Bush Climate Announcement on Crash Course with Scientific Reality 4/16/2008

President Bush today announced a new goal of stopping the growth of U.S. global warming emissions by 2025. Yet, in 2007, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that global emissions must peak no later than 2015 to prevent catastrophic effects of global warming.

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.

America’s Clean Energy Stars: State Actions Leading America to a New Energy Future 11/14/2007

Arizona rated a “rising star” for its leadership to increase renewable energy and save energy, according to a report released today by Environment Arizona. The Environment America report, “America’s Clean Energy Stars: State Actions Leading America to a New Energy Future” praised Arizona officials for adopting policies to promote clean energy that can provide a model for the entire nation. In releasing the report, Environment Arizona called on the State Legislature to do more and Congress to follow the lead of the states by passing a strong energy bill that increases renewable energy, fuel economy and energy conservation.

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.