Energy


Affiliated Organizations

Other Local Organizations

  • azure education
    AZURE is an education-outreach partnership between Arizona’s electric utility companies, designed to educate Arizonans about renewable energy resources
  • Grecycle
    An organization providing a collection service for used cooking oil to produce biodiesel fuel.
  • Solar Grants for Nonprofits
    Technicians For Sustainability is glad to be able to offer a grant program for non-profits who are interested in adding solar systems to their buildings. We offer both matching solar grants and full solar grants. Due dates for applications are March 21 an
  • UofA Sustainability Centers
    Various Centers for Sustainability in conjunction with the University of Arizona.

Local Businesses

  • GeoInnovation
    "We offer businesses and homeowners in Southeast Arizona a sustainable energy alternative giving you control of your own electricity production."
  • Progressive Solar
    "...an Arizona based alternative energy company. We design, sell and install complete systems for various applications. We pride ourselves in our ability to take complex, intricate challenges and bring them to reality in the form of working systems."
  • re-HOME
    re-HOME provides various green building services including webinars, workshops, in-home energy assessments, decision support, etc. Patricia Ewanski
  • Solar Store
    "dedicated to providing renewable energy resources, products, and services while addressing the needs of our customers with the highest level of technical and professional competence."
  • Solar Transportation Technologies
  • Technicians For Sustainability
    "a locally owned, mission-driven company specializing in renewable energy and sustainable technologies for residential and commercial settings."

Other Resources

  • Green Drinks Tucson
    Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a drink at informal sessions around the world known as Green Drinks.
  • Solar Grants for Nonprofits
    Technicians For Sustainability is glad to be able to offer a grant program for non-profits who are interested in adding solar systems to their buildings. We offer both matching solar grants and full solar grants. Due dates for applications are March 21 an
  • Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    An excellent resource for all people wanting to design systems guided by ecology, including building, food production and water harvesting. The site also features workshops taught by Tucson's experts in the field.
  • UofA Sustainability Centers
    Various Centers for Sustainability in conjunction with the University of Arizona.

Global Organizations

Local Discussion Groups

  • Green Drinks Tucson
    Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a drink at informal sessions around the world known as Green Drinks.
  • Tucson Permaculture discussion group
    Getting started with projects like growing food, harvesting rainwater, harnessing solar energy? This email discussion group is a good place to post questions, share knowledge, and make connections.

Government Relations

Articles

  • Earth Hour 2010
    Last year, nearly one billion people in the world joined together in the largest climate movement in the history of mankind. We raised our voices in the United States with 80 million people participating and 318 cities (thanks to you) turning out their lights to take action in the fight against climate...
  • Lecture on Photovoltaics
    Lane Garrett, owner of ETA Engineering in Phoenix, will make a presentation about the building blocks of photovoltaic technology, how solar electricity works, the uses of and types of inverters, and financial rebates and tax credits.  There will be a question-and-answer period after his presentation...
  • SAGCC Launch and Luncheon
    The Southern Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce invites you to their Launch and Luncheon at the Tucson Assoc. of Realtors Meeting Room 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Enjoy our luncheon speaker, MC Gina Murphy-Darling: "Mrs Green Goes Mainstream" Learn how you can benefit through: Green Education Green Business...
  • Solar Rock Festival
    The 4th Annual Solar Rock Festival will be held on March 27th from noon to 6pm at Himmel Park, south east of Speedway and Tucson Blvd. This Free solar powered festival includes an outstanding lineup of local talent including Spirit Familia, Run Boy Run, Kevin Pakulis, Bruce Phillips, Drama Club, Leila...
  • James Hansen on How to Solve the Climate Problem
    Read an excerpt from James Hansen's new book, Storms of My Grandchildren, about why a program of "fees and dividends" is far superior to "cap and trade" proposals currently being debated. The article in The Nation is available here: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100111/hansen .
  • On the measurement of happiness
    This editorial by Nicholas Kristof for the New York Times at first seems to be a plug for living in Costa Rica. In fact, it is filled with numerous links to measures of happiness and well-being, many of which incorporate assessments of sustainability. You can review this article here: http://www.nytimes...
  • Earth Day Festival and Parade
    Tucson\'s 16th Annual Earth Day Festival and Parade will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Reid Park. The theme for the 2010 Festival is “All Species Deserve a Place on Earth!”  All species great and small - insects, plants and animals - the Earth needs them all! Exhibits related to the environment...
  • A little inspiration for the new year
    A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward.  Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite. This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant. Make sure you...
  • Hear John Holdren on Climate Science
    Via Clean Break, John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, offers some useful thoughts on the recent controversy surrounding the emails stolen from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. Holdren touches on the current state of climate science,...
  • Used Cooking Oil Collection
    Enjoy Dining Green (EDG) will collect used cooking oil the Day after Thanksgiving! EDG will start the first of their regular monthly collection sites in hope to reduce the amount of oil being dumped in our sewer system. Enjoy Dining Green will have 2 collection sites, one at the EDG building located...

Meetings and Events

  • Earth Hour 2010
    Last year, nearly one billion people in the world joined together in the largest climate movement in the history of mankind. We raised our voices in the United States with 80 million people participating and 318 cities (thanks to you) turning out their lights to take action in the fight against climate...
  • Lecture on Photovoltaics
    Lane Garrett, owner of ETA Engineering in Phoenix, will make a presentation about the building blocks of photovoltaic technology, how solar electricity works, the uses of and types of inverters, and financial rebates and tax credits.  There will be a question-and-answer period after his presentation...
  • SAGCC Launch and Luncheon
    The Southern Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce invites you to their Launch and Luncheon at the Tucson Assoc. of Realtors Meeting Room 2445 N. Tucson Blvd. Enjoy our luncheon speaker, MC Gina Murphy-Darling: "Mrs Green Goes Mainstream" Learn how you can benefit through: Green Education Green Business...
  • Solar Rock Festival
    The 4th Annual Solar Rock Festival will be held on March 27th from noon to 6pm at Himmel Park, south east of Speedway and Tucson Blvd. This Free solar powered festival includes an outstanding lineup of local talent including Spirit Familia, Run Boy Run, Kevin Pakulis, Bruce Phillips, Drama Club, Leila...
  • James Hansen on How to Solve the Climate Problem
    Read an excerpt from James Hansen's new book, Storms of My Grandchildren, about why a program of "fees and dividends" is far superior to "cap and trade" proposals currently being debated. The article in The Nation is available here: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100111/hansen .
  • On the measurement of happiness
    This editorial by Nicholas Kristof for the New York Times at first seems to be a plug for living in Costa Rica. In fact, it is filled with numerous links to measures of happiness and well-being, many of which incorporate assessments of sustainability. You can review this article here: http://www.nytimes...
  • Earth Day Festival and Parade
    Tucson\'s 16th Annual Earth Day Festival and Parade will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Reid Park. The theme for the 2010 Festival is “All Species Deserve a Place on Earth!”  All species great and small - insects, plants and animals - the Earth needs them all! Exhibits related to the environment...
  • A little inspiration for the new year
    A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward.  Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite. This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant. Make sure you...
  • Hear John Holdren on Climate Science
    Via Clean Break, John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, offers some useful thoughts on the recent controversy surrounding the emails stolen from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. Holdren touches on the current state of climate science,...
  • Used Cooking Oil Collection
    Enjoy Dining Green (EDG) will collect used cooking oil the Day after Thanksgiving! EDG will start the first of their regular monthly collection sites in hope to reduce the amount of oil being dumped in our sewer system. Enjoy Dining Green will have 2 collection sites, one at the EDG building located...