• 31
    Jan

    “BALANCING” LIMITS POTENTIAL

    By: Mick Dalrymple ASU Global Institute of Sustainability ASU Energize Phoenix Project Manager We are never going to get to where we need to be by “focusing on the balance between economic development and environmental quality.” Many organizations, including Valley Forward, use some variation of this statement when discussing their mission. It’s time to evolve [...]

    posted in Environmental Education, Environmental Stewardship, Green Building, Livabiilty Communities, Renewable Energy, Revitalization, Sustainability, Uncategorized by Valley Forward Association

  • 24
    Jan

    TO SURVIVE AND PROSPER

    By: George B. Brooks, Jr. Ph.D. Owner, NxT Horizon Group There is a problem with “sustainability.” It seems everyone has a different definition or is unsure of the meaning of it, so there are widely different expectations of what the pathways and outcomes should be. Let me explain what I am talking about. I recently had [...]

    posted in Environmental Stewardship, Revitalization, Sustainability by Valley Forward Association

  • 05
    Dec

    LIVING LARGE DRIVING LESS

    By: Taz Loomans Principal, Blooming Rock Development How car-dependent is your city? That is a question that is being asked more and more nationwide. I recently read an article in Sierra Magazine (a magazine put out by the Sierra Club) by Tom Vanderbilt called “Living Large Driving Less,” which talks about the national trends that [...]

    posted in Environmental Stewardship, Transportation/Air by Valley Forward Association

  • 06
    Sep

    ONE YEAR LATER…

    BY: Tishin Donkersley, M.A. Editor-in-Chief, Green Living Magazine September marks the 1st anniversary of Green Living magazine. From the inception, it was important for me to create a format that would touch many parts of a person’s life and offer easy solutions to go green. With that intent, we divided the magazine into three parts: LIVE, [...]

    posted in Environmental Stewardship by Valley Forward Association

  • 29
    Aug

    COLLABORATION 101

    By: Linda Qian Communications Coordinator, Intel Corporation I’m young, I care about our planet and I completed my undergrad degree at the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources. For over three years, I was hand-fed environmental conspiracy theories, corporate human-rights violation horror stories, and was encouraged to shun the ethnocentric policies of governmental organizations around [...]

    posted in Environmental Stewardship, Sustainability, Uncategorized by Valley Forward Association

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