Tag: Arizona
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RIP Paolo Soleri, architect of Arcosanti, 1919- 2013
The great visionary architect and builder of a green urban laboratory in the desert's work was barely started.
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Phoenix suburban development rises from the ashes of the housing crash
It probably should have stayed dead, but like a Phoenix, it's back.
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Grand Canyon May Be 65 Million Years Older Than Thought
New research shows that the Grand Canyon may have already been eroded to within a few hundred meters of its current depth 70 million years ago. Making it 14 times older than conventionally thought.
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How Much Carbon Dioxide is Emitted on Your Block? Hestia Knows
The Hestia project allows researchers to map CO2 emissions building-by-building and block-by-block.
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Fed By Threads Apparel Combats Hunger in America
Family-run Fed by Threads is both a philanthropic fashion label and a custom printing service.
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"Miner's Shelter" At Taliesin West Is a Tiny Gem
A tiny retreat in the Arizona desert by a Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture Student
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Striking Recycled Art Sculptures Double as Habitat for Solitary Bees
If the typical "bee box" at your garden center is too boring for you, check out Zen Industrial's unique works of art.
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3,000' Tower Will Generate Clean Power from Hot Air and Cool Water
A downdraft energy tower that uses hot air and sea water to generate electricity is in the works near the US-Mexico border.
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Saguaro National Park Says No to Bottled Water AND Soda Sales
"If parks in some of the hottest, driest areas of the nation can take this step without fear of losing visitors to either disenchantment or dehydration, what’s stopping all the others?"
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Arizona Tribe & Enviro Groups Defend Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Against Industry Lawsuit
"We intend to defend these lands from this ill-considered attack by the uranium industry.”
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Can Small-Scale Compost Entrepreneurs Circumvent the NIMBYs?
Small-scale composting collection services seem to be proliferating. Can they take on larger, less-popular industrial-scale composting?
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ASU to Install 1MW of SunPower's Innovative New Solar Tracker
ASU is installing yet another large-scale solar array on its campus. This one uses a tracking system that claims to slash solar costs considerably.
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U.S. Expected to Extend Moratorium on New Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
After nearly two years of debate, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to announce approval of a 20-year moratorium on new uranium mining claims.
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Grand Canyon Reconsidering Plastic Water Bottle Ban, Could Be Implemented By Springtime
About a month since the Grand Canyon abandoned a plastic bottled water ban in the park after hearing from Coca Cola, the plan is back on.
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Grand Canyon Abandons Bottled Water Ban, After Meetings With Coca-Cola
The Grand Canyon was on track to ban bottled water sales in the park until Coca Cola registered its 'concerns' about the ban.
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ASU Buys Green Energy for Homecoming Game, Continues Commitment to Clean Tech
ASU isn't just covering its parking lots with solar. It's partnering with utilities to buy renewables and spread the word too.
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Bill Would Open Grand Canyon Area to Uranium Mining, By Foreign Companies
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last month announced a 20-year plan to protect the Grand Canyon from increasing uranium mining pressures. A bill introduced in Congress this week to "save uranium mining," the Northern Arizona
