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	<title>Sustainable Tucson &#187; Water</title>
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		<title>ST committee on Food/Water</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/st-committee-on-foodwater/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Friday, January 27, 2012; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ] The ad hoc committee on Food &#38; Water, we begin to develop a Sustainable Tucson General Meeting for later in the year.  The goal of that meeting will be to initiate some sort of action in the area of food and water.  It is up to the ad hoc committee, working with the Core Team, to determine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WMG Composting Toilet Program &#8211; Seeking Participants &#8211; Feb 9</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/wmg-composting-toilet-program-seeking-participants-feb-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, February 9, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Soil Steward Composting Toilet Program - Seeking Participants

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Are you…

	An early adopter who likes to be part of a cutting-edge pilot program to influence city and state policy?
	Tired of flushing potable water down the toilet and interested in building a legal composting toilet for your home?
	Interested in using alternative composting systems to improve your soil and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pima County Food Systems Alliance &#8211; Meeting &amp; Potluck &#8211; January 31</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Food Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Tuesday, January 31, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] On January 31st, there will be a meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance, at Tucson Village Farm, 4210 N Campbell Ave

The Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) is an open membership network comprised of a variety of groups and individuals—including but not limited to farmers, chefs, restaurants, schools, educators, youth, gardeners, researchers, food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/ten-good-things-about-a-not-so-bad-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year
Medea Benjamin, CommonDreams
I had the privilege of starting out the year witnessing, firsthand, the unfolding of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square. I saw people who had been muzzled their entire lives, especially women, suddenly discovering their collective voice. Singing, chanting, demanding, creating. And that became the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012
Published by YES! Magazine on Sat, 12/31/2011
Original article: http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/12-most-hopeful-trends-to-build-on-in-2012
by Sarah van Gelder
Who would have thought that some young people camped out in lower Manhattan with cardboard signs, a few sharpies, some donated pizza, and a bunch of smart phones could change so much?
The viral spread of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST February Meeting &#8211; Climate Change in Tucson and the Southwest &#8211; Dr Jonathan Overpeck</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/february-st-general-mtg-climate-change-in-tucson-public-lecture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, February 13, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] at DuVal Auditorium, University Medical Center, 1501 N Campbell Avenue

Sustainable Tucson's February Meeting will be a special public lecture event in collaboration with the Tucson Audubon Society and the Community Water Coalition.

University of Arizona climate scientist Dr. Jonathan Overpeck will speak on Climate Change: What does it mean for Tucson and the Southwest?

Last year’s increase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greywater Systems &#8211; Watershed Technical Training &#8211; Feb 6-8</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/12/greywater-systems-watershed-technical-training-feb-6-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, February 6, 2012 to Wednesday, February 8, 2012. ] Early registration ends January 6!

Brad Lancaster, Senior Watershed Specialist with Watershed Management Group and author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, will lead this hands-on technical training covering advanced greywater systems.

Greywater use is not only allowed by an increasing number of municipalities, it’s actively encouraged by many authorities in efforts to preserve water, reduce energy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community-based Green Infrastructure &#8211; Watershed Technical Training &#8211; March 29-31</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/12/community-based-green-infrastructure-watershed-technical-training-march-29-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Tuesday, March 20, 2012; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Thursday, March 29, 2012 to Saturday, March 31, 2012. ] Introductory webinar: March 20th, 3-5pm (PDT).
Hands-on training: March 29-31, 2012, Tucson, Arizona.
&#160;

Watershed Management Group has been working with community members to install neighborhood level Green Infrastructure (GI) projects in Tucson since 2008. Now WMG is offering an in-depth professional training covering the "how to" of organization and design for community led GI installations.

James MacAdam, Green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming New Mexico &#8211; Peter Warshall &#8211; TEDxABQ video</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/12/dreaming-new-mexico-peter-warshall-tedxabq-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dreaming New Mexico has built a map of pragmatic and visionary solutions to create a more localized and green economy with greater local self-reliance and enhanced prosperity.
Peter Warshall is Co-Director of the Bioneers&#8217; Dreaming New Mexico Project, and a world-renowned water steward, biodiversity and wildlife specialist, research scientist, conservationist, and environmental activist.

