Green Options » arizona http://greenoptions.com/tag/arizona Posts tagged 'arizona' Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:52:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Ethanol STi Means Big Power and Big Savings http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/ethanol-sti-means-big-power-and-big-savings/ http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/ethanol-sti-means-big-power-and-big-savings/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:52:10 +0000 Jo Borras http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/ethanol-sti-means-big-power-and-big-savings/ STi on the Dynamometer

We’ve covered the numerous benefits of ethanol-based fuels over and over on this blog, but rarely through the eyes of the gearhead speed-junkies that make up the core of America’s automotive enthusiasts and enthusiast press.   If you’ve spoken to this bunch, you already that most talk of climate change and Peak Oil concerns fall on deaf ears.  What matters is power, everything else is irrelevant.

Of course, it’s easier to simply ignore this group, but the (sad?) truth of the matter is that many consumer still make their purchasing decisions based on what their “car friends” tell them.  In short:  this group, more than any other, is a group that must be reached for the “green car” movement to really take hold.

Enter:  Dyno-Comp.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/08/20/ethanol-sti-means-big-power-and-big-savings/feed/ Will New Listing Save the Last 52 Mexican Gray Wolves? http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/11/will-new-listing-save-the-last-52-mexican-gray-wolves/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/11/will-new-listing-save-the-last-52-mexican-gray-wolves/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:58:04 +0000 Rhishja Larson http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/11/will-new-listing-save-the-last-52-mexican-gray-wolves/ Wold profile

The Mexican gray wolf population continues to struggle at just 52 wolves. However, listing the species as a “distinct population segment” may hold the key to recovery.

The Center for Biological Diversity issued a press release today to announce that they have filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to formally separate the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) from other wolf populations in the United States and list it as either an endangered subspecies or a “distinct population segment.”

Although a 1982 reintroduction effort along the Arizona-New Mexico line hoped to result in at least 100 wolves in the wild, and 18 breeding pairs by 2006, the most recent survey - conducted in 2008 - found only 52 wolves. Unfortunately, illegal shootings, combined with complaints by ranchers who claim to have lost cattle to wolves (wolves that have been involved in three livestock kills in a year can be killed or trapped by federal agents), have taken their toll on the reintroduction plan.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/11/will-new-listing-save-the-last-52-mexican-gray-wolves/feed/ 50% Chance Colorado River Reservoirs Will Run Dry by 2057 — Under Current Scenario http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/24/50-chance-colorado-river-reservoirs-will-run-dry-by-2057-under-current-scenario/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/24/50-chance-colorado-river-reservoirs-will-run-dry-by-2057-under-current-scenario/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:56:04 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/24/50-chance-colorado-river-reservoirs-will-run-dry-by-2057-under-current-scenario/
A new study finds that there is a 50-50 chance all of the Colorado River reservoirs — in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona — will run completely dry by the year 2057 if currents trends and practices continue.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/24/50-chance-colorado-river-reservoirs-will-run-dry-by-2057-under-current-scenario/feed/ Battle of the States Begins: Arizona Wants Solar Business http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/battle-of-the-states-begins-arizona-wants-solar-business/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/battle-of-the-states-begins-arizona-wants-solar-business/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:23:54 +0000 Jennifer Kho http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/battle-of-the-states-begins-arizona-wants-solar-business/

Arizona wants to be the “solar-energy hub of the world,” Kristin Mays, chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates utilities in the state, said at the Intersolar North America conference in San Francisco this week.

The state last week enacted a law that offers new incentives, including a tax credit of up to 10 percent, for solar companies that set up shop there.

At the Intersolar North America conference in San Francisco this week, some state rivalry became apparent as Arizona leaders argued the state’s advantages compared to California. “We know the Mojave desert’s off limits. Well, the desert in Arizona is open for business,” said Barry Broome, CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, to laughter from the audience.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/17/battle-of-the-states-begins-arizona-wants-solar-business/feed/ Solar Energy Takes Another Giant Step Forward in Arizona http://sustainablog.org/2009/07/11/solar-energy-takes-another-giant-step-forward-in-arizona/ http://sustainablog.org/2009/07/11/solar-energy-takes-another-giant-step-forward-in-arizona/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:19:51 +0000 Ryan Van Lenning http://sustainablog.org/2009/07/11/solar-energy-takes-another-giant-step-forward-in-arizona/ Arizona’s latest advance as a leader in the use of solar technology came last night with the signing of a new bill by Governor Jan Brewer.

