn't Arizona First in Solar Technology? I wrote about the importance of Arizona being a technology leader - and the opportunity we have in green energy, ...
12. The Tax Tsunami on the Horizon...
(News and Events/AIC News)
... way from 15% to 39.6% — a 164% increase. (underline added by AIC) Both the cap-gains and dividend taxes will go up further in 2013 as the health care reform adds a 3.8% Medicare levy for individuals ...
Corporation Commission Candidates Respond to AIC Survey Six candidates for the office of Arizona Corporation Commissioner have filed signature petitions with the Secretary of State, qualifying for the ...
People are often shocked at the size of their electricity bills and have very little understanding of the source or cause of high bills.  For example, a friend recently moved into a new house in the Northeast ...
... good right about now. In Arizona it's difficult to know exactly who does and doesn't have access to broadband services.  In the infrastructure study the AIC sponsored the year before last, analysts from ...
16. Is Water Too Cheap?
(Blog/Blog)
... Chairwoman Kris Mayes, who pointed out, first, that "utility-scale solar projects moving forward in Arizona have principally adopted photovoltaic technology, which has minimal water requirements."  Second, ...
I've been blogging a lot lately about the importance of innovation - and government support for it - in securing Arizona's competitive position in a new global economy.  (See WANTED: 100,000 Innovators ...
It began way back in 2007, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts v. EPA that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1) could not decline states' requests to issue emission standards for ...
It hasn't been a good month for fossil fuels in the U.S.  First, the massive (and still gushing) crude oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico had the federal government impose a 6-month moratorium on deep-water ...
I seem to have hit upon an admittedly unusual case of prescience in my recent blog posts.  Just after I wrote last Friday's post on energy innovation, WANTED: 100,000 Innovators in 100,000 Garages, GE ...
21. ACC Information Sheet
(News and Events/ACC News)
What exactly does the Arizona Corporation Commission do? What do voters need to know to make an informed decision when electing new commissioners? Click on the link below for the AIC Information Sheet ...
I've written more than once before about America's need for 100,000 innovators in 100,000 garages around the country working on 100,000 ideas to create what will be to the green revolution what Google ...
A few weeks ago the Senate Budget Committee passed its fiscal 2011 budget resolution.  I'll leave it to the others to hash out the overarching economic effects of tax increases.  Instead I'd like to opine ...
"[President Obama] talked about how China and Germany are way ahead of us in the race to dominate the energy technology business. He said the spill shows how unsustainable the increased costs and risks ...
... the Arizona Corporation Commission."  It particularly struck me because about a year and a half ago the AIC released a report titled, "Streamlining Administrative and Ratemaking Processes of the Arizona ...
Corporation Commission Candidates Respond to AIC Survey Six candidates for the office of Arizona Corporation Commissioner have filed signature petitions with the Secretary of State, qualifying for the ...
In one of his presentations on the importance of infrastructure, Tim James -- the director of research at the Seidman Institute (and project director for AIC's infrastructure study) -- pulled up a slide ...
... to the public sector. The authors of our 2008 AIC infrastructure study (Infrastructure Needs and Funding Alternatives for Arizona: 2008-2032) cited a number of benefits that PPPs can offer.  Among them: ...
... an AIC-commissioned study on the economic impact of the WCI on Arizona has said, "The cost of controlling greenhouse gas emissions is small compared to the benefits. We won't be quite as wealthy if we ...
30. AIC's Initiative to Inform Voters
(News and Events/ACC News)
AIC's Initiative to Inform Voters     This year’s election cycle promises to be an exciting one.  Republicans look to capitalize on what they perceive to be missteps by Democrats; Incumbents on the left ...
31. 2010 ACC Election Attracts 6 Candidates
(News and Events/ACC News)
... at stake and should pay attention to this often overlooked statewide office. AIC’s 2010 Initiative to Inform Voters is offered to assist voters in understanding what the ACC does and why it’s important ...
