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The main focus of the Grand Canyon Chapter’s climate and energy work is to encourage the use of renewable energy resources and to promote additional energy efficiency and conservation. Our objective is to ensure a just and timely transition from coal and gas in order to reduce global climate change, pollution, and other environmental degradation related to reliance on fossil fuels and nuclear energy, and to promote climate justice to ensure that those most affected by the climate crisis--Black, Indigenous, and People of Color--have a more resilient and equitable future.
A list of Blog Posts -- on our efforts for 'Energy / Climate Change'...
Arizona Clean Energy Rules Back on Track
May 26, 2021
PHOENIX －At the request of Commissioner Sandra Kennedy, the Arizona Corporation Commission reconsidered and passed a clean energy rules package on Wednesday that will modernize Arizona’s electric system. In a 3-2 vote, Democratic Commissioners...
Arizona Corporation Commission Kills Energy Rules
May 6, 2021
PHOENIX － On Wednesday, following nearly three years of workshops, public meetings, and thousands of supportive comments, including the support of both small and large businesses, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) rejected an energy rules...
With Country on Road to Recovery, New National Coalition Says We Need to #ACTNow to Build Better Future With More Jobs, Justice and Climate Solutions for Arizona and Nation
April 1, 2021
Phoenix, Arizona -- On the heels of President Joe Biden’s national economic address in Pittsburgh, a powerful coalition of climate, environmental and public health advocates, 10 million strong, launched the #ACTNow campaign in Arizona and 11 other...
On the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Climate Accord: Arizona is still in!
December 10, 2020
(Arizona) – Today, Tempe Mayor Corey Woods; Sonja Klinsky, Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at Arizona State University; State Representative and Senator-elect Kirsten Engel; and Daniella Lopez, a 15...
Twenty Organizations Applaud Arizona Corporation Commission Vote to Establish Carbon-Free Electricity Standard
November 13, 2020
Phoenix, Ariz. (November 13th, 2020) – Twenty organizations applauded a vote today by Arizona Corporation Commissioners requiring utilities to be 100% carbon-free by 2050 and meet benchmarks along the way. The bipartisan decision also established a...
Arizona State Representatives and Local Advocates Speak Out Against Rollback of U.S. Clean Car Standards During COVID-19 Pandemic
September 29, 2020
Today, State Representatives Athena Salman (D-26) and Mitzi Epstein (D-18) joined Arizona Public Health Association Executive Director Will Humble and Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Director Sandy Bahr to speak out against the Environmental...
Flagstaff City Council takes three actions to address Climate Crisis
June 27, 2020
The Flagstaff community has wholeheartedly supported - and pushed for - the declaration of a climate emergency and elevation of the goals of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) to carbon neutrality by 2030 ever since the global climate...
Arizonans Demand Action on International Climate Accountability Act
June 18, 2019
Phoenix, AZ – Today, climate action groups, including Arizona Interfaith Power and Light, Arizona Wildlife Federation, Chispa AZ, Ecomadres, Elders Climate Action, Kids Climate Action Network, Mi Familia Vota, Sierra Club – Grand Canyon (Arizona)...
Climate Change is Scary, the Solutions are Not!
October 30, 2017
Phoenix, AZ –Today, Halloween, Arizona businesses, faith communities, legislators, conservationists, and individuals gathered at the Capitol to tell Governor Ducey that while the impacts of climate change for Arizona are scary, the solutions are not...
President Barack Obama announced next steps to fight climate crisis
June 25, 2013
June 25, 2013, Washington, D.C. - Today President Barack Obama announced his administration's next steps for building a legacy of action to fight the climate crisis. The plan includes new energy efficiency standards for federal buildings and...