Dear Eco-zoners, Are any folks experiencing problems getting permits for sustainable retrofitting (solar, water harvesting, gray water, etc.)? Holly Lachowicz...
A good reminder that the insanity is systemic (sure would be nice if it were as simple as blaming the shrub and his neocon handlers), and why band-aids on ...
... Compete almost has to be eradicated from the lexicon. There's absolutely no way we can compete, at least price wise, with people who use sweatshops and...
I would not be surprised if someone in this group knows young people who would be good candidates. Please pass this along. Tres Tres English English Business...
Up to their old tricks... ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329703480-117700,00.html Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study Ian Sample, science...
One question I often hear is, "How will global warming affect where I live?" Since at this point it's hard to predict--all we know for certain is the changes...
... First of all, let me say that I think Gore's film is excellent--as far as it goes. The science is solid, the policy recommendations do little to challenge ...
Hi everyone, First, I invite you to read this article on binging a large solar power plant to Arizona. TEP part of utilities group eyeing major solar plant ...
It's not just the yellow snow you have to be careful of anymore. What all might we be allowing industrialism to do to the fabric of life? ... Smelly,...
Funny you should mention it. I was going to float the proposal below to Sustainable Tucson to see if we could shoot it down internally but the news today...
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Trouble is, if we *only* squeeze more out of what we have, we will still eventually come to a point of shortage. And we'll have done all the belt tightening...
The following is, quite simply, excellent. ... http://carolynbaker.org/archives/collapse-and-its-discontents-a-carolyn- bakerorg-exclusive-by-dmitry-orlov ...
Steven, I did not see what type of solar plant PV or Concentrated Solar. Concentrated Solar Power would seem to more viable as there are several prototypes in...
I believe the type of the plant envisioned was Concentrated Solar. The one big advantage of "pumped storage" for storing solar generated electricity is ...
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There may be differences for non-transportation oriented uses of fuel cells. But here are the exact sentences from the Scientific American article - "Hybrid...
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I receive this list via daily digest, and often that works very well in dealing with announcements and shorter opinion pieces. Today though this was a monster...
Steven, I was always uncomfortable to latching onto the hydrogen economy hype because of the many barriers to widespread H use. With regards to hydroylsis I...
Here's an example of the events taking place in Bellingham around the growth, Peak Oil, and sustainability issues. ... Four upcoming meetings/events listed...
Anyone seeing warnings like this of likely scenarios being printed in American mainstream press? ... Independent <http://comment.independent.co.uk> / UK ...
It is pretty late so I'll probably take another hack at this tomorrow. But I have some comments and questions about the negative comments right now: 1. The...
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"TEP part of utilities group eyeing major solar plant" - http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/167521 "Summerhaven sewage could become snow" - ...
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... http://www.startribune.com/614/story/977169.html February 03, 2007 God is great, God is green People of faith are suddenly intense and vocal about global...
Watershed Management Group is currently seeking volunteers to participate in the design and implementation of public demonstration sites on water harvesting....
... Introduction to Building with Natural Materials Saturday, Mar. 17, 2007 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Cost $98/person Adobe, cob, & straw bale, along with earth...
Please pass this e-mail on, or, better yet, call your friends! Dear Eco-zoners, On Thursday, February 8, 6 to 9 p.m., Sustainable Tucson is producing an event...