Still hiding from the cold a little? Well, as cold as it even gets in Phoenix. Let the February Good Reads keep you company.

SRP’s Got Bad Gas. Salt River Project, or SRP, despite telling the public that it has a great plan to burn only clean energy in the future, is planning on adding 840 megawatts of methane gas capacity near Coolidge. (Notice that I said “methane gas”? That’s because I reject the fossil gas industry’s marketing efforts to get us to think that “natural” gas is somehow clean. Methane is 80 times more damaging to the earth than CO2. In any case, they are locating the plant next to the small town of Randolph, thus forcing the residents to endure even more pollution.

I Feel Redeemed. Back in 2004, in the legislature, I had a bill that would have dramatically increased solar on big box stores.  GOP and APS killed it, naturally. It is great to see Environment Arizona’s study showing solar on superstores really is the low-hanging fruit that could combat climate change while saving companies money.

OK. This is the Last Climate-Related Link. I apologize for the hyper-focus on climate, folks. But, as a realtor I believe it’s my duty to help my clients and friends protect their long-term investments in Arizona –their homes. A new report by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration found 2021 was the 4th hottest year ever. Extreme weather killed hundreds of Americans & cost us more than $140 Billion.