Nick Arnold

Trump & Congress need to support Inflation Reduction Act, keep promise of lowering cost of living | Guest opinion President Trump and his Republican Congress ran on lowering the cost of living. Now, they need to keep that promise by letting the Inflation Reduction Act work in peace.

@climateaf.bsky.social's @nickarnold.info was one of the first Tucsonans to take advantage of this Federal Clean Energy Program provision. Now, he might be one of the last.

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Landscape photo on a white roof with Mt Lemmon in the distance. Roof shows workers removing a swamp cooler with a crane descending a new heat pump. Palm trees, mesquite trees around.

Just called Juan Ciscomani's office to thank him for supporting the #InflationReductionAct programs that just saved my $9000 on a new heat pump.

Will be telling all my neighbors about it, hopefully from an angle of "here's how you can benefit too" instead of "too bad our Congressman gutted it".

Kinda wild that so many Very Serious People take the need to build data centers for AI as a given when the main use case for AI so far seems to be degrading people’s ability to read, write, think critically and connect to other human beings

You might not see it on the news, but climate champs are racking up wins:

✅ Naperville, IL candidates swept city council to fight coal
✅ Susan Crawford secured WI’s SC pro-climate majority
✅ Barbara Buffaloe re-elected in Columbia, MO
✅ Our VA champs won both state rep special elections in January

Mayor Barbara Buffaloe won re-election last night in Columbia, MO — where she will continue to lead the charge on climate at the local level.

She’s expanded clean energy, stood against coal, and made it easier to electrify homes. LFG 💪

Get me to God’s country

Congratulations to @crawfordforwi.bsky.social on her win! Judge Crawford ran to protect our democracy and climate progress — and won despite more than $18 million spent against her by billionaire Elon Musk.

People are waking up and pushing back on anti-climate politics.

Congratulations to our slate of Naperville City Council candidates who swept their races last night!

Their wins mean the city has the votes to reject a terrible proposal that would keep the city on coal for 25 more years. These climate champions are ready to build a more sustainable future for all

On attempt #4, HB2679 finally made it past House Committee of the Whole -- unfortunately, with only a Republican amendment that fails to address clean energy and ratepayer advocates' core concerns.

We'll try to amend or kill in the Senate, but we need
@katiehobbs.bsky.social's veto pen ready.

Arizona would benefit a lot from good securitization; we have aging coal and gas plants + unbelievable, insufficiently tapped solar potential. But our utilities have not acted in nearly good faith enough for the giveaway that HB2679 would be -- and Arizona families shouldn't have to foot the bill.

3. We agree with the Arizona Corporation Commission (a rare opportunity these days!) that they need a role in determining how freed up capital is spent. That's a major concern with sellable securitized assets -- shareholders cannot be allowed extra revenues by loopholing the ratemaking process.

We're asking for pretty direct changes to the bill:
1. Utilities cannot sell securitized assets. If a plant is deemed so overly expensive it's in the public interest to securitize it, it needs to be retired.
2. Unrecovered fuel costs need to be handled much more carefully, not basically unlimited.

Attempt #2 today of Arizona utilities trying to make Arizona ratepayers an experiment in what happens when you give monopoly utilities overly broad securitization authority.

Clean energy advocates want securitization! We just want it to be responsible and good for ratepayers -- HB2679 isn't that.

Dahl & other Tucson leaders rally against Trump's push to repeal electric vehicle tax credits Tucson City Councilmember Kevin Dahl, joined by public health and climate advocates, urged Arizona's representatives to fight President Donald Trump’s potential repeal of electric vehicle tax credits ...

"Arizona is also a hub for electric vehicle manufacturing… and the elimination of IRA incentives could jeopardize around 64,000 jobs throughout the state."

Climate Cabinet Education’s AZ state director @nickarnold.info laying out how cutting clean energy funding will hurt Arizona families.

It's 50-to-1 against Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. But she's got this | Opinion It might seem like a lopsided fight when Arizona's 50 Republican lawmakers take on one Democratic governor with a veto pen. It's not.

And if you want my slightly more realistic and cynical take on how this session is going to go, I think E.J. Montini, as usual, laid it out well here www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...

If you want to catch Opening Day Ceremony at 12pm MT (11am PT) and Gov. Hobbs' State of the State at 2pm MT (1pm PT), you can watch live at www.azleg.gov/liveproceedi...

