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  • ST Gen. Mtg: "The Global Financial Meltdown: Its Causes, and Opportunities for Localized Restructuring"
    What: Sustainable Tucson August General Meeting When: Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 5:45pm- 8:00pm Where: Joel D. Valdez Main Library Downtown, 101 N. Stone Ave (free lower level parking off Alameda St.) Sustainable Tucson is pleased to present a Special General Meeting featuring one of ST's original...
  • To plan for emergency, or not? Heinberg and Hopkins debate
    by Rob Hopkins Published on Energy Bulletin (http://energybulletin.net), 05/28/2009 At the Transition Network conference, Richard Heinberg gave an online presentation looking at the concept of Emergency Planning for Communities, something he initially unveiled at Findhorn last year. You can see his...
  • International IONS Conference ( Larry Dossey)
    13th International IONS Conference June 17 - 21, 2009 Marriott Star Pass Resort Join mind-body pioneer Larry Dossey, MD; Bruce Lipton, author of Biology of Belief, and other inspiring, thoughtful, and visionary people to explore insights in science, social innovation, and the world's wisdom traditions...
  • From Bubble to Depression?
    From Bubble to Depression? by Steven Gjerstad and Vernon L. Smith Published in The Wall Street Journal on April 6, 2009. Dr. Vernon Smith is a Nobel Laureate economist who taught and conducted research in experimental economics at the U of A.  Sustainable Tucson Core Team member, Bob Cook, took his...
  • Sustainability Actions Everyone Can Do
    Sustainability Actions Everyone Can Do We in Tucson face an unprecedented sustainability crisis including economic meltdown, climate change, resource depletion, and unraveling of the social fabric.------- Every level of our community is important in the effort to mitigate and adapt to these inter-related...
  • EarthDay Conversation on Climate Action
    Spotlight Conversation on Climate Action Be a part of the Conversation! Wednesday, April 22, 2009      8 a.m.-12 p.m. The University of Arizona Student Union Grand Ballroom 1303 E. University Blvd.     FREE Registration www.tucsonaz.gov/ocsd/climateaction Contact Nicole Urban-Lopez for more...
  • No, we can't?
    No, we can't? by Dave Cohen Published on Energy Bulletin (http://www.energybulletin.net) March 5, 2009 What is the biggest impediment in 2009 to mitigating the harmful effects of energy problems in the 21st century? The answer may surprise you-it is insolvent zombie banks and our entrenched FIRE economy...
  • The Power of Community (video /documentary on 1990 food & economy crisis in Cuba)
    Urban Food Growing in Havana Cuba: >>See Video How Cuba Survived Peak Oil: >> See Video The whole movie: When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the...
  • Saving the Suburbs. Walkable Urbanism. Green Redevelopment.
    Tucson's problems are increasing. After two years, we continue to have a glut of approximately 8,000 to 10,000 empty, unsold houses. Home prices are plummeting. Families are abandoning their foreclosed houses, especially in the suburbs. Builders are going bankrupt. Skilled workers are losing their jobs...
  • Artists Organize to Help Solve the Economic Crisis
    Event Name:    Artists Organize to Help Solve the Economic Crisis Description:    We will hold our second organizing meeting and potluck. Our goal is to build political capital and demonstrate the value of the arts in the economic recovery process. 1) How does the economic recession impact you...

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  • ST Gen. Mtg: "The Global Financial Meltdown: Its Causes, and Opportunities for Localized Restructuring"
    What: Sustainable Tucson August General Meeting When: Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 5:45pm- 8:00pm Where: Joel D. Valdez Main Library Downtown, 101 N. Stone Ave (free lower level parking off Alameda St.) Sustainable Tucson is pleased to present a Special General Meeting featuring one of ST's original...
  • To plan for emergency, or not? Heinberg and Hopkins debate
    by Rob Hopkins Published on Energy Bulletin (http://energybulletin.net), 05/28/2009 At the Transition Network conference, Richard Heinberg gave an online presentation looking at the concept of Emergency Planning for Communities, something he initially unveiled at Findhorn last year. You can see his...
  • International IONS Conference ( Larry Dossey)
    13th International IONS Conference June 17 - 21, 2009 Marriott Star Pass Resort Join mind-body pioneer Larry Dossey, MD; Bruce Lipton, author of Biology of Belief, and other inspiring, thoughtful, and visionary people to explore insights in science, social innovation, and the world's wisdom traditions...
  • From Bubble to Depression?
    From Bubble to Depression? by Steven Gjerstad and Vernon L. Smith Published in The Wall Street Journal on April 6, 2009. Dr. Vernon Smith is a Nobel Laureate economist who taught and conducted research in experimental economics at the U of A.  Sustainable Tucson Core Team member, Bob Cook, took his...
  • Sustainability Actions Everyone Can Do
    Sustainability Actions Everyone Can Do We in Tucson face an unprecedented sustainability crisis including economic meltdown, climate change, resource depletion, and unraveling of the social fabric.------- Every level of our community is important in the effort to mitigate and adapt to these inter-related...
  • EarthDay Conversation on Climate Action
    Spotlight Conversation on Climate Action Be a part of the Conversation! Wednesday, April 22, 2009      8 a.m.-12 p.m. The University of Arizona Student Union Grand Ballroom 1303 E. University Blvd.     FREE Registration www.tucsonaz.gov/ocsd/climateaction Contact Nicole Urban-Lopez for more...
  • No, we can't?
    No, we can't? by Dave Cohen Published on Energy Bulletin (http://www.energybulletin.net) March 5, 2009 What is the biggest impediment in 2009 to mitigating the harmful effects of energy problems in the 21st century? The answer may surprise you-it is insolvent zombie banks and our entrenched FIRE economy...
  • The Power of Community (video /documentary on 1990 food & economy crisis in Cuba)
    Urban Food Growing in Havana Cuba: >>See Video How Cuba Survived Peak Oil: >> See Video The whole movie: When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the...
  • Saving the Suburbs. Walkable Urbanism. Green Redevelopment.
    Tucson's problems are increasing. After two years, we continue to have a glut of approximately 8,000 to 10,000 empty, unsold houses. Home prices are plummeting. Families are abandoning their foreclosed houses, especially in the suburbs. Builders are going bankrupt. Skilled workers are losing their jobs...
  • Artists Organize to Help Solve the Economic Crisis
    Event Name:    Artists Organize to Help Solve the Economic Crisis Description:    We will hold our second organizing meeting and potluck. Our goal is to build political capital and demonstrate the value of the arts in the economic recovery process. 1) How does the economic recession impact you...