from 2011 September TEDx [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oppose the Rosemont Mine &#8211; public meetings Dec 1st, 7th, 8th, 10th</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/oppose-the-rosemont-mine-public-meeting-dec-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, December 1, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Wednesday, December 7, 2011; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Thursday, December 8, 2011; 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Saturday, December 10, 2011; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Thursday, Dec. 1, at Corona Foothills Middle School, 16705 S. Houghton Rd., from 5 to 9 PM  (and see comments below for further meetings at other locations)

From: Keith Willmarth &#60;canduthis(at)toast.net&#62;
Subject: Oppose the Rosemont Mine

I am sending this message to mobilize informed opposition to the proposed Rosemont Mine. Several organizations, in particular Save the Scenic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pima County Food Systems Alliance &#8211; Meeting &amp; Potluck &#8211; Nov 30</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/pima-county-food-systems-alliance-meeting-potluck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pima County Food Systems Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Wednesday, November 30, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] On November 30th (this Wednesday) from 6-8 pm, there will be a large group meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) with a potluck at the Sam Lena Library (1607 S. 6th Ave, Tucson; call 520.594.5265 for directions)

The Agenda is as follows:

	Welcome &#38; Introduction (Nick) (5 min; 6:00-6:05)
	Presentation by PCFSA Consultants (Bryn/Lewis) (25 min; 6:05-6:30)
	Break &#38; Get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Tucson comments on proposed Rosemont Mine</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/sustainable-tucson-comments-on-proposed-rosemont-mine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable Tucson comments on proposed Rosemont Mine
Sustainable Tucson is a non-profit, grass-roots organization that builds regional resilience and sustainability through awareness raising, community engagement and public/private partnerships. We recognize the need to focus on sustainability within the Sonoran bioregion.
The proposal by the Augusta Resources Corporation to develop a copper mine in the Santa Rita mountains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UA Professor Walks Away From Empire</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/ua-professor-walks-away-from-empire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UA Natural Resources Professor Emeritus Guy McPherson and Sustainable Tucson founding coalition member addresses the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership recounting his journey to personal accountability in the current crisis of civilization. Taking material from his latest book, &#8220;Walking Away From Empire&#8221; , Guy demonstrates Gandhi&#8217;s  recommendation: &#8220;Become the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dark Side of the ‘Green’ City</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/the-dark-side-of-the-green-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dark Side of the ‘Green’ City
By Andrew Ross
PHOENIX
The struggle to slow global warming will be won or lost in cities, which emit 80 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases. So “greening” the city is all the rage now. But if policy makers end up focusing only on those who can afford the low-carbon technologies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Sanitation Course with David Omick &amp; Brad Lancaster &#8211; Dec 5-7</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/eco-sanitation-course-with-david-omick-brad-lancaster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, December 5, 2011 to Wednesday, December 7, 2011. ] Eco-Sanitation Course with David Omick &#38; Brad Lancaster

December 5 - 7 in Tucson

Note: Dates have changed from those previously advertized. Early registration extended to Oct 30. Early registration cost is $250. Scholarships are available.

Learn cutting-edge principles in simple living technology in a hands-on setting - join WMG for a Watershed Technical Training in Eco-Sanitation!

Expert instructors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative 30,000-gallon Rainwater Harvesting Cistern</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/innovative-30000-gallon-rainwater-harvesting-cistern/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


Innovative 30,000-gallon &#8220;Ground Pit&#8221; rainwater harvesting cistern being installed at Tucson&#8217;s Nature Conservancy headquarters


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		<title>Sustainability Lessons for the United States</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/sustainability-lessons-for-the-united-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
How Germany became Europe’s green leader: A look at four decades of sustainable policymaking
by Ralph Buehler, Arne Jungjohann, Melissa Keeley, Michael Mehling

In Brief
Over the last 40 years, all levels of government in Germany have retooled policies to promote growth that is more environmentally sustainable. Germany’s experiences can provide useful lessons for the United States (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST Water &#8211; resource links</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/st-water-resource-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Water Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAINWATER &#38; GREYWATER USE RESOURCE LIST
Hands-On/Workshops
http://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/courses-and-workshops/ (Sonoran Permaculture Guild workshops &#8211; gray water use; rainwater harvesting; and more)
http://www.watershedmg.org/calendar-tucson (Watershed Management Group calendar of events &#38; workshops – hands-on work with gray water systems, rainwater harvesting systems, earthworks, etc.)
http://communityfoodbank.com/2011/08/10/gardenworkshops/ (Food Bank garden workshops &#8211; gray water use; self-watering containers; and more)
Websites for More Information
http://cms3.tucsonaz.gov/water/greywater (City of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/water-blessing-at-tucson-meet-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Sunday, October 16, 2011; 2:00 pm to 2:40 pm. ] Water blessing at Tucson Meet Yourself, Sunday Oct 16, 2:00-2:40 pm

