Valley News

152 acres in Chandler could be turned into green, tech hub
Motorola site brings in $18.5 million
The prime 152-acre Motorola site on Price Road in Chandler has sold for $18.5 million in cash and is poised to provide the area with worldwide recognition, city officials say.
There is interest from renewable-energy companies, including solar, as well as [...]

Solar-panel maker picks Goodyear site
Goodyear will house a new factory for he world’s second-largest producer of solar panels, Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co., which development officials said paves the way for more factories and raises hope for a more diversified Arizona job market.
At least 54 renewable-energy companies are looking at the region for [...]

Well, again… how has the greater Phoenix area put the “green” concept into motion? Here are a couple of things that are in the works…
Arizona’s first wind farm creating power for Valley
Federal dignitaries tout cleaner energy, creation of green jobs
Northern Arizona dedicated the state’s first wind farm, which sends power to Salt River Project [...]

Like many areas in the country, Phoenix and the Valley are striving to “go green”.
First, some interesting facts:
In the United States, buildings account for:
72 percent of electricity consumption.
39 percent of energy use.
40 percent of raw materials use.
30 percent of waste output.
14 percent of potable water consumption.
Source: U.S. Green Building Council
A Quick glossary of green [...]

A recent report from the Pew Research Center found that older adults feel younger out west. Fully 78% of adults ages 65 and older who live in the West say they don’t feel old, compared with 67% of older adults who live in the rest of the country.
Not that we’re tooting our own horn [...]