Power generating Companies are mandated to provide a percentage of the power they generate by renewable sources. Why is Tucson Electric Power company wanting to cut back on rebates which encourage consumers to install solar power systems when much of the available funds have not been applied for or paid to consumers? And why did the Arizona Corporation Commission reduce the amount TEP applied for from $3 to $2 per watt when TEP was only asking for a fifty cent reduction? Furthermore small commercial customer's rebates were reduced even more to $1.50 per watt from $2.50. It sounds as if the Corporation Commission has no interest in encouraging alternative energy and reducing our dependence on the most destructive energy source on the planet, coal.

The Saudis are mad at us because we are developing renewables. Guess what? So are they. They understand that oil wont last forever, but they want to keep us addicted for as long as it lasts because it is what runs their economy...our money, that is. They claim that they were our good buddies over the years because they tried to keep production up so we wouldn't have shortages. We didn't see much of that last summer. And they were sooo good to us in 1973, cutting us off altogether. What did we do to deserve that? Oh, we supported Israel who was attacked by Egypt and Syria. What were we thinking...

I haven’t been posting the past few days because my wife and I have been hosting three young high school girls from the orient. One is from Thailand, one from South Korea and one from China. The most remarkable thing about them is how similar they are. All are very respectful of anyone, but especially those older then themselves...