Rare Earths, Hardrock Production Crucial to Clean Energy Expansion
As Published by Western Business Roundtable/Land Letter
The United States must revive production of rare earths and other hardrock minerals if it hopes to continue its transition to renewable energy and other low-carbon technologies, according to a panel of mining experts convening this week in Phoenix.
Arizona: 'Tea-party' protesters in Scottsdale target emission rules Jan. 8, 2010 Western Business Roundtable
Executives from several large, publicly traded electric utilities were greeted in Scottsdale on Thursday by a group of "tea party" protesters demanding that the companies fight global-warming legislation.
It is no big secret that wind velocity varies greatly from day-to-day, and on some days it even varies greatly hour to hour. Recently, in the space of one hour, wind energy in the Pacific Northwest gained 1,000 megawatts, and less than one-hour later that same 1,000 megawatts of wind energy was lost because wind speed dropped.
Conference Synopsis: Economic Tradeoffs of Carbon Control
The Economic Tradeoffs of Carbon Control: How Much it Will Cost and Who Will Be Affected
December 3, 2009 Review by Molly Castelazo
Policymakers, business leaders, and a number of prominent academics 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 who will be affected?
Dec. 15, 2009 12:00 AM To read this article in The Arizona Republic, click here.
This might seem like the dumbest time to raise the cost of electricity. But the smartest move for our future is the proposed settlement agreeing on Arizona Public Service's request for a rate increase.
Below are the PowerPoint presentations from the presenters at the Dec. 2nd conference: The Economic Tradeoffs of Carbon Controls." Just click on the name to access their presentation.
This half-day conference will bring together Arizona’s key policymakers, government officials and business leaders to discuss the economic challenges of controlling greenhouse gas emissions.
Speakers from academia, the investment community, business and government will present their views on: investment opportunities; environmental risks; and how the state economy, Arizona businesses and families could be affected by new costs imposed on greenhouse gas emissions.
Arizona Investment Council is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to building economic foundations through energy, water, and communications infrastructure.
Boxer-Kerry Climate Package
Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry released their version of the Senate Climate Bill recently and it includes a tougher 2020 target than its companion bill passed by the US House of Representatives.
The Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act sets reduction goals of 3% below 2005 levels by 2012 and 20% by 2020, rather than the 17% by 2020 in the House bill, sponsored by Congressmen Henry Waxman and Ed Markey, that passed in June. The long-term targets of 42% by 2030 and 83% by 2050 are identical in the bills.
To read their bill, click here. To read a section-by-section summary of The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (as introduced 30Sept09), click here.
Operating Renewable Energy Not Simple
Sponsors: SRP, APS, and Henkel/Dial Corporation • Hosts: AIC and AzBAS