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Opinion: Kyl's swipe at solar is way off-base

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Opinion piece by Dr. Martin J. Pasqualetti:
While Sen. Jon Kyl was correct to be worried about the water evaporated to generate electricity in Arizona, he took a potentially harmful swipe at the very industry that is poised to contribute mightily to Arizona's struggling economy ("Arizona needs solar technologies that use less water," My Turn, June 5).

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Sen. Jon Kyl's original Arizona Republic article from June 5, 2010 is reproduced on the Senator's website here.

Also see opinion piece by Rhone Resch of SEIA: "Kyl's solar article omitted point," from June 11 here.

 

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