by Jim Holway for the Arizona Republic I am often asked: Are our current growth and water use “sustainable?” This simple question does not have a simple answer. First, we

Arizona RepublicFrom a young age, small environmental efforts like this were embedded in my thought process. I saw how being environmentally savvy was a social event because I got to

Arizona RepublicTo help create solutions to global warming, more than 1,200 colleges, universities and high schools in Arizona and across the United States this week will participate in Focus the

by Eric Williams for the Arizona Republic Finally, it has arrived: your new desktop computer with a 3Ghz processor and a screaming-fast video card that will realistically render the digital

ASU News You know algae. It’s the gunk that collects on the sides of a fish tank when you forget to clean it. It’s the slime that makes you slip

ASU News Two grants to ASU for development of new solar energy technologies show how ASU’s solar energy research has grown in new and important ways. > Read more

East Valley TribuneWith its bright sunny location and hundreds of thousands of square feet of flat rooftops, Arizona State University wants to move into solar energy in a big way.>

by Kathy Jacobs for the Arizona Republic The Arizona Water Institute (AWI) is a consortium of Arizona's universities – Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona –

New York TimesThe threat of Global Warming is sparking new collaboration between academic disciplines. "'We want all the departments to contribute without thinking they own the initiative themselves,' Dr. Fink

As a child growing up on the outskirts of Chicago, I recall trips to the country where drinking water from wells always tasted odd. My relatives would try to convince me that drinking well water was good for me and that I should learn to enjoy the taste. Why did the water taste funny? The well waters were rich in calcium and magnesium. As it turns out, the definition of water hardness is primarily based on levels of these two minerals and those well waters were very hard. It was also quite logically good for me because hard water helps people get their daily recommended intake of calcium and magnesium, and studies have confirmed this fact.

by Brad Allenby for the Arizona Republic I always enjoy visiting the Netherlands. It's a small country, prosperous and nicely designed, with a cultural friskiness that enabled them to become

Mark Brodie for KJZZ Environmentalists aren't the only ones talking about sustainability anymore. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with two of the authors of a new report on the subject, and how