[ 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 [...]

[ Tuesday, July 13, 2010; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] ooo
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The Truth About Alcohol Fuel: Our Path Beyond Petroleum,
with David Blume
Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 5:30 pm
Tucson Public Library, 101 N. Stone Ave.  Lower Level Meeting Room:
Co-Sponsored by the Community Information Resource Center and Sustainable Tucson

Permaculturist David Blume will present the history of alcohol fuel, and outline how localized, small-scale alcohol fuel production can contribute to [...]

The Pima Association of Governments just approved the Second Tucson Region Indicators Report. It provides a snapshot of the region with data on key measures that characterize its current health from an environmental and community perspective.
Five theme areas are: Natural Resources, Air Quality, Water, Transportation and Energy, and
Community and Economy, to represent the essence of [...]

[ Wednesday, June 23, 2010; 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Where: YWCA, 525 N. Bonita Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85745

FREE WORKSHOP

This FREE workshop is your guide to straight forward sustainable business practices.
Obtain Tucson Electric Power’s available incentives which can pay as much as 90% of the installed cost on select efficiency measures

Become a Certified Green Business through the City of Tucson
Increase your bottom line through decreasing [...]

Find out about an exciting opportunity to work with your neighbors and save both money and water! Download the flyer here .

TUCSON CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED TUCSON WATER SERVICE AREA POLICY – COMMENTS DUE MAY 20th
On June 15, 2010 the Tucson City Council will consider formalization
of a Water Service Area Policy for Tucson Water which will define the geographic footprint where Tucson Water will extend water service.
Public comments are requested on the proposed [...]

By Guy R. McPherson
Published at Energy Bulletin and Guy’s blog: Nature Bats Last
(Guy, a former UA professor, has inspired Sustainable Tucson with his writings and appearances at ST General Meetings during the past four years)
As we continue into the decades-old, but only recently acknowledged era of destruction and extinction, it’s apparent the current model [...]

Dear Community Friends and Partners:

The first print edition of the Green Pueblo Map showcasing our community’s favorite “green” places and spaces will be available later this year.  If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to “make your mark” on the map by nominating your favorite sustainable sites at www.greenpueblomap.org [...]

[ Wednesday, June 9, 2010 to Thursday, June 10, 2010. ] The WRRC invites you to participate in the 2010 Annual Conference, Creating New Leadership for Arizona’s Water and Environment in a Time of Change, at the University of Arizona Memorial Student Union on June 9-10, 2010. The conference will provide a forum for youth leaders and young professionals to interact with established professionals and together [...]

[ Saturday, February 27, 2010 7:30 pm to Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:00 am. ] Come to the Water-themed FUNdraiser in support of The Water Project, Tucson’s Synergistic Water Festival at the Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, 1013 S. Tyndall Avenue (1 block West of Park Avenue, just South of 20th Street). $10 suggested donation.

For more information, visit the Water Project Website at: www.waterprojectfestival.org

[ Monday, March 8, 2010; 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Joel D Valdez Library (Stone and Alameda)

Lower Level Meeting Room; doors open at 5:30 pm

City/County Water Study – Next Steps?

A landmark, 20-month multi-disciplinary, multi-agency study of Tucson-area water resources was completed just one month ago.  The goal was to develop a common understanding of basic facts and critical factors for planning a sustainable water future.  [...]

[ Friday, March 26, 2010 12:00 pm to Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:00 pm. ] Celebrate our most precious and endangered resource -WATER -with the The Water Project: Tucson’s Synergistic Water Festival on March 26-28, 2010. This event combines the energy of Tucson’s sustainability community with the vibrant arts community to provide an opportunity for the public to experience a festive collaboration, learn about water issues and have some fun!

This [...]

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the Tucson City Council and Pima County Board of Supervisors met to discuss the final Phase II Report for the City/County Water and Wastewater Study.The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution endorsing the report and directing staff to move forward with the recommendations.The City Council voted to continue the item [...]

[ Tuesday, January 12, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The City/County Water and Wastewater Study Phase II Final Report is complete and available on the Study Website www.tucsonpimawaterstudy.com. The Phase II Report will be presented at the Joint Meeting of the Pima County Board of Supervisors and the City of Tucson Mayor and Council on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. at the [...]

[ Thursday, January 14, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Come help plan the Water Festival! Come to the Brainstorming Gathering.

Doors open / Sign in: 6pm
Discussion / Activities: 6:30-8:30pm
Armory Park Center
220 S. 5th Avenue, Tucson AZ
(On 5th Avenue, South of 12th St)

At the Community Brainstorm Gathering you will have the opportunity to:

Learn more about the festival
Collaboratively map ideas about water issues
Sign up for preferred levels [...]

[ Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ] The Arizona Water Atlas
Speakers:
Linda Stitzer, ADWR, Resource Assessment Planning Manager

Kelly Mott Lacroix, ADWR, Community Water System Planning

The Arizona Water Atlas is a compilation of water resource information for the state composed of nine volumes. Initially released as drafts, the six volumes that cover the non-AMA portions of the state are now final and posted on [...]

