Outside the Beltway: AZ Rejects Economy Killing Energy Taxes

Conn Carroll / February 12, 2010

Utah is not the only Western state that is rejecting the left’s global warming regulation policies. This week Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed an executive order stating that Arizona will not endorse any emission-control plan that could raise costs for consumers and businesses. The Arizona Republic reports:

Arizona will no longer participate in a groundbreaking attempt to limit greenhouse-gas emissions across the West, a change in policy by Gov. Jan Brewer that will include a review of all the state’s efforts to combat climate change.
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State officials said the policy shift was rooted in concerns that the controversial emissions plan would slow the state’s economic recovery. (more…)