The comments that follow are not fiction or rumor, they are facts supported by the words of Rep. Chris Deschene, Democratic candidatate for Arizona Secretary of State.
Chris Deschene claims he is a energy consultant, but he is actually just a highly paid lawyer working for Big Coal companies looking to build yet another polluting power plant on the Navajo Nation (http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_D_coalplant25.2665669.html).
The proposed power plant has caused a division in the Navajo community who fear the health effects of toxic emissions. Air pollution on the Navajo Nation already is worse than some urban areas due to the two existing coal power plants (http://newmexicoindependent.com/50277/desert-rock-company-nixes-coal-for-nevada-power-project). The environmental impact of coal mining on the Nation are undeniable, cherished Navajo land has been sacrificed to strip mining and desperately needed aquifers have been poisoned (http://www.desert-rock-blog.com/).
So while most of the world is looking to alternative energies like solar and wind, Deschene is trying to lead Arizona and the Navajos to the past, in fact Deschene laughs off global warming. When asked about global warming, the best he could manage was to smart remark that 30 years ago people were worried about global cooling and now they’re worried about warming (http://azdailysun.com/news/article_71442acb-ff5e-5cb1-ac10-8913ae363130.html). While he cashes a sooty paycheck, Deschene wants the rest of us to ignore Nobel winning scientists who agree that global warming is real and is a threat to humanity. What's next, uranium mining?
Arizona Democrats, don’t be fooled in the primary - if a man sounds and acts like a Republican, he probably really is.
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