Nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors (SUN) announced today the launch of the 2nd Annual Tucson Solar Co-op to help Tucson area residents go solar. Building on the success of the 2020 group campaign, this year’s co-op hopes to expand access to solar by supporting a limited number of income-qualified installations. “The co-op will enable Tucson homeowners and business owners to join the growing community of people saving money by harnessing solar power,” said Bret Fanshaw, Arizona program director for Solar United Neighbors. “We are also blessed this year to have the support of a local donor to help a few [...]

Joseph Weinberger, a climate activist and second-year UCLA medical student, says it is already too late to stop climate change. Speaking as a member of the progressive Jewish community, he says we are past the time of “Tikkun Olam” (fixing the world), using a Hebrew phrase. Joseph Weinberger says we are past the global climate tipping point. Meanwhile, Biden’s $1.7 trillion climate plan aims to remove carbon from the power grid by 2035. Biden’s recovery act would provide millions of jobs and attempt to save the planet from its sixth mass extinction, the first from human action. Weinberger [...]

Council Member Steve Kozachik with sand made of glass. While attending a Mayor and City Council meeting in support of green infrastructure funding, I caught the tail end of their discussion on what to do about our threatened recycling program. The city is losing $3 million a year. They also discussed the high cost of storing glass bottles until they can find a buyer. It was suggested that they throw that glass in the landfill! I couldn't help but blurt out, "No! Find a use for it!"  There has to be a purpose for that glass! Since we [...]