We'll gather to talk about the roots of this ritual in the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, and how we bless / express gratitude for water and all that we are thankful in our lives. Then we'll move outdoors to scoop up water in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST Sustainability Book Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/sustainability-books-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stcontributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, October 10, 2011; 5:15 pm to 8:45 pm. ] Sustainable Tucson is offering a very special Book Sale fundraising event at our October  General Meeting. We have more than 150 titles, including some hard-to-find classics. The winter reading season is coming, so come and browse this rich collection of sustainability literature. You can shop with gifts in mind for particular friends, relatives, or colleagues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Tucson &#8211; General Meeting &#8211; October 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/sustainable-tucson-general-meeting-october-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/sustainable-tucson-general-meeting-october-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stcontributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, October 10, 2011; 5:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Sustainable Tucson General Meeting - at Milagro Cohousing Community
Monday, October 10th, 5:45 – 8:30 pm, and come early at 5:15 pm for a tour

Note: this meeting will be at the Milagro Cohousing Community instead of the library (click here for map). If you can come earlier, there will be a tour of Milagro from 5:15 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Water Assessment Task Force ThinkTank Report</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/regional-water-assessment-task-force-thinktank-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stcontributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, September 26, 2011; 5:15 pm to 7:30 pm. ] иконописJoin an interactive community meeting to help shape the greater Tucson region's efforts to achieve a sustainable water future. This meetings will present the results of the &#60;Regional Water Assessment Task Force ThinkTank Report&#62;. The meeting will be held at the Tucson Association of Realtors building, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd., Tucson.

The report was the result [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watershed Management Group Residential Site Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/watershed-management-group-residential-site-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/watershed-management-group-residential-site-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Watershed Management Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, September 17, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Sept 17, 2011

10 am – 4pm

Looking for inspiration and ideas as to how to green and beautify your home landscape without increasing your water bill? Watershed Management Group (WMG) is offering a self guided tour of residential rainwater harvesting systems. The tour will include examples of earthworks, greywater systems, and various types of cisterns and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture Course with Toby Hemenway &#8211; 6 weekends starting Nov 12-13</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/permaculture-course-with-toby-hemenway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/permaculture-course-with-toby-hemenway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nativeseeds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, November 12, 2011 to Sunday, November 13, 2011. ] Permaculture Course with Toby Hemenway author of Gaia's Garden, the best-selling permaculture book in the world at Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) Conservation Center.

One weekend a month for six months beginning November 12 13. $1,000 tuition, $850 early bird if paid by October 21. Proceeds benefit NS/S. For more information: www.nativeseeds.org

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		<title>WMG Call to Action</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/05/wmg-call-to-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 11:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, June 2, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Ground-breaking Watershed Management Group Invites Public to Take Action

WMG invites the public to their OpenHouse Thursday, June 2nd 2011 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm at the Ward III Council Office. Presentations by board, staff, and community members on local, regional, and international programs in sustainability will be featured. Come and learn about opportunities to get involved; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overpeck Testifies on Regional Drought</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/05/overpeck-testifies-on-regional-drought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 11:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Overpeck recently gave testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources about drought conditions in New Mexico and the Southwest. Read his testimony here: http://energy.senate.gov/public/_files/OverpeckTestimony42711.pdf
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		<title>Cob Hot Tub Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/03/cob-hot-tub-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, March 26, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] A wood-fired cob-insulated hot tub is a low-tech, healthful and beautiful thing. Used like a Japanese bath, one scrubs and showers before entering the heated tub, steaming with desert lavender or chaparral, and soaks away one's cares. If your shower and bath greywater help to irrigate native and heritage trees, which provide food, shade and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Ground Two</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/03/common-ground-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Sunday, March 20, 2011; 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Time again to invite you all to proclaim local community from the rooftops. One rooftop at least.

Join in on the action on the roof of the Pennington St Parking Garage, 110 E. Pennington St.

What is Common Ground?

