Governor Jan Brewer today announced that Arizona ranks second nationally in terms of solar system installation. That’s according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) report, “US Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2012.” With an increase in photovoltaic (PV) system installations over the past quarter – specifically, an impressive jump from 63 megawatts to 173 megawatts since the SEIA’s March report – Arizona has edged out New Jersey to become the nation’s second largest … [Read more...] about AZ Ranks Second in Solar
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Hopi Village Breaking Ground for New Prosperity
The concept of planned development has been in place in Sipaulovi for more than 30 years; the ideal location of houses, fields, ceremonial buildings, and public gathering places was laid out to maximize land use on Second Mesa. Planned commercial development, in Sipaulovi, or anywhere in Hopi, is a more recent idea, but a much needed one. Unemployment rates on the reservation have been reported as high as 80 percent and as low as 50 percent – depending upon the source – although the term “low” … [Read more...] about Hopi Village Breaking Ground for New Prosperity