[ Thursday, December 10, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] It’s time for the 2nd Water Festival Community Brainstorm Gathering! There was
an amazing turnout for the first one — a vibrant conversation with a wonderful mix of artists, educators, conservationists, representatives from non-profits, city department employees, and business owners working on or are interested in water issues.  Don’t miss this next monthly gathering where we [...]

Phase II of the City/County Water/Wastewater water study is coming to a close.  Due to budget constraints, the public comment period for the draft report was not publicized, so you only have until December 1st to comment.While we recognize the hard work and countless hours that the committee members and staff put into this effort, [...]

[ Monday, February 8, 2010; 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The focus of the Sustainable Tucson General Meeting will be Food Sustainability. On February 8, your view of food sustainability in Tucson ’s future may change forever. The Sustainable Tucson Working Group on Food & Agriculture will engage your mind and your tastebuds in thinking about the sources of food in Tucson, Pima County and [...]

[ Thursday, November 19, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] A Community Brainstorming Gathering is scheduled for Thursday, November 19th, 6:30-8:30pm (doors open at 6pm) at the Armory Park Center, 220 S. 5th Avenue. The Brainstorming Gathering is being organized in support of the Water Project being planned for March 26-28, 2010. The Water Project is a participatory festival that celebrates, educates, and facilitates creative [...]

[ Monday, November 9, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] >леглаe 2 of the City/County Water and Wastewater Study is nearing completion. Staff will present the draft Phase 2 Report recommendations, answer questions, and take public comment at a meeting on Monday, November 9th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Randolph Golf Course Clubhouse, Copper Room, 600 S. Alvernon. A formal  presentation will be [...]

Q: Why should I care about the Citizens united v. FEC ruling?
A: In this landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that it is unconstitutional to limit how much money corporations can spend to influence elections. Why? They said limits would violate the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Since the 2010 ruling, corporations have [...]

[ Saturday, June 13, 2009; 6:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]
4th Annual Wet/Dry Walk of upper Cienega Creek

The Bureau of Land Management, The Nature Conservancy and Master Watershed Program are pleased to invite volunteers to help with the 4th annual wet-dry walk of upper Cienega Creek on the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area southeast of Tucson.

Las Cienegas harbors between 6 and 10 miles of [...]

[ Thursday, May 7, 2009; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ] The Tucson Association of REALTORS Green Task Force is proud to host a Brown Bag Luncheon Featuring Guest Speakers Brad Lancaster and Katie Bolger.  The Brown Bag Luncheon is a free event with 100 spaces available. Please remember to bring your lunch, drinks and desserts will be provided.  This event is open to the public [...]

[ Friday, May 1, 2009; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ] Robert Glennon, UA Professor of Law and Public Policy, will give a talk on his new book – Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It – hosted by the U of A’s Water Sustainability Program (WSP) and Water Resources Research Center (WRRC).
The talk, part of the “Brown Bag Series” will be [...]

[ Tuesday, July 14, 2009; 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm. ] What: Sustainable Tucson July General Meeting
When: Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 5:45pm- 8:00pm
Where: Joel D. Valdez Main Library Downtown, 101 N. Stone Ave (free lower level parking off Alameda St.)
At the July general meeting, Sustainable Tucson will show the film “FRESH (the movie)” and provide time for people to discuss and network.   The film is co-sponsored [...]

[ Saturday, March 14, 2009; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] The UA Controlled Environment Agriculture Center has volunteer meetings on the second Saturdays of each month from September through May.  Our next meeting will be March 14th and our speaker will be Dr. Merle Jensen, emeritus professor from the UA who has been involved in greenhouse hydroponic production for over 40 years.
You are welcome to [...]

[ Friday, February 10, 2012; 8:51 am; Thursday, March 5, 2009; 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. ] The University of Arizona College of Engineering, College of Science and the Eller College of Management presents
” Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment” — A Lecture Series
National and International Issues of Water Availability and Quality: A U.S. EPA Research Perspective

By Sally Gutierrez, Director, National Risk Assessment Laboratory
Environmental Protection Agency

4:00 pm, Thursday, March 5, 2009
Center [...]

[ Saturday, 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 [...]

[ Thursday, March 12, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] “Water Harvesting:  Lessons Learned from Australia”
Speaker: Brad Lancaster
When: March 12th 4-6pm
Where: Technicians for Sustainability; 612 N 7th Ave. Tucson 85705
Contact: 520-740-0736

Brad Lancaster will present his findings and stories from his 2007 research trip to Australia. He’ll talk about how rainwater harvesting tanks – once illegal in the major cities of Australia – is now legal, [...]

By Dave Devine and Molly McKasson, published by the Tucson Weekly, March 6, 2008
The Tucson City Council may soon be forced to answer some difficult questions about the quality of water that Tucsonans will have to live with.
The stakes are high: Either we’ll see a substantial decrease in our water quality, or a considerable [...]

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 [...]

