A coalition of state environmental, community and business groups, including the Sierra Club, Tierra Y Libertad Organization, Robert Bulechek Energy Management, Borderlands Brewing Co., Solar Possibilities Consulting, Sustainable Tucson, Casa Maria Tucson and the Sky Island Alliance, have asked Tucson Electric Power to get their hands off a New Mexico-based coal-fired power plant by the name of San Juan Generating Station. The groups would like for TEP to focus on local, clean energy solutions like rooftop solar. (...)
“The Watershed Management Group supports divestment from coal-fired power generation in order to prevent additional financial burden on communities from short and long-term health and environmental impacts due to air and water pollution from mining coal and energy production,” said Watershed Management Group Program Manager Kieran Sikdar.