The dirty little secret about power generation is that most states, including Arizona, rely heavily on coal. Sure, Arizona has mandated 15% renewable energy by 2025 but for now, King Coal reigns.

By most accounts, the Arizona border appears to be safer than ever. Illegal border crossings are down, mainly because the Department of Homeland Security is able to monitor more of the border than ever before. That's the conclusion reached by The Center for American Progress (CAP), a progressive advocacy and research organization, after its recent trip to the Arizona border.

As public discontent deepens, more and more Americans are declaring their independence from the Democratic and Republican parties, but Democrats and Republicans continue to pretend that Independents simply don't exist.

As polarized budget negotiations have become commonplace in Sacramento, Gov. Jerry Brown slammed Republicans for the fiscal crisis, comparing them to the Catholic church in his younger days as a seminarian.

You just can't make this stuff up, folks. Our tree-hugging, let's-work-things-out governor has morphed into the Terminator when it comes to those who would dare to oppose renewable energy projects.

The California Department of Fish and Game has issued a new restoration plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The "Draft Ecosystem Restoration Program Conservation Strategy" will, according to state officials, guide future efforts to conserve wetlands habitat in the Delta region and improve water flow in the estuary.