Sustainability in Challenging Times Call to Action

by Carolyn Classen, blogger “Hello, friends of sustainability and all who are concerned about our planet’s future! Like so many, we in Sustainable Tucson have been considering how to respond to the current attacks on our environmental health, national parks, and progress on climate change and eco-justice.  Therefore, we are hosting an in-person Call to Action on … Read more

The Climate Crisis is Already Here: Latest Bad News

The Washington Post reported, Humans have pushed the climate into ‘unprecedented’ territory, landmark U.N. report finds. The New York Times reported, A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us. Don’t sugar coat it. The Daily Beast succinctly says it like it is: UN Climate Experts to the World: … Read more

The Biden/Harris Administration Pledges to Cut Carbon Emissions By Half and Increase Jobs in Sustainable-Clean Energy Sector

Hosting a two-day virtual global summit with 40 nations in attendance, the Biden/Harris Administration brought the United States back, after a four-year absence, as a leader in combatting climate change and promoting the creation of new clean energy jobs. During the two day summit, Vice President Harris and President Biden, accompanied by their economic, energy, … Read more

Climate Emergency: A Western Megadrought And CAP Mandatory Water Cutbacks

Above: Current water levels on Lake Meade for the 2021 accumulation projections can be seen well from the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge above the Hoover Dam on January 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal). CBS News reports,  a Megadrought emerging in western U.S. could be the worst in 1,200 years, study … Read more