Western Governors Urged to Put the Public Ahead of Polluters in Global Warming Plan 9/18/2008

With Western governors poised to announce details of a program to cap global warming emissions in seven western states, environmental organizations are urging officials to make sure polluters pay for pollution permits, rather than receive what amounts to billions of dollars in trade-able assets for free.

Fair Deal for Consumers or Free Ride for Polluters? 9/18/2008

Global warming poses a serious threat to the future of the western United States. Science indicates that in order to avoid the most dangerous impacts of global warming, we must act quickly to reduce global warming pollution.

When It Rains, It Pours 12/04/2007

Scientists have said for years that global warming was “loading the dice” when it comes to increasing the frequency of severe storms, and a new Environment Arizona report makes it clear that the Phoenix Metropolitan region is already experiencing extreme downpours much more frequently. Specifically, the new report found that storms with heavy rainfall are now 43% percent more frequent in the Phoenix region than they were 60 years ago.

APS annouces major solar power plant 2/21/2008

Arizona's solar-power supply is about to get a lot bigger. A solar-energy plant planned near Gila Bend will be among the world's largest when it opens in 2011, Arizona Public Service Co. said Wednesday. If the solar-thermal plant passes upcoming regulatory and tax hurdles, it will be built and operated by a Spanish company. APS will buy all the electricity from the plant to supply its 1.1 million customers.

Escalating Ice Loss Found in Antarctica 1/14/2008

Climatic changes appear to be destabilizing vast ice sheets of western Antarctica that had previously seemed relatively protected from global warming, researchers reported yesterday, raising the prospect of faster sea-level rise than current estimates.

Pact protects Arizona, other water users of Colorado River 12/13/2007

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne signed a landmark agreement Thursday that will help protect the millions of water users on the Colorado River from the effects of drought, growth and climate change.