Gary Pierce, one of four commissioners on the Arizona Corporate Commission, that oversees state utilities, is threatening an energy boycott against Los Angeles. The move is reminiscent of the Russian embargo of Natural Gas to Europe a couple of winters ago. Los Angeles gets a quarter of its power from nuclear, hydro and coal plants in Arizona.
The Arizona commissioner wrote the letter in retaliation against the Los Angeles City Council which approved a resolution directing city staff to consider which contracts with Arizona could be terminated in protest over Arizona’s draconian new immigration law. Berkeley and San Francisco are among other cities considering a boycott over the law.
Border wars: they’re not just between nations.
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