Absent Minded

Arizona Sen. John McCain complained today that Congress needed to get back to work to do something about high gas prices.
“I call on Sen. Obama to call on Congress to come back into town and come back to work, come off their recess, come off their vacation and address the energy challenge to America and [...]

Sierra Club Endorses Gabby Giffords

The Sierra Club has endorsed Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who is facing Republican Tim Bee in Congressional District 8.
From the Sierra Club release:
The Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club today announced its endorsement of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in the 2008 election.
“We are very pleased to announce today that the Sierra Club officially endorses Gabrielle Giffords [...]

Corporation Commission Weekend!

As you may have noticed, ScrambleWatch is celebrating the campaigns for Arizona Corporation Commission this weekend. In less than a week, early voting begins in the Sept. 2 primary, so we’re introducing you to the eight Republicans and four Democrats running for the ACC’s three open seats.
(Actually, we could only introduce you to three of [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Kara Kelty on Renewable Energy Standards

As a part of our coverage for the Arizona Corporation Commission race, ScrambleWatch asked Democrat Kara Kelty about the role of the agency in setting policy about clean energy.
Is the free market the proper mechanism to promote cleaner energy or should government be involved?
The problem with allowing clean energy to be determined by the free [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Paul Newman on Renewable Energy Standards

As a part of our coverage for the Arizona Corporation Commission race, ScrambleWatch asked Democrat Paul Newman about the role of the agency in setting policy about clean energy.
Is the free market the proper mechanism to promote cleaner energy or should government be involved?
I think that the renewable energy standard that has been in place [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Sandra Kennedy on Renewable Energy Standards

As a part of our coverage for the Arizona Corporation Commission race, ScrambleWatch asked Democrat Sandra Kennedy about the role of the agency in setting policy about clean energy.
Is the free market the proper mechanism to promote cleaner energy or should government be involved
I think that, at the rate we’re going, if government does not [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Joseph Hobbs on Renewable Energy Standards

As a part of our coverage for the Arizona Corporation Commission race, ScrambleWatch asked Republican Joseph Hobbs about the role of the agency in setting policy about clean energy.
Is the free market the proper mechanism to promote cleaner energy or should government be involved?
It depends on how you would quantify and classify (government) help. In [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Rick Fowlkes on Renewable Energy Standards

As a part of our coverage for the Arizona Corporation Commission race, ScrambleWatch asked Republican Rick Fowlkes about the role of the agency in setting policy about clean energy.
Is the free market the proper mechanism to promote cleaner energy or should government be involved?
I think the market is the best way to promote ( the [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Keith Swapp on Renewable Energy Standards

As a part of our coverage for the Arizona Corporation Commission race, ScrambleWatch asked Republican Keith Swapp about the role of the agency in setting policy about clean energy.
Is the free market the proper mechanism to promote cleaner energy or should government be involved?
The government doesn’t need to be involved. Coming from 30 years of [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Barry Wong on Renewable Energy Standards

As a part of our coverage for the Arizona Corporation Commission race, ScrambleWatch asked Republican Barry Wong about the role of the agency in setting policy about clean energy.
Is the free market the proper mechanism to promote cleaner energy or should government be involved?
I think there’s a limited role for the government regarding renewable energy. [...]