What it is... is a CELEBRATION, where every group, organization, congregation, small business, performer, artist, EVERYBODY in the Tucson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water and Natural Gas</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/02/water-and-natural-gas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/02/water-and-natural-gas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reminds us that getting to the natural gas that many see as an alternative source of &#8220;cleaner energy&#8221; may have equally serious threats to our water supply.
In the words of one expert:
“We’re burning the furniture to heat the house,” said John H. Quigley, who left last month as secretary of Pennsylvania’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/02/water-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Sunday, March 27, 2011; ] Tucson's Synergistic Water Festival at the Armory Park Community Center

Art show by local and national artists, dance / theater performance, water expert speakers, Enviro-Exhibitor Fair, round table discussions, workshops, hands-on participation, kid’s activities, music and more!

More information at www.WaterFestivalTucson.org]]></description>
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		<title>Our IGT Conversation</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/01/our-igt-conversation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/01/our-igt-conversation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 10th, as part of our General Meeting, Sustainable Tucson held its own version of the community conversations being held around the city by Imagine Greater Tucson. After completing a paper survey about what we liked and what we wanted to change about the Tucson region, four groups of people discussed their answers to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Festival Brainstorming</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/01/water-festival-brainstorming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/01/water-festival-brainstorming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, January 13, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] COMMUNITY BRAINSTORM GATHERING

  Featuring  an overview of the festival, highlights from last year, dance  performance preview, gather and map new ideas, and hands-on arts  activities.

Armory Park Community Center • 220 S. 5th Avenue
$5-$10 Suggested Donation

For more information visit the website.

]]></description>
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		<title>Water Study Comments Invited</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/12/water-study-comments-invited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Barry, who served as Chair of the citizen’s Oversight Committee for the City/County Water Study, has prepared a Public Comment Report documenting the major issues and themes that emerged during the public process for the two year study. Mr. Barry invites your feedback on the report by way of the Comment Form on this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shockingly Sane Solutions Rally</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/10/shockingly-sane-solutions-rally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/10/shockingly-sane-solutions-rally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, October 30, 2010; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] 2602 E. Grant Road

The Rally will be held locally while Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity and
Stephen Colbert's March to Keep Fear Alive occur in Washington, D.C. Our rally
highlights Tucson organizations that are providing sane solutions to intensifying
global challenges.

A solar-powered sound system will broadcast the tunes of local musicians,
a solar oven demonstration will be cooking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sonoran Permaculture Guild Workshops</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/10/sonoran-permaculture-guild-workshops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/10/sonoran-permaculture-guild-workshops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, October 23rd, 2010- Natural Building and Passive Solar Design &#8211; This workshop includes hands on work with straw bales,  adobe blocks, mud based plasters, cement based plasters, and cob. We’ll  do hands on building of small structures like benches and walls –  projects that you can easily do at your own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10/10/10 Co-Op Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/10/101010-co-op-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/10/101010-co-op-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Sunday, October 10, 2010; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Speedway and Grande

Workshop instructors: Catlow Shipek &#38; Chris Stenken
10/10/10 is set to be a global day of action on climate change in over 180 countries. Events are being planned that demonstrate real solutions, that anybody and everybody can be a part of to the threat of climate change.

In Tucson, Watershed Management group will be installing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Infrastructure Showcase</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/green-infrastructure-showcase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/green-infrastructure-showcase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, October 21, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Salpointe Catholic High School

Join Watershed Management Group (WMG) for a Green Infrastructure Showcase &#38; Open House celebration  with Samos Neighborhood, Salpointe High, WMG, and the City of Tucson, all leaders in green infrastructure for Southwest neighborhoods. This event will include an introduction to WMG\'s Green Streets - Green Neighborhoods program, an outdoor tour of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day of Reckoning Coming&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/day-of-reckoning-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/day-of-reckoning-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New York Times article provides a stark warning about the impending water crisis facing communities in the southwestern United States.  The article provides some of the basis for concern:
&#8220;Adding to water managers’ unease, scientists predict that prolonged droughts will be more frequent in decades to come as the Southwest’s climate warms. As Lake Mead’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Challenges to Water Sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/challenges-to-water-sustainability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/challenges-to-water-sustainability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, September 30, 2010; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] You are invited to a lecture and discussion with Dr. Sharon Megdal, Director of the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center. Discover what our current situation is and what can we do now, before we are in a crisis!

Hear Sharon Megdal, then meet with cistern installers, dual flush toilet venders and other people working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACC Candidates Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/acc-candidates-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/acc-candidates-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Wednesday, October 6, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Sustainable Tucson, The American Association of University Women, and the League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson will co-sponsor a Forum for available candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission at the Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club.

