Barbara Lockwood Director of Renewable Energy Arizona Public Service www.aps.com Barbara Lockwood is a chemical engineer who doesn’t consider herself an environmentalist at heart, yet there she is — director…
Lynn Paige CEO PerfectPower www.perfectpowernetwork.com When Lynn Paige, CEO of PerfectPower in Phoenix, first joined the company six years ago she lacked a background in solar energy. But it didn’t…
Colin Tetreault Master of Arts Student Arizona State University, School of Sustainability schoolofsustainability.asu.edu As a student at the Arizona State University School of Sustainability, Colin Tetreault is exploring ways for…
For those of you involved in the green/sustainability arena, you are probably still decompressing from the impressive event that was the Greenbuild 2009 Conference and Expo that was held last…
I’ll admit, I have a guilty pleasure — celebrity gossip. Though personal opinions about celebrities vary, it’s difficult to argue the fact that they have an amazing platform to send…
Recently, I attended the “Women & the Green Job Movement” panel hosted by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and Zion & Zion.…
The time has come! Greenbuild 2009 has officially begun. For those unfamiliar with Greenbuild here’s some background information listed on the Web site for the event. “Greenbuild is the world’s…
The recession has been grim. Every time you read more depressing statistics relating to the world’s economic woes it’s almost impossible to see anything positive. However, there is some news…
I recently read an interesting piece in the New York Times about the rebuilding of Greensburg, Kan. Some of you may recall the devastating tornado the tore through the region…
Extreme Valley heat may have you pointing an accusing finger down, not up The Valley is no stranger to high temperatures with its excessive heat advisories and record-setting highs in…
Please welcome Diane Brossart, president of Valley Forward Association, and guest blogger to the AZ Green Scene. This is the first blog of our exclusive monthly blog partnership series, where…
Nobody ever said being “green” was easy, but it doesn’t have to be that hard either. Recently, I read a great blog by Liesa Goins in Newsweek titled “Easy Environmentalism:…