[ Saturday, March 7, 2009; ]

[ Wednesday, February 18, 2009; ] View and Comment on the Water & Wastewater Study PHASE ONE Report
The City of Tucson and Pima County have completed Phase One of the City/County Water and Wastewater Study – the first major step in a collaborative effort to define a sustainable water future for the Tucson Water and Pima County Wastewater service areas. A [...]

[ Friday, February 20, 2009; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Colloquium – Co-Sponsored by WRRC and Geography and Regional Development

Please make a note of the location for this seminar – see directions below
Title:              How drought has forced a new constitutional transition in Australian water law – the legal issues.
Speaker:     Jennifer McKay, Director of the Centre for Comparative Water Policies and
Law and professor of Business [...]

[ Tuesday, March 10, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] THE LOFT CINEMA AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP
PRESENT  “FLOW”
Special one night screening:
Tuesday March 10th, 2009 at 7PM

Location: The Loft Cinema
3233 E Speedway Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85716 – 3933

Co-presented by: The LOFT CINEMA
http://www.loftcinema.com
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP (WMG) http://www.watershedmg.org/
Media contact for WMG: Jill Nunes
Jill.nunes@…
(520) 829-6027
Media contact for The Loft Cinema: Jeff Yanc
jeff@…
520-322-LOFT (5638)

FLOW is Director Irena Salina’s award winning documentary [...]

JANUARY General meeting – Organizing Questions:
How do we encourage water harvesting?
How can we help people use less water?
What can Tucson do to save the 12″ rainwater for Tucson to use?
Is it feasible to collect more rainwater runoff on a large scale during monsoon?
How will Tucson provide water to a population that exceeds its resources (i.e. [...]

“Water and Sustainability In a Time of Uncertainty: Lessons for Tucson” was presented by Colette Altaffer, Neighborhood Infill Coalition to the Joint City/County Water Study Committee on October 22nd. It’s a very clear summary of what we should be aware of as we move forward. What is at stake? What are the risks? Are there [...]

[ Thursday, November 13, 2008; 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] On November 13, 2008 KUAT is airing “The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry” documentary from 8:30-9:30pm, followed by a half-hour special edition of “Arizona Illustrated” with panelists Chuck Huckelberry, Jeff Biggs, Sharon Megdal and Kathy Jacobs.

Then at 10pm, another documentary on water called “Liquid Assets” which looks at America’s water infrastructure.

[ Thursday, November 13, 2008; 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On November 13, 2008 KUAT is airing “The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry” documentary from 8:30-9:30pm, followed by a half-hour special edition of “Arizona Illustrated” with panelists Chuck Huckelberry, Jeff Biggs, Sharon Megdal and Kathy Jacobs.

Then at 10pm, another documentary on water called “Liquid Assets” which looks at America’s water infrastructure.

[ Tuesday, November 18, 2008; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ]

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Harvill Bldg., Room 111, University of Arizona campus

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Department of Geography & Regional Development is sponsoring a talk titled, “Economic incentive mechanisms for ecosystems: The emergence of market-based approaches for water-related ecosystem services” by Bruce Aylward, Ph.D.

The last decade has seen a profusion of interest [...]

Honorable Mayor, Councilmembers, and City Manager,
Members of Sustainable Tucson are here this evening on the dual occasion of the Council’s first rainwater harvesting ordinance and Sustainable Tucson’s anniversary celebration — beginning our third year of activities in the community.
Sustainable Tucson began in 2006 when people attending evening potlucks and community conversations realized that we needed [...]

On June 24, Sustainable Tucson Core Team members Susan Williams and Bob Cook attended the Water Resources Research Center’s (WRRC) 2008 conference, entitled “The Importance of the Colorado River for Arizona’s Future.” This article is their report of the conference, which first appeared in Tucson Green Magazine in August 2008
There is one notion that everyone [...]

“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]

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 [...]

[ Wednesday, 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 [...]

[ Tuesday, June 24, 2008; ] The Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona, in collaboration with the Central Arizona Project, is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2008 annual conference.

The Importance of the Colorado River to Arizona’s Future
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

We have put together an exciting and diverse [...]

[ Thursday, April 3, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ] WRRC BROWN BAG SEMINAR
http://cals.arizona.edu/AZWATER

Title:
Conserve to Enhance: Voluntary Municipal Water Conservation to
Support Environmental Restoration

Speaker:
Sharon Megdal, Director, UA Water Resources Research Center
Joanna Bate, Graduate Research Assistant, WRRC

Date:
Thursday, April 3, 2008, 12:00 to 1:30 pm

Amidst growing demands for water in almost all water use [...]

By Katherine Kizilos, published December 5, 2007 by The Age (Australia)
The inventor of permaculture is among those calling for backyard farmers to be freed from water restrictions. Katherine Kizilos reports.
In a drought year, during an era of climate change, what does it mean to be a responsible gardener? Cactuses, paving and a sculpture near [...]

Today, March 22nd, is World Water Day, an international observance that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. Worldwide, we see an abundance of water problems. We also see an abundance of solutions.
On this World Water Day, thousands of people, mostly children, will die from preventable [...]