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[energy] David Freeman -- an American Great, has passed away.... [more]
May 19, 2020
One of America's greats has passed away. David Freeman is one of the folks who has brought us away from the brink of fossil-fuel and nuclear energy, into the realm of solar, wind, energy storage and energy efficiency -- it is fascinating to read...
[welcome] Ramon Cruz new president of Sierra Club! ...[more]
May 18, 2020
The Sierra Club has elected a new national Board of Directors for the upcoming board term, 2020-2021. Ramón Cruz of Puerto Rico, currently residing in New York City, was elected President -- becoming the first Latino President in the organization’s...
[transportation] Tucson's First Electric City Bus... [more]
May 18, 2020
Sun Tran will introduce its first electric bus into service starting Sunday, May 17. The electric bus is powered only by battery and produces zero-emissions, contributing to cleaner and healthier air in Tucson. In addition, it provides a quieter and...
[climate] Panel Talk: "Defunding Climate Destruction"...[more]
May 18, 2020
Video from May 14, 2020 -- the Sierra Forum's panel discussion on "Defunding Climate Destruction" -- Mike Brune gave an organizational update on our work. Rachel Heaton talked about the history of Mazaska Talks, and the severity of human rights...
[energy] Tell Arizona Regulators: "We Need A Just Transition To Clean Energy"...[more]
May 15, 2020
Tell TEP & ACC to Fund "Just Transition to Clean Energy"! Navajo and Hopi Tribal leaders and Indigenous grassroots groups are calling on Tucson Electric Power and the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to fund a just transition away from...
[hitched] May 15) "Meeting Someone's Significant Otter"...[more]
May 15, 2020
NEWS FROM THE LAST WEEK = 18 Headlines & 4 Photos of Bears, Beavers, Eagles, Foxes and Otters] [Coronavirus Update] [Black Lives Matter] [Supporting Native Americans] [We’ve Got the Power] [Pollution + Asthma] [Who Runs the World?] [Byeeeeee] [...
[welcome] Programs & Outings (All Cancelled) ...[more]
May 13, 2020
On Thursday, May 28, from 6pm -- Our Rincon Group's "Conservation Committee" and "Executive Committee" will be meeting online -- via Zoom (and on the fourth Thursday of most months. To join our meetings please let us know -- so we can send you an...
[conservation] BLM Plans to Increase Livestock Use on nearby National Monument [more]
May 11, 2020
BLM Fast Tracks Plan to Increase Livestock Use on the Sonoran Desert National Monument [CLICK TITLE ABOVE -- FOR MORE]
[water] UArizona wins 2nd place in "Campus Rainworks Challenge" [more]
May 9, 2020
UArizona was awarded 2nd place in the Master Plan Category for its “Against the Grain” project. The university's project involved enhancing flood protection through bioretention facilities with native plants and trees and using stormwater runoff as...
[Borderlands] Words cannot express -- how terrible... [more]
May 1, 2020
Words cannot express -- how terrible the situation is -- right now, in our precious borderlands.
Despite a dangerous, global pandemic, hundreds of trucks and bulldozers are droning non-stop, destroying federally-protected lands, plowing sacred...