Text reads: Priya Sundareshan, Arizona State Senator, District 18, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Senator Sundareshan wearing glasses, small white pearl necklace, and black blazer over black shirt with Arizona Legislature pin over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Text reads: Oscar De Los Santos, Arizona State Representative, District 11, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Rep. De Los Santos wearing glasses, pink tie, and light blue shirt over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

With @climateaf.bsky.social champs Senator Priya Sundareshan and Rep. Oscar De Los Santos as leaders of their respective caucuses, I am confident that Democrats will stand strong against rollbacks on climate action and support for expensive fossil fuels.

With anti-climate majorities in charge, pro-climate leadership is going to be an uphill battle. I'm hoping to hear in Governor Hobbs' speech a discussion on how water and affordability crises ARE the climate crisis that we can solve through cleaner, less water-conscious, affordable energy.

Happy Opening Day of the 2025 Arizona Legislative Session!
@azhousedems.bsky.social & @azsenatedems.bsky.social just laid out water and affordability as part of their top priorities. In a few hours we'll hear from Governor @katiehobbs.bsky.social for her third State of the State.

Hey @bsky.app can we do something about these really racist images that come up when you type "Native American" into GIF search? because uh.... some of these are serious bullshit.

Yet another district being forced to discuss school closures because our AZ legislature would rather serve their grifting, privatizer donors than our communities and kids. This will keep happening and it can happen anywhere. Vouchers hurt kids and communities.

‘Fund the Police’ Backfired—and Gave Trump More Power Than Ever Democrats spent the last four years running away from police reform and instead chanted "fund the police." They lost.

Wrote about how four years of “Fund the Police!” did zero for the Democrats except legitimize GOP talking points, depress Dem voter turnout, hand Trump a well-funded police state, and make the world a crueler, more violent place. An abject failure. theappeal.org/fund-the-pol...

Arizona is so lucky to have Stephanie back at the Capitol and I'm proud @climateaf.bsky.social made her one of our first 2024 endorsements last December!

Victory! In her first term, Eva Burch tackled the climate crisis head-on. Her focus on Arizona's water crisis is unwavering—she’ll continue to champion common-sense regulations for rural agriculture to secure our water future. Congrats! 🎉🎉

@climateaf.bsky.social has been so proud to support Sundareshan, De Los Santos, and Travers in competitive primaries and I am personally proud of my district, LD18, having both Senator Sundareshan and Representative Gutierrez in leadership! Tucson is a powerhouse for climate leaders.

Text reads: Oscar De Los Santos, Arizona State Representative, District 11, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Rep. De Los Santos wearing glasses, pink tie, and light blue shirt over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Text reads: Nancy Gutierrez, Arizona State Representative, District 18, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Rep. Gutierrez wearing black blouse over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Text reads: Stacey Travers, Arizona State Representative, District 12, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Rep. Travers wearing brown multicolor jacket and black shirt with Arizona Legislature pin over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Text reads: Quantá Crews, Arizona State Representative, District 26, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Rep. Crews wearing white shirt with Arizona Legislature pin and patterned yellow and blue skirt over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Congratulations to House Leader Oscar De Los Santos, Asst. Leader Nancy Gutierrez, and Co-Whips Stacey Travers & Quantá Crews!

Text reads: Priya Sundareshan, Arizona State Senator, District 18, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Senator Sundareshan wearing glasses, small white pearl necklace, and black blazer over black shirt with Arizona Legislature pin over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Text reads: Flavio Bravo, Arizona State Senator, District 26, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Senator Bravo wearing a blue blazer over white shirt over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Text reads: Rosanna Gabaldón, Arizona State Senator, District 21, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Senator Gabaldón wearing a blue blazer over white shirt with an Arizona Legislature pin over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Text reads: Lela Alston, Arizona State Senator, District 5, A+ 2024 Climate Score. Graphic has off-white background, picture of Senator Alston wearing a blue blazer over multicolored shirt with a thin necklace over an orange silhouette of the state of Arizona. Climate Cabinet Action logo in bottom left corner.

Some incredible climate news out of Arizona: Senate & House Dems just elected a bunch of @climateaf.bsky.social champs to lead their caucuses next year!

Congratulations to Senate Leader Priya Sundareshan, Asst. Leader Flavio Bravo, Whip Rosanna Gabaldón, and Caucus Chair Lela Alston!