Native American Youth Sues Governor Janice Brewer Over Failure to Combat Climate Change

February 10, 2012 Government’s inaction jeopardizes her generation’s future well-being Phoenix, AZ – She may not be old enough to drink, vote or drive a car, but Jaime Lynn Butler, a 5th grader and member of the Navajo Nation, is old enough to recognize the danger of the government’s inaction on climate change. Today, Jaime will take time off from school... Read More

Artic Sancturay: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

“The refuge reaches whole and unbroken from the Arctic Ocean’s wash of blue, silver, and gray in the north to the greens and browns of the boreal forest in the south. Climbing as tundra up the North Slope to the foothills of the Brooks Range, it crests in glacier-clad peaks of the Continental Divide that settle southward into sparsely treed taiga. The refuge’s... Read More

Michael’s Garden: Handmade Hats Help Provide Adults with Functional Disabilities Employment

We like the treats, and Michael’s Garden has plenty to beguile the most bewitching witch! Choose from an assortment of colorfully decorated hats and matching broomsticks to complete the look, all made by participants of a very unique program of Michael’s Garden, a Division of ACCEL (Arizona Centers for Comprehensive Education and Life Skills). Michael’s Garden... Read More

TAKING THE LEAD: A Horse Whisperer’s Journey

// “Basic human contact – the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words  – is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you’re feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.” –Martha Beck–   Ambling down a bumpy, dusty stretch of road on the way to Prescott, it’s a blistering 98 degrees. Koelle Simpson, 30, Scottsdale-based... Read More

Inspiration: Recycled Batteries Turned Into Pigments

Camila da Silva Bruzadelli, Alan Juliano de Andrade and Deborah Asbahr, of Limeira, Brazil are responsible for this. Having discovered a way to make good use of recycled batteries, they live in their state of Sao Paolo where 192 million batteries are used each year, with only a fraction of them being recycled. But what IBM 40Y6795 batteries they do receive,... Read More