[ June 17, 2009 to June 21, 2009. ] 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.

Early Registration Discount extended: $369 for members, seniors and students [...]

[ March 25, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ] >online casinoh 25, 2009, Armory Park Del Sol Home Tour, 15th Street and 3rd Avenue, Tucson, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Tour homes with solar electric panels, solar water heaters, high-efficiency windows and appliances, ceiling fans, and thermal mass construction. John Wesley Miller, the builder of Armory Park Del Sol, will be our tour [...]

[ March 14, 2009; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

Time: Saturday, March 14, 12-5pm
Location: Rincon Heights Neighborhood (6th street & Campbell Ave. area)
Watershed Management Group (WMG) is hosting a free, public workshop in Rincon Heights neighborhood on Saturday, March 14.

At this workshop, we’ll use simple techniques to repair a badly eroding dirt & gravel driveway, sending runoff instead to a system of water-harvesting basins [...]

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 and leaving the state. Net population growth in Tucson has [...]

[ March 7, 2009; ]

February 10, 2009
Honorable Tucson Mayor and Council Members,
Sustainable Tucson acknowledges the dire economic conditions facing the City of Tucson as well as the people and organizations in our community.
While we hope for the best, we also recognize that this emerging situation is unprecedented and may be worse and more long-lasting than we think.
Our core intention [...]

Tucson is ideal locale for a ‘Green New Deal’
By David Schaller, published November 6, 2008
SPECIAL TO THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson has not been immune to the great economic turmoil of the past year. In recent weeks, the crisis hit home as retail and home sales plunged, financial institutions were shaken, budgets cut and jobs lost.
The [...]

“You can solve all your pollution problems and supply-line needs through a garden.”
Permaculture turns Middle East salt flat into sustaining harvest.

[Longer version: Making of interview before and after]

[ June 24, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. August 13, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
Free “Green building” seminars!
Currently two are scheduled:
June 24th, 6:30 PM, at Councilmember Nina Trasoff’s ward 6 office on East First Avenue.

???????? August 13th, 6:30 PM, at Councilmember Rodney Glassman’s ward 2 office on East Speedway.

The seminars are open to anyone, but seating is limited to about 20 people per [...]

12 that have Shaped Green
Our list of the top influencers on green building and remodeling
Rebecca Bryant, Contributing Editor, Professional Remodeler
January 1, 2008
NECESSITY
The picture came into focus in the 1970s; more people were using more resources. This shaped supply and demand curves, which dictated that tell-all number: price. Higher energy bills led to tighter buildings that [...]