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Living Green Conference

I just wanted to spread the word about the upcoming Living Green Conference hosted by the Phoenix Permaculture Guild. It is a one day conference with Urban Sustainability presenters on May 22nd.

Here's a sample of some of the presenters:

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Added by Chloe Rhea Beauford on April 16, 2010 at 10:02am — No Comments

Undergraduate Summer Research Position in Inner Mongolia

Summer Research
Assistant Position

PIs: Drs. James Elser and Jon Harrison

Interested in gaining international field research experience? We are looking for an undergraduate to work closely with a PhD student on a project examining the environmental factors which regulate

grasshopper outbreaks and migration. Picture the locust (gr

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Added by Christina Wong on March 10, 2010 at 1:59pm — No Comments

local to global justice this weekend!

http://www.localtoglobal.org/

Feb 26-28th, Farmer Education Building

I attended this event last year while I was visiting on my recruitment weekend. The mission of the organization is bring people together around local and global justice issues. There are workshops and speakers ranging in topic from Mexican border issues to the ethics of circumcision. This is whe

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Added by Tamara Lawless on February 22, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Water Resources Advisor for the city of Mesa Position Open

For anyone who's looking for a job in Water Conservation field: City of Mesa, AZ has had this position announcement open on their website for some time now (the closing date was back in December, so they are looking for more applicants!) Job details can be found at https://jobs.mesaaz.gov/ Good luck! Continue

Added by Julia S on January 25, 2010 at 7:27am — No Comments

Research on how children in Sweden contribute to Urban Planning

https://www.comminit.com/en/node/281694/307 Sweden: GIS for children and urban planning Children in Stockholm's urban and suburban neighborhoods are contributing to urban planning through innovative use of Graphic Information System (GIS) maps within their school curricula. A special, interactive GIS application was developed by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences to provide a way for children to play an active role in determi… Continue

Added by Julia S on January 17, 2010 at 3:26pm — No Comments

True sustainability needs an ethical revolution

Ethics is the most integral aspect of the concept of sustainability, and it seems to keep getting plundered or eluded under the weight of society's allegiance to technological innovativeness as means to some kind of "end" characterized as "sustainable." Authors Nelson & Vucetich argue in "The Ecologist" online that in order for sustainability to be meaningful, in the sense that the essence of its definition(s) indicate(s), it must (re)emerge - be (re)framed - as an actionable and pragmatic y… Continue

Added by Clea M. Senneville on January 12, 2010 at 10:08am — No Comments

Sweden starts an American sustainability experiment

Perhaps every group of people interested in sustainability should follow Sweden's example and help mentor families in their sustainability practices. The following Post article details how Sweden has adopted 4 Northern Virginian families and is helping them with energy choices and consumption practices. If we want to make sustainability real, this is one way to put theory and research into action. Way to go Sweden for giving it a try! If a Nation can do it, you think Universities and schools cou… Continue

Added by Braden R. Kay on January 2, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

The Sustainability Review Deadline Extended to December 18th

Inaugural Issue Call for Papers EXTENDED DEADLINE: DECEMBER 18TH, 2009 The Sustainability Review is an annual, online journal edited and publ… Continue

Added by Maren Mahoney on December 8, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

My First Turkey-Free Thanksgiving

I just enjoyed my first Turkey-Free Thanksgiving. No, I did not have Tofurkey (which may or may not be an abomination of nature). Just good old stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, cornbread and cranberry sauce. Ok, ok, and some turkey gravy. Is that moral flip flopping? Maybe. I'll get to that later though. This transition from a conscientious omnivorism to vegetarianism is a recent and long development for me. I thought it might be worthwhile to reflect on this for my own selfish reasons b… Continue

Added by Thad Miller on December 4, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Science, ClimateGate and Hope

If you haven't heard yet, you should get out of your finals cave and update yourself on ClimateGate. In brief, e-mails at the Climate Research Unit (CRU) a the University of East Anglia were hacked. The e-mails show climate scientists discussing their data, how to present it and which (skeptical) papers not to publish. Even if you still believe that the science is sound and justifies acti… Continue

Added by Thad Miller on December 3, 2009 at 8:21am — 2 Comments

Back to the Land

Check out Maira Kalman's blog And the Pursuit of Happiness in the NY Times.

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Added by Liz Marquez on November 28, 2009 at 7:53pm — No Comments

Yeah, I said it: Vegetarianism

Image Credit I have to admit that under any other circumstance, I might feel a tinge of guilt by adding this post. I often choose to avoid being yet another tree-hugging vegetarian preaching about how the meat industry is ruining the world. It oftentimes would only result in making… Continue

Added by Jessica Fox on November 18, 2009 at 11:48pm — 3 Comments

Food Bank Challenges (Donate at GIOS until Nov. 23rd!)

Here in the US, food banks face pressure from ever-increasing numbers of people seeking help. There are countless food bank stories but there are two profiled in the NY Times recently that are particularly interesting, and I highly recommend reading them in full. In October, the NY Times Magazine's Food Issue tra… Continue

Added by Maren Mahoney on November 18, 2009 at 9:14am — No Comments

The end of cheap water

San Diego County Water Authority

An article from the independent non profit, Voice of San Diego (voiceofsandiego.org) discusses how the end of cheap water is upon us. The article describes some of the expensive projects going in around sou… Continue

Added by Haley Paul on November 16, 2009 at 11:28am — No Comments

The water/energy connection

picture can be found here

An article in Sunday's Arizona Republic discusses a recent EPA ruling concerning the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant near Page, AZ, that is pr… Continue

Added by Haley Paul on November 2, 2009 at 10:55am — No Comments

“Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.” - Szent-Gyorgyi

Farms looked at as water resources vanish I was pleased to see an article for the general public about the complexity of water issues in Phoenix. I'm not sure what is more interesting - the article or the comments by the readers. Continue

Added by Sandra Rodegher on October 25, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Tricksters and Sustainability

Photo credit: Agence France-Presse -Getty Images What role does the trickster play in raising awareness and action on sustainability issues? My thesis research has tangentially brought me to a… Continue

Added by Maren Mahoney on October 22, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

What “Zero Waste” Misses

If you’re like me (growing up in the 80s and 90s), you were probably exposed to recycling in elementary school and onward. If you’re even more like me, it was love at first sight. Recycling was the perfect solution. One you were done with something, you just had to dump it in the recycling bin so it can be used for something else. In this way, w… Continue

Added by Robert Horner on October 20, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

We're still talking about biofuels as a legitimate solution to fossil fuel reduction?

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Ok, so I understand that much of the evil with biofuels depends on the crop. Corn and soybeans being devoted to fuel instead of food? Not so good. Cellulosic sources like switchgrass for biofuel? Perhaps a little better, because you can grow them on more marginal… Continue

Added by Haley Paul on October 18, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Urgency: Help or Hindrance?

The climate change debate is fraught with arguments promoting fear and urgency to motivate immediate greenhouse gas emission reductions. Many groups arguing for mitigation point out that GHG reductions must begin as soon as possible to try to fend off the most drastic climate predictions. This sense of urgency probably adds power to their arg… Continue

Added by Robert Horner on October 18, 2009 at 2:20am — 1 Comment

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