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		<title>Overpeck lecture &#8211; audio recording online here</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/04/overpeck-lecture-audio-recording/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An audio recording of Dr. Jonathan Overpeck&#8217;s presentation at DuVal Auditorium in Tucson February 13th 2012 is now available here on the Sustainable Tucson website.
To listen or download, please go to the first comment on ST February Meeting – Climate Change in Tucson and the Southwest – Dr Jonathan Overpeck.
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		<title>Engaging a New Generation with the Transition Movement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engaging a New Generation with the Transition Movement
One of the best things about the Transition movement is our ability to learn from each other&#8217;s efforts.  When we take time to document our challenges, successes, or discoveries, we create opportunities for others to learn from them.  Similarly, we benefit when we can adapt the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tucson Time Traders – New Member Sign-up</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/02/tucson-time-traders-new-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also see the main info page for Tucson Time Traders – Tucson’s Local Timebank
If you’re interested in joining us, please sign up below, and come to an orientation meeting.
New members must attend an orientation meeting before using the online software and trading with our timebanking community.
If you&#8217;re already a member, you can login to your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are We Planning For? &#8211; A New Advocacy Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Are We Planning For?
A Sustainable Tucson Issues Paper                                                  March 2012
Since Imagine Greater Tucson’s initiating phase began more than three years ago, Sustainable Tucson has been engaged with the IGT Project at many levels, participating in the steering, community values, outreach, and technical committees. Imagine Greater Tucson has consistently requested input and Sustainable Tucson has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are We Planning For? &#8211; A New Advocacy Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/02/2012-02-what-are-we-planning-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Sustainable Tucson Issues Paper
March 2012
Since Imagine Greater Tucson&#8217;s initiating phase began more than three years ago, Sustainable Tucson has been engaged with Imagine Greater Tucson at many levels, participating in the steering, community values, outreach, and technical committees. Imagine Greater Tucson has consistently requested input and Sustainable Tucson has tried to contribute ideas in [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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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 statement of support for Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Tucson</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/st-statement-of-support-for-occupy-wall-street-and-occupy-tucson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2012/01/st-statement-of-support-for-occupy-wall-street-and-occupy-tucson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Core Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable Tucson&#8217;s statement of support for the Occupy Wall Street movement and Occupy Tucson
The mission of Sustainable Tucson is to create a community-wide network of people and organizations facilitating and accelerating Tucson&#8217;s transition to sustainability through education and collaborative action.
A sustainable community embodies social justice and economic justice as well as environmental justice. Our vision [...]]]></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>Rapid rise in Arctic methane shocks scientists</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapid rise in Arctic methane shocks scientists
By Steve Connor
Wednesday Dec 14, 2011, New Zealand Herald
Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane &#8211; a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide &#8211; have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region.
The scale and volume of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Empty Southwest &#8211; Where Did All the People Go?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<title>$4B Public-private Program for Energy-efficiency planned</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following national plan for investing in the energy-efficiency of our buildings is a further evolution of  Ed Mazria&#8217;s 2009 Plan which Sustainable Tucson is suggesting as a model to develop a local green retrofit  stimulus program. See the Mazria Plan here:
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$4B public-private program for energy efficiency planned
Jim Kuhnhenn The Associated Press , Arizona Daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside Tucson&#8217;s Civano Project</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/inside-tucsons-civano-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside the Civano Project: A Case Study of Large-Scale Sustainable Neighborhood Development (Mcgraw-Hill&#8217;s Greensource Series) 2009
By C. Alan Nichols and Jason A. Laros
Forward by Sustainable Tucson &#8212; Co-Founder Bob Cook
Forward
The following story is about a group of people who recognized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and took it upon themselves to reinvent the future and work for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Burning Questions About the Violent Crackdowns on Occupations Around the Country</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/6-burning-questions-about-the-violent-crackdowns-on-occupations-around-the-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Working Groups</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[6 Burning Questions About the Violent Crackdowns on Occupations Around the Country
