One Big Fight to Save One Small Organic Farm

~ Via Change.org ~ More than 20,000 people have joined a popular campaign on Change.org urging officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, to save a 31-year-old organic farm instead of destroying it to build private soccer fields. Farmer Nick Maravell, Montgomery County residents, and the Montgomery Countryside Alliance, an agriculture conservation non-profit, are leading the campaign on Change.org to save Nick’s Organic Farm, the county’s only organic seed farm.... Read More

EFAZ’s 10th Anniversary Celebration Event! 10/13

EFAZ’s 10th Anniversary Celebration Event! Thursday, October 13, 2011, 6:00-9:00pm The Hackett House, Tempe, AZ Join the Environmental Fund of Arizona in celebrating their 10th year of helping to preserve and improve Arizona’s environment! We’ll bring together they will bring together 29 EFAZ member nonprofits, 26 campaign-workplace partners, and dozens of friends in the green-sustainable community to celebrate this important milestone. Click... Read More

Bringing in the Rain!

Rainwater catchment systems are notoriously unattractive, which has not helped the water conservation cause at home.  The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) located in Burton, Ohio has come up with an ingenious way to encourage rainwater harvesting and at the same time give local artists some welcome exposure.  Just in time for April showers, SWCD is once again sponsoring its annual RAIN BARREL YARD ART CAMPAIGN. SWCD temporarily loans out recycled... Read More

NCLE: Save Our Schools Event Mesa-May 31-June1

  Dual audience conference by design – programs specific to Higher Education and K-12 Schools. This conference, the first educational facilities event under NCLE's  Save our Schools education reform initiative, will proactively address ways schools can realize efficiencies, find funding, save money and reinvest those savings back into the schools – all while creating a healthier and productive learning environment for all. Attendees will be empowered... Read More

Arizona League of Consevation Voters Earth Night Celebration, April 22nd at the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center

“Arizona League of Conservation Voters names Susan and Peter Culp the ‘2011 Conservation Champion’ Award Winners” Phoenix, AZ – April 11, 2011 – The Arizona League of Conservation Voters has named Susan and Peter Culp the 2011 Conservation Champion Award designees, and will be honoring them at the AZLCV’s 2nd annual Earth Night celebration on April 22nd at the beautiful Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center. AZLCV Executive Director,... Read More

Come to Earth Day Phoenix 2011, April 21, 2011!

Help Keep Phoenix Beautiful on Earth Day! April 21st, 2011 @ Cesar Chavez Plaza Come celebrate the 41st anniversary of Earth Day!  Join Keep Phoenix Beautiful  in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, Earth Day event April 21st, 2011 from 11am-1:30pm at Cesar Chavez Plaza directly across from City Hall. You’ll learn about recycling and sustainability, take home useful giveaways and share your enthusiasm with thousands of environmentally minded attendees!  ... Read More

Be a part of history – April 29 & 30 @ The Pioneer Living History Museum for Earth Day 2011

Mark this on your calendar!! What: Earth Day 2011 – Our Earth, Our Home, Our Habitat When: Friday, April 29 (for Youth) and Saturday, April 30 (for Everyone) Time: 9 AM to 3 PM both days / Entry Fee: $5 entry fee to the Museum Location: Pioneer Living History Museum–3901 West Pioneer Road, Phoenix, AZ. * Please join North Country Conservancy and their community partners, the Pioneer Living History Museum, Phoenix Parks and Conservation Foundation,... Read More

AZ LOVES ECO SCRAPS

  Eco Scraps is new company providing a wonderful service that aims to take our waste and turn it into an effective product.  We are happy to announce our product is 100 percent natural and organic and it works amazingly. We encourage all to come and see how we are doing our part to boost local economy, cut back on landfill waste, and provide an effective recycled product.  We are interested in saving all of Arizona’s spoiled produce and composting it into... Read More

WHO WANTS TO BE A TRILLIONAIRE???

WHO WANTS TO BE A TRILLIONAIRE??? Sustainability as Arizona’s Exportable Commodity On the heels of another tragic event that centered the State of Arizona in the national spotlight, President Obama delivered the State of the Union address and asked Congress to put aside partisan differences and come together in a new era of cooperation to move our nation forward. “At stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country, or somewhere else,” he... Read More

Elections are Here… Vote Mindfully

ELECTIONS are just around the corner with both executive and legislative posts to fill. Relying on political ads to sort truth from fiction is like relying on the tooth fairy to pay your mortgage.  Minus the rhetoric, the voter pamphlets offer an overview of pertinent facts, but won’t really help to dissect the pros and cons of any given issue or candidate.  If you are curious about how Arizona politicians performed on important environmental issues, Arizona... Read More