Going Green: July 10, 2009

By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 8, 2009

Of course, perhaps this is all just a PR-perception snafu — this month is hardly the one to sell an energy proposal that depends on the sun.

Deirdre Fulton can be reached at dfulton@phx.com.

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