The Quality Jobs Through Renewable Industries bill, or Senate Bill 1403, passed in the Arizona House and Senate last month.  With the goal of stimulating new investments in renewable energy projects, it creates new tax breaks and extends credits for solar energy firms in the state.

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]]> http://sustainablog.org/2009/07/11/solar-energy-takes-another-giant-step-forward-in-arizona/feed/ Food Not Bombs Continues to Ignite Controversy http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/24/food-not-bombs-continues-to-ignite-controversy/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/24/food-not-bombs-continues-to-ignite-controversy/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 14:57:29 +0000 John Chappell http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/24/food-not-bombs-continues-to-ignite-controversy/

Food Not Bombs, a group dedicated to non-violent social change through feeding the needy, continues to find itself at the center of controversy as they enter their 30th year in existence.

Groups in New Mexico, Arizona, Florida, and Connecticut have run afoul of local laws that seek to stop them from handing out free meals in public places to those in need.  Though all Food Not Bombs groups are independent, they share the common goals of feeding vegetarian meals to the hungry while also protesting war and poverty.

Food Not Bombs finds food that would otherwise be discarded - from restaurants, grocery stores, and other sources and prepares meals to anyone and everyone.

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/24/food-not-bombs-continues-to-ignite-controversy/feed/ World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant (340MW) Planned for Arizona http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/13/worlds-largest-solar-thermal-plant-340mw-planned-for-arizona/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/13/worlds-largest-solar-thermal-plant-340mw-planned-for-arizona/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 15:59:08 +0000 Jake Richardson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/13/worlds-largest-solar-thermal-plant-340mw-planned-for-arizona/ csp

The Mohave Sun Power company is planning a project in Mohave County that could begin construction in the fourth quarter of 2010.

It will use 4,000 acres of land and employ concentrating solar power. Molten salt will be the storage medium.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/13/worlds-largest-solar-thermal-plant-340mw-planned-for-arizona/feed/ Stephen Colbert Has New Species Named After Him http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/07/stephen-colbert-has-new-species-named-after-him/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/07/stephen-colbert-has-new-species-named-after-him/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 02:22:32 +0000 Jake Richardson http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/07/stephen-colbert-has-new-species-named-after-him/ colbert

Researchers at Arizona State Univerity and the University of New Mexico have named a Venezuelan diving beetle Agaporomorphus colberti in honor of the humorist.

One of the outstanding features of the species is the genitalia of the males. “This new species is similar to members of a clade within the genus exemplified by A. knischi…and unique in having similar, extremely complicated male genitalia…”

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/07/stephen-colbert-has-new-species-named-after-him/feed/ Arizona to get Billion Dollar Solar Thermal Power Plant http://cleantechnica.com/2009/04/20/arizona-to-get-billion-dollar-solar-thermal-power-plant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/04/20/arizona-to-get-billion-dollar-solar-thermal-power-plant/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:02:50 +0000 Derek Markham http://cleantechnica.com/2009/04/20/arizona-to-get-billion-dollar-solar-thermal-power-plant/ solar thermal plantAlbiasa Solar of Spain and the Arizona Department of Commerce are set to announce the building of a $1 billion solar-thermal power plant near Kingman, Arizona, next year, which will provide power for up to 50,000 homes when fully operational in 2013.

“The arrival of Albiasa Corp. is yet another big step toward establishing Arizona as a leader in the sustainable-industries sector.” - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/04/20/arizona-to-get-billion-dollar-solar-thermal-power-plant/feed/ Man Faces Charges For Beating, Dragging Horse Behind Truck http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/15/man-faces-charges-for-beating-dragging-horse-behind-truck/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/15/man-faces-charges-for-beating-dragging-horse-behind-truck/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:30:05 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/15/man-faces-charges-for-beating-dragging-horse-behind-truck/

An Arizona man who was caught by police in August 2008 after tying his horse to the back of his truck will face charges for animal cruelty in federal court this Tuesday.

