Green Pioneers: Busineses, governments and individuals take steps to become more eco-friendly

February 6, 2009

Sustainability is what the Valley wants, even if it’s more brown than green.

Businesses, governments and individuals have taken various steps in the past few years to become more sustainable. But it takes more than alternative fuels, hybrid cars, and ditching Styrofoam cups to be green. It’s going to take some time — potentially a generation or more.  More...

Green Light Specials, Now at Wal-Mart

January 25, 2009

IT was billed the Choice Meeting: a secret two-day conference in Arkansas in 2005 pairing Wal-Mart Stores, a symbol of scorched-earth global capitalism, with some of the nation’s most influential environmentalists. And it began with a zinger.  More...

Big Blue's Big Green Commitment

January 24, 2009

What's the best way for a corporation to sustain its green commitments during an economic downturn? Stanley S. Litow, IBM's vice president for corporate citizenship and president of the IBM Foundation, offers this zen-like precept: Don't wait till winter to store your grain. More...

25 Most Promising Green Businesses

January 22, 2009

Going green was big news for a while, then the collapsing economy put a cloud over the movement. Nonetheless, a derth of reporting doesn’t mean that the scientists, entrepreneurs, and business brains behind the burgeoning industry have slowed down.  More...

Bashas' starts cart-washing program
November 23, 2008
The handles of supermarket carts are scummier than port-a-potties, according to a recent University of Arizona study.

The rolling basket carrying your fresh lettuce and thumb-sucking baby could be rife with bacteria from leaky packages of poultry or raw meat - even leaky diapers - according to the Center for Disease Control. More ...

Benson company celebrates successful groundwater cleanup
November 14, 2008
Apache Nitrogen Products Inc. celebrated a milestone Thursday: the successful removal of nearly a half million pounds of nitrates. More ...

Solar proposal for school roofs beneficial idea
November 13, 2008
In these times of decreasing tax revenues, looking "outside the box" becomes imperative for public-supported institutions. More ...

A key power play
November 12, 2008
Arizona's solar resources often eclipse the opportunities in other forms of renewable energy, including wind and geothermal. Now, we're getting our first wind-energy power plant. More ...

Renewables to light 'Monday Night Football'
November 10, 2008
The sun and other renewable-energy sources will power the Monday Night Football lights Monday night in Glendale. More ...

University of Phoenix purchases green power from Salt River Project
November 10, 2008
The University of Phoenix will become one of the largest educational purchasers of renewable energy in a deal announced Monday with Salt River Project. More ...

APS to boost its investment in wind power
November 8, 2008
Arizona Public Service Co. plans to buy 100 megawatts of electricity beginning next year from the High Lonesome Wind Ranch being built 55 miles southwest of Albuquerque, the company said. More ...

WESTCARB working to reduce gas emissions
November 8, 2008
A public meeting will be held in Holbrook Wednesday, Nov. 12, to present information and progress on the planned research project near Joseph City to test and demonstrate technology for the underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). More ...

Wickenburg Veterinary Clinic goes solar with new roof panels
November 5, 2008
Wickenburg Veterinary Clinic has recently installed a 19.9 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) solar electric system on the roof of the clinic. The system is Wickenburg's first commercial solar electric system and was installed by American Solar Electric Inc. of Scottsdale. More ...

Group devotes month to spreading sustainability awareness
October 31, 2008
With fall almost in full regalia, some Valley businesses had hoped to keep October a little greener this year - and for years to come.

Members of Arizona Businesses Advancing Sustainability dedicated October to creating greater sustainability awareness among their employees, and to helping other businesses understand the benefits of taking a more environmental approach. More ...

Tucson firm, APS get $4.35M to find key solar answer
October 17, 2008

A Tucson solar-energy developer and Arizona Public Service have been awarded a $4.35 million grant to overcome a key obstacle to producing utility-scale solar energy. More ...