The five elected members of this Commission play an important role in the governance of firms providing major utilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Sustainability Action Plan: Comment Invited</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/water-sustainability-action-plan-comment-invited/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/water-sustainability-action-plan-comment-invited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sustainabletucson.org/?p=2474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The City of Tucson and Pima County have completed a draft Water Sustainability Action Plan to implement the recommendations from the City/County Water and Wastewater Study Phase 2 Report. The public comment period on the Action Plan extends from September 16th to October 7th, 2010. Below are ways in which you can review and comment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Infrastructure Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/green-infrastructure-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/green-infrastructure-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, October 16, 2010; 8:00 am to 12:30 pm. ] Tucson is emerging as a regional and national leader in the implementation of green infrastructure strategies. Green infrastructure uses natural processes to provide environmental services. Many local examples use small basins to capture, clean, and infiltrate stormwater from streets and parking lots, while providing passive irrigation to gardens of native plants.

Join Watershed Management Group's Green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rinse Smart: Pre-rinse Spray Valve Program</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/rinse-smart-pre-rinse-spray-valve-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/rinse-smart-pre-rinse-spray-valve-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tell the folks at your favorite restaurant that Tucson Water is now offering free replacement valves &#38; installation for commercial kitchens. As part of the Rinse Smart Program, Tucson Water will replace inefficient high water-use pre-rinse spray valves with low-water use valves saving water, sewer and energy costs. They will install it in less than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Film and Discussion Night: The Age of Stupid</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/film-night-the-age-of-stupid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/09/film-night-the-age-of-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Sunday, September 12, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The Age of Stupid
September 12th, 5:00 pm. Film starts at 5:45

Sunday Night at the Movies at St. Francis in the Foothills Church, at Swan and River Roads. Bring a potluck dish to share in the main meeting space. Questions? Call Liz 299-9839

Pete Postlethwaite stars as the narrator of the film, an old man living alone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compute your water footprint</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/compute-your-freshwater-footprint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Geographic has developed a cute (and informative) water use calculator. Even though it leaves out some of the ways in which we use and save water, you might enjoy giving it a try. Of course, you might want to pass the link on to your friends.
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-footprint-calculator/
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		<title>Cool Water, presented by Jerry Yudelson</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/cool-water-presented-by-jerry-yudelson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/cool-water-presented-by-jerry-yudelson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Tuesday, October 26, 2010; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] 
Tucson Association of  REALTORS
2445 N. Tucson Blvd.
Event Phone number: 520-382-8775

The  Tucson Association of REALTORS Green Committee presents, this one of a kind  event! In this presentation, Jerry Yudelson, author of Dry Run: Preventing the  Next Urban Water Crisis (2010), will describe how future water availability will  affect the quality of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tributes to Matt Simmons</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/tributes-to-matt-simmons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/tributes-to-matt-simmons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Simmons, global energy expert, dies at 67
Statement by the Association for the Study of Peak Oil &#38; Gas  &#8211; USA
August 9, 2010
ROCKLAND, Maine — Matt Simmons, Chairman of ASPO-USA’s Advisory Board, died Sunday night at his home in North Haven Island, near Rockland, Maine.
The founder of Houston-based Simmons &#38; Co. International, Matt wrote the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matt Simmons: &#8220;Twin Resource Threats &#8211; Oil and Water&#8221;, Dead at 67</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/matt-simmons-twin-resource-threats-oil-and-water-dead-at-67/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/matt-simmons-twin-resource-threats-oil-and-water-dead-at-67/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Simmons, a leader of the Peak Oil movement and global energy expert,  died suddenly on August 8th.

His 2005 book, Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, was a significant factor in waking up business and political leaders around the world to the critical implications of the emerging end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Tucson General Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/sustainable-tucson-general-meeting-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/sustainable-tucson-general-meeting-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, September 13, 2010; 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The September Meeting will focus on the carbon burden associated with supplying Greater Tucson's water supply. Additional information will be supplied about what individuals can do within their communities to use our precious water wisely and sustainably.]]></description>
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		<title>Brad Lancaster Lecture</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2010/08/brad-lancaster-lecture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, August 26, 2010; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Mark your calendar now!

August 26th            2010 at 6:30pm. The event will take place at Technicians For Sustainability's downtown location            612 N. 7th Avenue, will present an informative lecture:

“Water Wanderings and More in the [...]]]></description>
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