Gorden Allen Bates tied a horse to the back of his truck and then proceeded to stop the vehicle and beat the animal with a PVC pipe while his 13-year-old daughter kicked it in the face. Luckily, a state trooper happened onto the scene.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/15/man-faces-charges-for-beating-dragging-horse-behind-truck/feed/ Nissan to Trial Fast Charge Electric Car Network in Arizona http://gas2.org/2009/03/10/nissan-to-trial-fast-charge-electric-car-network-in-arizona/ http://gas2.org/2009/03/10/nissan-to-trial-fast-charge-electric-car-network-in-arizona/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:43:31 +0000 Andrew Williams http://gas2.org/2009/03/10/nissan-to-trial-fast-charge-electric-car-network-in-arizona/

Nissan have announced plans to roll out a ‘fast charge’ electric car network in Arizona, capable of topping up batteries in as little as 10-15 minutes.

The Japanese company has teamed up with EV charge-tech firm ECOtality and the Pima association of government’s, (representing the Tucson, Arizona region), to establish a pilot-scale network in readiness for the launch of Nissan electric cars in the US next year.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/03/10/nissan-to-trial-fast-charge-electric-car-network-in-arizona/feed/ Extremely Rare Capture of a Wild Jaguar in Arizona http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/02/23/extremely-rare-capture-of-a-wild-jaguar-in-arizona/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/02/23/extremely-rare-capture-of-a-wild-jaguar-in-arizona/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:32:41 +0000 Jake Richardson http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/02/23/extremely-rare-capture-of-a-wild-jaguar-in-arizona/ jaguar puzzle

Officials from the Arizona Game and Fish Department captured a wild, live jaguar in an area southwest of Tucson.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/02/23/extremely-rare-capture-of-a-wild-jaguar-in-arizona/feed/ Gatorade Plant Draws on Solar Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/02/gatorade-plant-draws-on-solar-for-its-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/02/gatorade-plant-draws-on-solar-for-its-power/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:43:06 +0000 Dave Tyler http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/02/gatorade-plant-draws-on-solar-for-its-power/ Solar panels will help power a Gatorade facility in Arizona.

When you think of Gatorade and green, you probably think of that neonish color in the beverage. Maybe something along the lines of what Steelers coach Mike Tomlin got doused with last night. But the sports drink maker is also using solar power at a factory in Arizona to reduce reliance on the electric grid and control costs.

The Arizona Republic reports that Gatorade installed a 500-kilowatt solar system occupying more than an acre and a half on the roof of the distribution center attached to its manufacturing complex in Tolleson. That makes it Arizona’s largest customer-owned solar project. The panels allow Gatorade to save 40 percent on its electric costs for the distribution center.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/02/gatorade-plant-draws-on-solar-for-its-power/feed/ Are Your Walls Wearing Blue Jeans? Insulate Your Home with Comfy Cotton http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/23/are-your-walls-wearing-blue-jeans-insulate-your-home-with-comfy-cotton/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/23/are-your-walls-wearing-blue-jeans-insulate-your-home-with-comfy-cotton/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:28:45 +0000 Wenona Napolitano http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/23/are-your-walls-wearing-blue-jeans-insulate-your-home-with-comfy-cotton/ Ultra Touch Cotton InsulationBonded Logic in Chandler Arizona has found a way to turn old blue jeans into environmentally safe insulation. This eco-friendly insulation resists microbial growth, contains no formaldehyde, is an LEED eligle product, is Class A fire rated, and is made from recycled blue jeans and denim scraps. Best of all…no itch or skin irritation. 

The bad news is Bonded Logic’s Ultra Touch Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation is not readily available everywhere yet (Hello, Home Depot? Can you start carrying this product?). The good news is Michigan does have a distributor, Cotton Insulation, Inc, a woman owned and operated business in Comstock Park, MI. Even better news-you can purchase the cotton insulation directly from them.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/23/are-your-walls-wearing-blue-jeans-insulate-your-home-with-comfy-cotton/feed/ Grand Canyon Visitor’s Center Goes Solar http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/07/grand-canyon-visitors-center-goes-solar/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/07/grand-canyon-visitors-center-goes-solar/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:23:44 +0000 Tom Schueneman http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/07/grand-canyon-visitors-center-goes-solar/ The visitor’s center on the south rim of the Grand Canyon will soon be powered with the aid of solar power. Arizona Public Service is paying for the 18 kilowatt PV solar system through voluntary payments from its customers. Construction of the system is scheduled to begin this month, with completion sometime in March.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/07/grand-canyon-visitors-center-goes-solar/feed/ Drilling and Mining Endangers Western Water Supply http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/06/drilling-and-mining-endangers-western-water-supply/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/06/drilling-and-mining-endangers-western-water-supply/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:00:21 +0000 Becky Striepe http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/06/drilling-and-mining-endangers-western-water-supply/ One in 12 American’s water supply comes from the Colorado River. Increased mining and drilling for oil, natural gas, and uranium on its shores is threatening that supply.