... infrastructure to reclaim wastewater and deliver it to end users. The water chapter in the 2008 AIC Arizona Infrastructure Study explained the issue well: Currently, water isn't being treated in places ...
... Q4 2009, as government incentives spurred spending on the part of companies. In the U.S., wind and solar photovoltaics remained the most attractive energy sources for utilities due to extended tax credits, ...
... like reforming the finance industry and regulating greenhouse gases.  Visitors to AIC’s Web site have probably noticed from our past postings that we have a keen interest in how governments impose controls ...
... the purpose of broadband planning and determining future broadband needs." In Arizona, according to the AIC infrastructure study, "To provide broadband connectivity to the currently un-served population ...
... by the AIC and conducted by the Seidman Research Institute at ASU yielded similar findings: "Businesses increasingly rely on access to telecommunications infrastructure - particularly, access to high-speed ...
... The plant will generate 280 MW, about enough energy to serve 70,000 APS customers. But it's being built by Abengoa Solar Inc., a Spanish company. SolFocus, a developer of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) ...
Cheers to Governor Jan Brewer for standing up in favor of more nuclear power for Arizona.  In a keynote address delivered this week at the 2010 Business Summit of the West (co-sponsored in part by AIC), ...
39. A Lesson in Economic Hindsight
(President's Messages/President's Message)
... move with cautious deliberation and with the best information about how economic transformation could play out – today and into the future.     Gary Yaquinto, AIC President        ...
... gathered yesterday at a conference presented by the Arizona Investment Council (AIC) and Arizona Businesses Advancing Sustainability (AzBAS) to answer the question: How much will carbon control cost and ...
41. Historic Settlement Agreement Approved by ACC
(President's Messages/Message Archive)
... efficiency and renewable energy resources As a signatory to the Settlement Agreement, AIC is pleased with the ACC’s action and commends all parties for the professionalism and spirit of compromise exhibited ...
42. Economic Tradeoffs of Carbon Control
(News and Events/AIC Events)
... and Arizona Businesses Advancing Sustainability. Cost: $39 per person or $300 for table of 8 (includes lunch). Registration is required to attend this event. Visit www.arizonaic.org or call 602-257-9200 ...
In today’s fast-paced world of Internet communications gathering, assimilating and digesting news and information can be virtually unlimited and instantaneous. The Internet also provides us with the capacity ...
44. HERE COMES THE SUN!
(President's Messages/Message Archive)
... to power the Grand Canyon Visitor’s Center with solar panels. AIC congratulates Mr. Brandt on his award.  It’s clear Arizona has a comparative advantage in solar generation, given our average annual ...
45. Roadmap for Arizona's Future
(President's Messages/Message Archive)
... the “The Arizona We Want” Web site, you can take (on-line) the same poll questionnaire administered to the study’s respondents.  The poll takes about 15 minutes.    Gary Yaquinto, AIC President     ...
46. Cutting AZ Carbon Emissions Will be Costly
(News and Events/AIC News)
... the most severely affected through lower production, lost income and reduced employment. A copy of the study can be downloaded at www.ArizonaIC.org. The implicit message is that the manner in which government ...
Efforts to control emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) come with economic tradeoffs.  In a report prepared for AIC by economists at Arizona State University, a cap and trade program or a tax on ...
...  2. Cap and Trade - the Political Effect of Climate Change on Businesses 3. Taxing Dividends - the Sunset of Current Rates 4. ACC– What it is, What it does for Arizona, and How it affects you 5. AIC ...
49. AIC News
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50. AIC News Archive
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51. AIC Events
(Category)
52. AIC Board of Directors Meeting
(Calendar event/General)
53. AIC Board of Directors Meeting
(Calendar event/General)
54. AIC Board of Directors Meeting
(Calendar event/General)
55. Economic Tradeoffs of Carbon Controls
(Calendar event/General)
"The Economic Tradeoffs of Carbon Control: How Much It Will Cost and Who Will Be Affected" (held in conjunction with the AIC Annual Meeting) hosted by AIC and Az Businesses Advancing Sustainability Dec. ...

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