Tucson City Council unanimously rejected Project Blue, which would have annexed desert land to enable Amazon and partners to build data centers using Tucson city water and Tucson Electric Power. Commenters demand that data centers generate their own energy because high power demand raises electricity rates paid by taxpayers. A reader recalls livestock genocide on Diné lands and urges remembrance of historical atrocities often omitted beyond affected communities. Environmental conservation faces greater obstacles under President Donald Trump, yet some states pursue protective measures. Community organizers in Arizona demonstrate that sustained neighbor-to-neighbor engagement, courage, and persistence can preserve and rebuild well-connected neighborhoods.
The very timely article " The big digital buildup " (August 2025) was in my hands a day after the Tucson City Council voted down, by unanimous approval, Project Blue, which would have annexed desert property simply to enable Amazon and its front men to build data centers using Tucson city water and Tucson Electric Power. All data centers should be required to produce their own energy. Their high demand is requiring electricity rates to go up and be paid for by taxpayers.
"The Heat Between Us" by Adam Mahoney (July 2025) is a tragic but inspiring story. The work of Tiffany Hawkins and Darren Chapman once again shows us that we the people are not powerless and should never believe that we are for one minute. When I lived in Glendale, Arizona, in the early '90s, it was already apparent that the orange groves and cotton fields were succumbing to housing developments. We joked then that development occurred at the rate of an acre an hour.
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