Welcome to Sustainable Tucson

Sustainable Tucson’s Next General Meeting
Monday, August 9th, 5:45 to 8:00pm
Joel Valdez Main Library, Downtown, 101 N. Stone Ave
Here for more information

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Our Mission and Vision

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WORKING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY

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  • Top Priorities Community-Wide Our citizen-driven planning initiative has distilled the Top Priorities necessary for Tucson to become Sustainable.
  • Individual Actions, large and small: Everyone can take steps to move our community resiliency.
  • Climate Change: Cool Cities Committee Report by the Sierra Club Rincon Group: A starter plan for addressing the urgent issues related to Climate Change(pdf)
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    Of Interest

    Watch “The Story of Cap & Trade”

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    What is the Story of Cap & Trade?

    The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the “devils in the details” in current cap and trade proposals: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis. If you’ve heard about cap and trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film for you. Find about it here: http://www.storyofcapandtrade.org.

    And what about bottled water?

    And, after you’ve seen this one, you might want to see what they have to say about the story of bottled water at http://www.storyof stuff.org/bottledwater/

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    Watch “The Story of Stuff”

    The Story of Stuff is a wonderful online video about sustainable production and consumption, a culture of practices we don’t see very much of yet. In addition to the suggested “10 Little and Big Things You Can Do”, there is a pressing need for organized, coordinated action at the grassroots level. This is why Sustainable Tucson is so important. Watch “The Story of Stuff” on your own browser here.


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    Sustainable Tucson is now an official

    U. S. Transition Initiative

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    The Drying of the West: Our Future?

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    UA climate scientist Jonathon Overpeck confirms previous studies that Arizona is ground zero for the most extreme warming and drying impacts in the U.S. Read article here. UA Regents Professor, Malcolm Hughes recently completed a new study that shows the last decade was the hottest in at least the past 1300 years.

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    Upcoming Scheduled Events

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    Stay Informed

    For the latest news on all sustainability subjects, www.energybulletin.net, is one of the best sources on the internet. Stay informed with news, analysis, and opinion on energy, climate change, resource depletion, geopolitics, water, food, transportation, economic development, health, community resilience, debt and currency crises, buildings, the environment, and sustainability solutions. For Tucson green news, read the latest copy of Tucson Green Times.

    News

    July 13, 2010
    Extreme heat waves as the norm?

    June 28, 2010
    Arizona’s Future

    June 23, 2010
    Sustainable Lifestyle

    June 11, 2010
    Comprehensive but sober analysis

    June 10, 2010
    The Oil Spill Scandal

    June 9, 2010
    Climate Opinion Recast

    May 25, 2010
    Cyclovia Tucson’s Rave Reviews

    May 23, 2010
    Who do you rely on?

    May 20, 2010
    Toilet Replacement Project

    May 14, 2010
    Comments Due May 20th

    May 6, 2010
    Transitioning to a Sustainable Economy: Tucson’s Future?

    May 4, 2010
    Industry leaders seem to be showing more openness to energy descent issues

    May 4, 2010
    Bad Weeds Rising

    May 3, 2010
    Bill McKibben on “Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough Planet” (video)

    May 3, 2010
    A Teaching Moment