3 Boons of Solar Need Support

The following letter by State Representative Anna Tovar appeared in the September 4 ARIZONA REPUBLIC and highlighted that a transition to clean energy is good for Arizona’s economy and Arizona’s environment.

To the Editor:
The recent coverage of the solar industry (“Solar boom,” Aug. 28) downplayed a key point: a transition to clean energy like solar is good for our economy, communities and our environment.

The concept of a “triple bottom line” of profits, people and the planet was reflected in a letter by several Arizona business leaders recently sent to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, encouraging him to publicly support a transition to clean energy on our public, private and tribal lands.

Doing so, they said, would be good for our economy and protect our environment.

I agree. Salazar is welcome to visit Arizona for a conversation with community and business leaders, utilities, tribes, environmental groups and other stakeholders about what a responsible transition to clean energy in Arizona might entail.

I am confident we can identify solutions that create jobs and protect the air we all breathe. – State Representative Anna Tovar, Phoenix.