Other Work by Mae Lee Sun
Obama’s Energy Plan: Do emerging technologies and a green economy mix?
Tucson Green Times - Issue March 15- April 15, 2009 Published March 23, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun Yes he did and I was there. In that human sea of two million on a sunny, 20 degree day in D.C. to testify to the fact that indeed, a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens, neighborhood … Continue reading
Farmhouse Zen
Whole Terrain: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice Published July 2008 By Mae Lee Sun At 5:20 a.m., an attendant walks through the Zen center, ringing a bell to wake up the day and the handful of sleepy students –already roused by the roosters-who chose to sleep on site. There was only thirty minutes to prepare … Continue reading
Home Grown: Insight into some of Tucson’s green cottage industry makers
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Monday, March 02, 2009 For budding green entrepreneurs, it seems to start with an idea. An idea based on connection with something larger than oneself, where values of sourcing materials sustainably, focusing locally and keeping ethics at the forefront translate into action- action which generates a … Continue reading
CEO membership group expands as economy in general shrinks
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, January 23, 2009 Just over fifty years ago, in 1957, Robert Norse, a CEO from Milwaukee, was quick to notice that it was ‘lonely at the top’. Few executives in C-level positions could argue against that notion, making it easy for Norse to gather together … Continue reading
Teahouses brew community, one pot at a time
Tucson Green Times Published January 15, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun Just before three-thirty on a Friday afternoon, in the middle of Tucson’s Sam Hughes neighborhood, Zhu Ping Hodge puts on a pot of boiling water in preparation for an open tea tasting that takes place at the same time every week. She’s recently returned … Continue reading
Pest control goes green: University Termite & Pest Control is first to be certified
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, December 12, 2008 Rick Rupkey, president of University Termite & Pest Control, one recent morning was along the perimeter of his office building, with business partner Ryan Horn, simulating what they look for as potential problem areas where pests, such as termites, might gather. … Continue reading
The green media biz is all the buzz
By Mae Lee Sun, for Inside Tucson Business Published on Saturday, November 01, 2008 For what many may consider to be a one (free-range) horse town, Tucson has managed to grow more than it’s share of green media venues. The growth mirrors the national green scene that’s continuing to blossom on the Web and TV, … Continue reading
UA’s Eller College of Management to ride tailwind of green MBA trend
By Mae Lee Sun Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, September 05, 2008 The Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona will be adding “green” coursework to its MBA curriculm. Paul Portney, dean of the Eller College, unofficially made that announcement at a presentation he gave recently to the Sunbelt World Trade Association.
Green marketing: 8 tips to get you started on an environmentally sustainable marketing plan
By Mae Lee Sun Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, August 22, 2008 Consumers are becoming more savvy about green issues. Al Gore and the support of Hollywood movies like “The Day After Tomorrow” and “WALL•E” might have something to do with it. Not to mention the decades of efforts on behalf of pioneering environmental … Continue reading
Brooklyn Pizza gets Smart for delivery
By Mae Lee Sun Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, August 22, 2008 By outward appearances Tony Vaccaro’s Brooklyn Pizza is a normal, successful, pizzeria. The storefront, at 534 N. Fourth Ave., is brightly painted lime-green, orange and black. A small group of hip-looking teenagers crowds around a few chrome café tables on the sidewalk, … Continue reading
Armory Park’s urban farmer and food activist
Downtown Tucsonan April 2008 By Mae Lee Sun Some people have an ear for music. Others, like Kim Fox, have an ear for corn. And kale. And tomatoes. As a small-scale urban farmer/food activist, she says it’s a skill that everyone possesses; you don’t have to be a green thumbed Mozart to create luscious and … Continue reading
Green Drinks
Downtown Tucsonan Published April 2008 by Mae Lee Sun Gone are the days of conjuring up the image of the environmentalist as a tie dye and Birkenstock-wearing activist. Green is now the new ‘blue’ when it comes to getting down to business and it involves people from both the public and private sector, students from … Continue reading
BICAS: where every part contributes to the whole
Downtown Tucsonan April 2008 by Mae Lee Sun “Bicas is synonymous with sustainability and social justice,” says McKinley. “Reusing bicycle parts is ecologically and economically critical for the populations we serve whose main issue is affordable transportation and often only rely on a bike. We find it important to make those resources affordable in a … Continue reading
Faces of Buddhism: Tucson is becoming a hotbed of Buddhist activity. Is the religion’s popularity a significant trend or just a passing fad?
Tucson Weekly July 12, 2007 by Mae Lee Sun Part-time Tucsonan John Brady has made a habit out of trekking on foot up steep mountainsides and bouncing around SUVs on rugged dirt roads in the Himalayas, battling harsh conditions and struggling with language along the way. He does all of this while searching for sacred … Continue reading
The blossoming of Menlo Park’s Linda Avenue
Downtown Tucsonan Published May 2007 by Mae Lee Sun ust west of I-10, sandwiched between Congress Street, St. Mary’s Road, and Silverbell Road, sits Menlo Park—one of Tucson’s oldest neighborhoods. Mac Hudson, president of the Menlo Park Neighborhood Association (MPNA) has family who’s lived there for years, although not as long as some residents whose … Continue reading
Tucson ripe for ‘Green’ building opportunities
Downtown Tucsonan Published February 2007 by Mae Lee Sun n December of 2006, the U.S. Green Building Council’s Southern Arizona Chapter, met for the first time in Tucson, an example of a national trend of architects, builders, government and business leaders coming together to collaborate on plans to reduce energy demands on the environment. It … Continue reading
Stunning showplace Couple takes two years to turn Downtown Victorian-era home into Ode art gallery
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.17.2006 By Mae Lee Sun // Special to the Arizona Daily Star An elegant Steinway grand piano sits across the parlor, in front of a bay window. In an adjacent room, separated by paneled pocket doors and a line of deco-patterned tile flooring, an exquisite mantel of African mahogany adorns the … Continue reading
Home tour to help Habitat for Humanity Architects to show off achievements
Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.01.2006 By Mae Lee Sun Special to the Arizona Daily Star When Sonya Sotinsky and her husband, Miguel Fuentevilla, owners of FORSarchitecture + Interiors, moved into a 1928, red-brick bungalow in the Sam Hughes neighborhood, there was no question that major remodeling was needed. Not just because they … Continue reading
Downtown year round, the desert blooms
Downtown Tucsonan Published, August 2006 by Mae Lee Sun hortly after noon on a Saturday, Claudette Myers arrives at 27 N. Stone Avenue to open the doors to her enchanting women’s boutique, Desert Bloom. “You’re late Claudette! I’ve got to have those shoes I tried on yesterday. You didn’t sell them, did you?”, a loyal … Continue reading
Desert Mothers: Three women nurture engaged spirituality in Tucson
Tucson Weekly Published October 4, 2001 By Mae Lee Sun Since ancient times, the world’s deserts have been the preferred environment into which have ventured many a mystic, ascetic, shaman and sage. These spiritual seekers come to the desert to confront the essential questions of human existence and the meaning of life. From Egypt to … Continue reading
