Hope for a desert delinquent: What Phoenix, the poster child for environmental ills, is doing right
GristIn order for Phoenix to truly be a green city, it would have to be brown. Or not brown, exactly, but the sandy shade of the mountains that surround it:
Sustainable Energy Fellowship: Five ASU students chosen to explore sustainable energy
The Sustainable Energy Fellowship has announced its 2008 cohort of student Fellows. The students, selected from a highly competitive pool from around the country, will begin the year-long fellowship process
U.S. gets brave on warming
As published in The Arizona Republic: Viewpoints by Julian Hunt A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers, including Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., participated in the Brazil Climate Change Forum, together with
We're a megapolitan nation
As published in The Arizona Republic: Viewpoints by Robert E. Lang and John Stuart Hall Predictions of growth are not new, and neither is the idea of a network of
Major changes to way we think, plan must be made now to avoid a sprawling suburb
As published in The Arizona Republic: Viewpoints by Grady Gammage and Rob Melnick As Arizona boosters like to point out, people "vote with their feet." In that election, more have
Arizona must think like a nation for it to fulfill promise of the Sun Corridor
As published in Arizona Republic: Viewpoints by Michael M. Crow, Arizona State University PresidentTwenty "megapolitan" areas with potential equivalent to the richest foreign countries are emerging in our nation. Arizona,
Related story: Helping Phoenix achieve sustainability in uncertain times
What can we do to live sustainably in an uncertain world? Here, in a desert city averaging eight inches of rainfall annually yet carpeted with golf courses and dotted with
Demographer at crossroads of climate and growth
Interdisciplinary focus help’s ASU’s Gober chart Phoenix’s future in uncertain times Patricia Gober understands better than most that major shifts, in a climate or a career, are periods rife with
Students from Arizona State University compete in Wal-Mart's "Better Living Business Plan Challenge"
Winner of environmentally friendly innovations competition to receive $20,000Press Release Tempe, AZ - On Apr. 18, 2008, students from Arizona State University (ASU) will travel to the Wal-Mart Home Office
Assessing new technology
by Brad Allenbyfor the Arizona Republic It is hard to remember, but 10 years ago we were all madly in love. The object of our affection – biofuel – was
Attaining sustainability requires economic scorecard
V. Kerry SmithSpecial for The Republic Everyone loves to keep score. Most aspects of our lives get rated in some way. Sports, computer games, university-degree programs, local school systems and
School of Sustainability featured on NBC Nightly News
NBC visited Arizona State University in February 2008 to explore in depth the nation's first School of Sustainability. Their report aired nationally March 24, 2008, on NBC Nightly News. Interviews