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Jonathon Hill: “You can't just shut down a coal powered plant in one of…”

Featuring: Jonathon Hill, Democratic | Former Candidate, Arizona Corporation Commission

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Jonathan Hill, Candidate for AZ Corporation Commission

Published | Video Starts at 46:37

… cities, everyone in Phoenix, everyone in Tucson, everyone in Flagstaff, they've benefited from that power and water resources. And I think there's an issue of justice when it comes to You can't just shut down a coal powered plant in one of their communities and simply walk away. after extracting their energy wealth for the last century. I just don't think that's just, I think some of those communities, you can replace that power generation capability with renewable sources, specifically solar. (46:37–46:44)

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Asserts that it is unjust to shut down coal plants in indigenous communities without support.

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