By Lynn Parramore, AlterNet Posted on November 15, 2011 http://www.alternet.org/story/153083/6_burning_questions_about_the_violent_crackdowns_on_occupations_around_the_country
Occurring without provocation, the Occupy crackdown gives the appearance of an orchestrated effort to thwart an emerging protest movement.&#160;Early morning Tuesday,&#160;in New York City, hundreds of police officers, many in riot gear, swept down on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Gardening &amp; Farming &#8211; Resources &amp; Contacts</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/local-gardening-farming-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Secure Food Supply for Tucson &#38; Southern Arizona
Resources &#38; Contacts: Gardening &#38; Farming &#8211; Production, Distribution, Education
 A sampling and an on-going growing list (see this page for updates)
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona &#8211; communityfoodbank.com
Native Seeds/SEARCH &#8211; www.nativeseeds.org
Pima County Food Systems Alliance &#8211; go to Facebook page
Tucson Organic Gardeners &#8211; www.tucsonorganicgardeners.org
Community Gardens of [...]]]></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>Ed Mazria&#8217;s Two-Year, Nine-Million-Jobs Investment Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/ed-mazrias-two-year-nine-million-jobs-investment-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caroline Dobuzinskis
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(Ed Mazria&#8217;s  Revised One-Year, 4.5 Million-Jobs Investment Plan available here:)
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With the job market crashing and a reported one in five mortgages underwater, the need for complex solutions to fix the US economy grows increasingly urgent. Ed Mazria, founder of the non-profit research and education organization Architecture 2030, has put forward a proposal to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Green Retrofit  Stimulus Proposal for Tucson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With half of all mortgaged homes “underwater” and owing more than their market value, housing prices continue to decline even after four years of collapsing prices. The ongoing global credit and debt crisis combined with declining house prices spell disaster for the home-building industry for at least the next decade. The escalating climate crisis also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Green Retrofit Economic Stimulus Proposal for Tucson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 Green Retrofit Economic Stimulus Proposal for Tucson
With half of all mortgaged homes “underwater” and owing more than their market value, housing prices continue to decline even after four years of collapsing prices. The ongoing global credit and debt crisis combined with declining house prices spell disaster for the home-building industry for at least the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greenhouse emissions exceed worst case scenario</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/greenhouse-emissions-exceed-worst-case-scenario/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The global output of carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the US Department of Energy has calculated, a sign of how feeble the world&#8217;s efforts are at slowing man-made global warming.
The new figures for last year mean that levels of greenhouse gases are higher than the worst-case scenario outlined by climate experts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Delays Tar Sands Pipeline, McKibben Responds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Delays Decision on Pipeline Until After Election
By JOHN M. BRODER and DAN FROSCH
published in New York Times 11/10/11
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, under sharp pressure from officials in Nebraska and restive environmental activists, announced Thursday that it would review the route of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline, effectively delaying any decision about its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The world is looking straight into the face of a great depression&#8221;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New recession threatens the globe as debt crisis grows
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard &#8211; Telegraph  (UK)  published 11/10/11
Europe&#8217;s escalating debt crisis has cast a black shadow over the world&#8217;s fragile recovery, threatening to tip large parts of the global economy into a deep downturn and even outright recession.
The OECD&#8217;s index of leading indicators for China, India, Brazil, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST&#8217;s Tom Greco Gives Economics Talk at International Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable Tucson founding coalition member, Tom Greco gives a presentation on his transformational model of economic change to the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership. This TED-like talk is video-streamed from the conference and is viewable here:
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http://www.livestream.com/localfuture/video?clipId=pla_ade24121-d46d-4448-863c-babe129a604f
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		<title>UA Professor Walks Away From Empire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Saying No to WalMart, A Town Builds its Own Store</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying Underwear, Along With the Whole Store
By AMY CORTESE
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SARANAC LAKE, N.Y.
