Tagged With: sustainability
His Kingdom for a Horse: Jay Kirkpatrick, expert on fertility control, speaks to the ongoing issues regarding wild horse management in the U.S. and abroad
By Mae Lee Sun “Wild horses are more or less able to run freely in 10 Western States.” This statement was published in the New York Times on October 10th, 2011 in a blog entry titled ‘Wild Horses, Hard Choices’ by a guy who had spent a little time interning with the U.S. Forest … Continue reading
Bats Attract for Water Conservation Message
Published October 18, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent Participants in an earthworks workshop led by Emily Brott, of the Sonoran Institute, used ancient technologies to build a basin for rainwater capture at the Ward One Tucson City Council office. Credit: Sonoran Institute The late summer launch at dusk of 40,000 Mexican free-tail … Continue reading
Green Valley is getting even greener for retirees at La Posada
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, July 03, 2009 The sun, the warm weather, golf and the arts are what typically attract retirees to Southern Arizona. For those choosing to live at La Posada in Green Valley, there’s a new consideration: green living. “The average age of our residents is in … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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