August 16, 2010 Dear Tucson Green Times Readers, As you might have surmised by the front page of our August issue (which is being distributed on area news racks this week), we are in the process of changing our name from Tucson Green Times to The New Southwest. Why, you ask? Partially because many of [...]
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By Gretel Hakanson Tucson Green Times – July 2010 Think of greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel combustion probably comes to mind immediately. The burning of fossils fuels is naturally a major player in creating a higher carbon footprint, but so is soil. Soil is the Earth’s carbon sequestering modus operandi. More than twice as [...]
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By Karen R. Smith Tucson Green Times – July 2010 Two different streams of consciousness are combining to produce a new wave of thrift store shoppers here in Tucson and across the country. Thrift stores have always served the poor; today there are far more people experiencing financial need than at any other time in [...]
Continue Reading »By Britt Brouse Tucson Green Times – July 2010 Does the phrase “green consumer” sound like an oxymoron? It is possible to have a sustainable consumer lifestyle by finding a happy middle ground between dumpster-diving and mindless consumption. Green consumers can learn to resist impulsive shopping and, instead, carefully determine which items they really need [...]
Continue Reading »By Kirsten Boele Tucson Green Times – July 2010 Downtown Tucson neighborhoods are united against plans to run a new power line across residential areas. Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to run a new transmission line of a 138 kV between the DeMoss Petrie substation at Grant Ave. and I-10 and the downtown Tucson substation [...]
Continue Reading »Tucson Green Times – July 2010 Washington D.C. July 2010 – The U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution at its recent 78th Annual Meeting calling on the federal government to accelerate its support for natural gas vehicles. Passage of current federal natural gas vehicle legislation would stimulate market expansion, economic growth, and support the [...]
Continue Reading »Exploring the evolution of nature, culture and the inner self. The “Frowny Face” of Success By James MacAdam Tucson Green Times – July 2010 What causes us to behave the way we do? One of the fundamental assumptions of environmental and social movements in the past few decades has been that people behave according to [...]
Continue Reading »Tipping Points By Melanie Lenart Tucson Green Times – July 2010 One drink too many. The last straw that broke the camel’s back. We’re all familiar with tipping points, even if we don’t call them that. Soon we may need to add another ultimate to the list: The final ton of carbon dioxide that thawed [...]
Continue Reading »Living With Urban Wildlife By Kimberly Creagan Tucson Green Times – July 2010 It’s that time of the year again when the hot summer weather starts to make us all act a little batty. Well, we aren’t the only ones! Tiny winged mammals in the form of, you guessed it, bats, are quite active this [...]
Continue Reading »By Jessica Canchola Tucson Green Times – July 2010 Often, the first thing people hear upon waking is the sound of birds welcoming the sun. But they might not realize how important trees can be in generating that variety of bird songs. Creating habitat by planting trees can increase species diversity as well as the [...]
Continue Reading »EarthTalk: from the editors of E-Magazine Tucson Green Magazine – July 2010 Q: I am a bartender in Sacramento and I would love to be able to use some sort of locally made or sustainable version of sugar. What’s out there? -Ryan Seng, via e-mail A: It sure would be nice if we could obtain all [...]
Continue Reading »EarthTalk from the editors of E-Magazine Tucson Green Times – July 2010 Q: I heard about a supposed dangerous chemical called “triclosan” that is in many personal care and other consumer products. Can you enlighten? – Carl Stoneman, Richland, WA A: Triclosan is a synthetic chemical compound added to many personal and household care products [...]
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