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THE residents of Saranac Lake, a picturesque town in the Adirondacks, are a hardy lot — they have to be to withstand winter temperatures that can drop to 30 below zero. But since the local Ames department store went out of business in 2002 — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dark Side of the ‘Green’ City</title>
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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>Adapting to Our New Economic Reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Welcome to the Post-Growth Economy
&#8220;As humanity has chewed through the low-hanging fruit of our natural resources and has turned to lower-grade and more expensive ores and fuels, managers of the economy have attempted to keep growth going by piling up debt in the mistaken belief that it is money that makes the economy run rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let Arizona regulators pull the plug on solar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(from The Vote Solar Initiative www.votesolar.org)
Friends,
Your elected utility regulators at the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) are considering cutting funding for the state&#8217;s solar programs.  Can you help us urge the ACC to keep Arizona&#8217;s solar growth and job creation on track?
The ACC is currently reviewing the 2012 Renewable Energy Implementation Plans for three major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garden Mentor Program &#8211; Community Food Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/garden-mentor-program-community-food-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/11/garden-mentor-program-community-food-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>communityfoodbank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you grow your own vegetables? Become a Garden Mentor with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and help others learn!
Garden Mentors work with a new home or school gardener for two growing seasons, supporting them as they gain the tools to produce their own food.
For more information or to sign up as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Move Your Money: Campaign grows to divest from &#8220;Too Big to Fail&#8221; banks to local banks, credit unions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published by Democracy Now! on Wed, 11/02/2011
Original article: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/1/move_your_money_campaign_grows_to
by Amy Goodman
As participants in the Occupy Wall Street movement continue protesting the record profits made by banks bailed out by taxpayer money, a group of grassroots activists are hitting America’s largest banks—including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo—where it hurts most: the wallet. Dubbing [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/innovative-30000-gallon-rainwater-harvesting-cistern/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/sustainability-lessons-for-the-united-states/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/st-water-resource-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Occupy Wall Street &amp; the Climate Movement</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-the-climate-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-the-climate-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Contributors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subject: #OccupyWallStreet and the #Climate Movement
From: organizers(at)350.org
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:49:56 +0000
Dear friends,
I&#8217;m writing from New York City, where the Occupy Wall Street movement is taking off.
What started as a small group of young people with a vague call to action is evolving into something truly inspiring &#8212; and our crew at 350.org is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco Neighborhoods certification program &#8211; Earth Advantage Institute</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/eco-neighborhoods-earth-advantage-institute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/10/eco-neighborhoods-earth-advantage-institute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Colleague,
The Earth Advantage Institute of Portland, Oregon, is inviting expressions of interest for an innovative Eco Neighborhoods program that will certify existing neighborhoods that demonstrate excellence in achieving economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and social equity.
EAI is determining the level of interest in such a program and identifying key facets of the certification. Please help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massive default is best way to fix the economy</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/massive-default-is-best-way-to-fix-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/massive-default-is-best-way-to-fix-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massive default is best way to fix the economy
 by Brett Arends &#8211; MarketWatch
Clearing away the debt is the only way forward
You want to fix this economic crisis? You want to put people back to work? You want to light a fire under the economy?
There’s a way to do it. Fast. And relatively simple. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated Primer on Ongoing Financial Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/updated-primer-on-ongoing-financial-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/updated-primer-on-ongoing-financial-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Automatic Earth is a unique, one-stop website which presents the world&#8217;s best current writing on the ongoing financial and economic crises. The following Primer lists key articles and analyses written by the Automatic Earth team.
Nicole Foss (aka Stoneleigh) writes:
It is time to undertake the yearly review and update of our primer guide, with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is building Resilience and Sustainability?</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/adapting-to-our-new-economic-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/adapting-to-our-new-economic-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainability is the capacity to continue a desired condition or process either social, ecological or both. Resiliency is the ability of a system to adjust its configuration and function under disturbance. Both concepts are important as we seek to ensure a sustainable built-environment and economy which can function under changing conditions in the emerging future&#8230;  read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The peak oil crisis: reality on hold</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/the-peak-oil-crisis-reality-on-hold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/the-peak-oil-crisis-reality-on-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The peak oil crisis: reality on hold
by Tom Whipple
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As much of America bakes in some of the highest temperatures ever recorded and while Washington argues interminably over taxes, budget cuts and debt caps, one is struck by the unreality of it all. When the House of Representatives votes to preserve the incandescent light bulb for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the Post-Growth Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/welcome-to-the-post-growth-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/welcome-to-the-post-growth-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Post-Growth Economy
by Richard Heinberg
&#160;
During recent weeks, evidence has piled up that U.S. and European economies, far from recovering, are swirling back into recession. Failure of American politicians to address the federal debt crisis, the U.S. credit rating downgrade, and increasing fragility of European economies have investors running for the hills.