[Creative Commons photo by Wolfgang Staudt]

The areas along the river are already suffering from drought, and getting at the resources there uses and pollutes the precious remaining water. Research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography estimates that the river could dry up in as little as 13 years.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/06/drilling-and-mining-endangers-western-water-supply/feed/ Phoenix Opens Light Rail System http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/31/phoenix-opens-light-rail-system/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/31/phoenix-opens-light-rail-system/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:28:54 +0000 Tom Schueneman http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/31/phoenix-opens-light-rail-system/ Phoenix christened the first 20-mile stretch of its new light rail system on Saturday, the culmination of decades of planning, four years of construction, and $1.4 billion in investment. The opening attracted 150,000 riders in its first two days of operation.

Phoenix Launches Light Rail System

Phoenix is the nation’s fifth most populous metropolis and the biggest U.S. city without a public rail transit system (the city shut down it’s original trolley system 60 years ago). The sprawling metropolitan area has been characterized as “car crazy” and critics suggest ridership will be limited by the areas urban sprawl and grueling summer heat.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/31/phoenix-opens-light-rail-system/feed/ A Solar-Powered Pissing Contest - Who Wins? http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/10/a-solar-powered-pissing-contest-who-wins/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/10/a-solar-powered-pissing-contest-who-wins/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:55:09 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/10/a-solar-powered-pissing-contest-who-wins/ Maybe it’s just me. But it seems like you can’t crack open a clean tech blog these days without uncovering a post on The World’s Most Super Duperest Solar Project Ever. In the last month alone we’ve seen everyone from China to Los Angeles rolling out big budget solar plans.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/10/a-solar-powered-pissing-contest-who-wins/feed/ University of Phoenix Makes Record Purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/12/university-of-phoenix-makes-record-purchase-of-renewable-energy-certificates/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/12/university-of-phoenix-makes-record-purchase-of-renewable-energy-certificates/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:52:05 +0000 Tom Schueneman http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/12/university-of-phoenix-makes-record-purchase-of-renewable-energy-certificates/ University of Phoenix makes Arizona's largest purchase of renewable energy certificates for wind energy produced in Washington state.

The University of Phoenix, in partnership with local Phoenix, Arizona energy provider Salt River Project (SRP), announced yesterday that they will make the largest purchase of renewable energy tax certificates in Arizona history.

The University will buy 46.5 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy credits, equivalent to all of its Phoenix campus’ annual consumption and 27% of its more than 200 campuses across the county. It is also enough power to keep the lights, computers, and TVs going in 3,800 American homes for a year or removing the carbon emissions of 5,280 cars.

University of Phoenix is purchasing the credits from the Hopkins Ridge Wind Facility in Washington state through SRP’s EarthWise program.

As a result of the purchase, the University of Phoenix is ranked 7th on the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Top 20 College & University Partner List“.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/12/university-of-phoenix-makes-record-purchase-of-renewable-energy-certificates/feed/ The Lighter Side of Phoenix Light Rail http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/10/01/the-lighter-side-of-phoenix-light-rail/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/10/01/the-lighter-side-of-phoenix-light-rail/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:03:18 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/10/01/the-lighter-side-of-phoenix-light-rail/ Jon Sullivan at Wikimedia Commons, public domain.)Earlier this year, the Phoenix light rail system and the Arizona Republic teamed up to sponsor a contest promoting light rail safety. To attract entries, which were due Sept. 30, they offered this prize: a year’s worth of free travel on the light rail system, which officially opens on Dec. 26.

Well, 500-plus entries are in, and the promotion organizers are now working to select a winner. (Readers of the Arizona Republic’s Website, azcentral.com, will choose their favorites, and the top nominees will be passed along to Metro officials for a final decision.) While the top pick hasn’t been identified yet, though, some of the bottom ones have.

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