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Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona

Apr 01, 2016 04:10PM

Goodwill of Southern Arizona, operates five youth programs, five adult programs and supports over 500 jobs in southern Arizona

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Everyday Sustainability: Practical Ways We Can Help Out the Planet

Mar 31, 2016 08:28AM ● By Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko

We can easily green up our lifestyle by making simple choices on everything from food to clothes to cleaning supplies.

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Troubled Waters: Our Precious Freshwater Supplies Are Shrinking

Mar 31, 2016 07:47AM ● By Linda Sechrist

The supply of fresh H2O essential for human health is dwindling with pollution and development, but a wave of support is building to claim clean water as a basic human right.

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Developing Gardens Instead of Golf Courses: Agrihoods Use On-Site Farms to Draw Residents

Feb 29, 2016 03:15PM ● By April Thompson

Creative subdivisions are being built around working farms that include homegrown veggies and even chickens and lambs.

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High Harvest: Indoor Gardening is Looking Up

Feb 29, 2016 02:54PM

Huge indoor farms relying on vertically stacked trays are producing 100 times more food per square foot than traditional methods while using 99 percent less water and 40 percent less power.

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Fossil-Fuel-Free: Food Trucks Go Solar

Feb 29, 2016 02:54PM

This summer New York will lease 500 solar-powered foods trucks to vendors that currently consume petrochemicals to drive, power equipment and cook food.

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Efficient Cook: Kitchen Recipes for Daily Energy Savings

Feb 29, 2016 02:54PM

Kitchens can easily be energy hogs, but strategies such as using convection ovens, slow cookers and pot lids can reduce the monthly utility bill.

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Pioneering Aspen: Ski Town Runs Entirely on Renewables

Jan 29, 2016 09:07AM

Aspen is the third municipality in the country to shift entirely away from fossil fuels, thanks partly to price drops in renewables and government disincentives for coal.

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