&#160;
Concern is being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a clean energy future for Arizona</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/creating-a-clean-energy-future-for-arizona/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/09/creating-a-clean-energy-future-for-arizona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ST Contributors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Warren&#8217;s &#8211; My Comments &#8211; Creating a clean energy future for Arizona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep3iKOVn0RY
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		<title>SEKEM: A visionary Egyptian desert project</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/08/sekem-a-visionary-egyptian-desert-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/08/sekem-a-visionary-egyptian-desert-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn about an important example of sustainable development in Egypt.
SEKEM, founded by Ibrahim Abouleish, winner of the Right Livelihood Award &#8212; the &#8220;Alternative Nobel&#8221;
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Sekem: Born of the sun  5:17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-D23-OjmoM&#38;feature=fvsr
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Ibrahim Abouleish &#8211; Founder Sekem Group   9:58
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2tmH1wK2YU
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SEKEM English Part 1   9:51
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXXpamUjYmg
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SEKEM English Part 2   2:47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn7T0bz7sPg
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Sekem website film
http://www.sekem.com/english/Filmen.aspx
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Official SEKEM website
http://www.sekem.com
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		<title>&#8220;We are experiencing a high level of uncertainty&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/08/we-are-experiencing-a-high-level-of-uncertainty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/08/we-are-experiencing-a-high-level-of-uncertainty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[August 4th , 2011 from CNBC.com
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Dow Sinks 500, Worst Day Since Dec. 2008
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Stocks plunged sharply Thursday, with the Dow down more than 500 points, in its worst one-day drop since December 2008.
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All three major averages tumbled into negative territory for the year as investors were rattled over an intensifying global economic slowdown and ahead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Food Production Workshops</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/06/home-food-production-workshops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/06/home-food-production-workshops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PRO Neighborhoods Newsletter informs us that:
&#160;
The Community Food Bank&#8217;s Community Food Resource
Center will team up with the Pima County Library system in
June to present a series of workshops on Sustainability and
Home Food Production. The workshops are free and open to
the public. Pre-registration is not required. For questions or
information on this series, contact Leona Davis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Day for Santa Cruz River Farmers&#8217; Market</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/05/moving-day-for-santa-cruz-river-farmers-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/05/moving-day-for-santa-cruz-river-farmers-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 21:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<title>National Academy of Sciences Issues Warning!</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/05/national-academy-of-sciences-issues-warning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/05/national-academy-of-sciences-issues-warning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 21:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Sciences says:
﻿&#8221;Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused primarily by the emission of greenhouse gases from human activities, and poses significant risks for a range of human and natural systems. Emissions continue to increase, which will result in further change and greater risks. Responding to these risks is a crucial challenge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>350 Home &amp; Garden Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/05/350-home-garden-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainabletucson.org/2011/05/350-home-garden-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 15:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transition US is committed to enabling action-oriented programs at the national level.  The Home and Garden Challenge is just such an opportunity. Inspired by the the amazing work done in Sonoma County, CA last May where over 600 gardens were planted, we have decided to take it (inter)national this May 14th &#38; 15th.
Organizing a Home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Food Bank Needs Your Vote!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 11:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<title>Overpeck Testifies on Regional Drought</title>
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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>Farmer/Gardener Alert</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Native Seeds/SEARCH would like suggestions from local farmers and gardeners who grow for local markets.  We want to know what we can trial or grow for seed at our farm this summer that will help the local food movement.  We want to know what crops and what varieties you need to be successful. Contact Bill [...]]]></description>
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