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“Gas Hole” — Documentary & Fundraiser @ the Fox

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

[ May 2, 2008; ]
Support clean energy by going to the movies…

This Friday, May 2, the Fox Theatre will be showing a screening of the documentary “”Gas Hole””.
And proceeds from the movie will go to the PAG Clean Cities program to advance outreach and education of the use of alternative fuels in the region.

As gas prices continue [...]

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What to do about world food crisis?

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

(From the Desmoines Register)
Food shortages are suddenly front-page news, but they are not new. Hundreds of millions of people were left starving or malnourished last year, and this has been going on for decades. The only change is that it has become more difficult for the institutions that control the global food chain to manage [...]

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Contribute to the Joint City County Water Study

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The City of Tucson and Pima County invite your early input into the recently launched Joint City/County Water and Wastewater Planning Study. They invite you to share your input on how to make the study process open, inclusive and transparent by submitting your suggestions to us in writing or by attending the upcoming meetings. Also [...]

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Regional Water Study meeting

Monday, April 21st, 2008

[ April 23, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] NOTICE OF MEETING

City / County Water & Wastewater Study Oversight Committee
(Also known as the Regional Water Study Oversight Committee)

Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the above-named Study
Oversight Committee and to the general public that the Committee will hold a meeting open to
the public on:

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
6:00 P.M.
Manning [...]

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Al Gore: New thinking on the climate crisis

Monday, April 21st, 2008

by Al Gore, TED  April 8, 2008
In Al Gore’s brand-new slideshow (premiering exclusively on TED.com), he presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to act with a sense of “generational mission” — the kind of feeling that brought forth the civil rights [...]

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Saudi King drops quiet bombshell; U.S. media sleep through it

Monday, April 21st, 2008

By Steve Andrews and Randy Udall, ASPO-USA   April 21, 2008 
On April 13, Reuters reported the following from Riyadh:
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah said he had ordered some new oil discoveries left untapped to preserve oil wealth in the world’s top exporter for future generations…
“When there were some new finds, I told them, ‘no, leave it [...]

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Info to help arrange Carpooling

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Carpool to your next Sustainable Tucson event!
Through an online community carpool system called icarpool , our members can arrange with eachother to carpool.
If you are interested in this free, safe and easy-to-use service:
Use our Contact Form with the “Carpool Info” topic chosen.
Keely Sinclair will get back with you to walk you [...]

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Sustaining Faith: Stewardship at Peace with the Earth (A Multi-Faith Conversation)

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

[ April 24, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
Community Conversations Presents

Sustaining Faith:
Stewardship at Peace with the Earth
A Multi-Faith Conversation

Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:30-8:30 PM

A vegetarian meal will be provided

Catalina United Methodist Church
2700 E. Speedway Blvd. Room H230
(Located at Treat and Speedway Blvd with ample parking available)

Non-perishable food donations for Community Food Bank welcomed!

Sponsor: [...]

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Out of the Yard and Onto the Fork

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

In the Garden, By ANNE RAVER, New York Times, April 17, 2008
MY peas are coming up - sugar snaps and snow peas - and the seeds I scattered out in my cold frame a month ago are now a blanket of baby greens. A few mornings ago, while weeding, I popped a tiny bok choy [...]

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Climate: Code Red — The case for a Sustainability Emergency

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Climate Code Red: The case for a sustainability emergency
By David Spratt and Philip Sutton
Download report at: http://www.carbonequity.info
Hear two interviews with co-author Philip Sutton by Jason Bradford, Global Public Media:
1) http://globalpublicmedia.com/sustainability_emergency
2) http://globalpublicmedia.com/sustainability_emergency_part_ii
Phil Hart of The Oil Drum: Australia/New Zealand writes:
David Spratt from CarbonEquity and Philip Sutton from Greenleap Strategic [...]

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