Franchise - Green Team
Students get hands-on with their trash at school
Posted - 11/12/2009 at 4:48PM
Kids are often told to take out the trash. In an unusual step, the students at Kino School are told to bring their trash to class! Teacher Jennifer Shelton said, "I thought it would be a good idea to...
Companies vie for attention at 'green' convention
Posted - 11/11/2009 at 4:12PM
PHOENIX (AP) - As Americans are barraged with the message to "go green," companies are vying to be the ones to take them there by developing smarter products to stand out from the competition. About ...
Tucsonan creates home-made compost barrels
Posted - 10/27/2009 at 10:30PM
On a Thursday morning, John Taylor is hard at work. He's turning plain old barrels into composting machine which make super soil out of waste. "Everything that goes in that barrel comes out of our ho...
Vail H.S. Builds A Green Doghouse
Posted - 10/22/2009 at 7:50AM
You could say this project at Vail High School has gone to the dogs. Three students are building a green doghouse and unleashing its earth-friendly potential! Student Xulio Castillo said, "It's comple...
Catalina students making ornaments for US capital tree
Posted - 10/5/2009 at 9:12PM
Students at Catalina Magnet High School are creating ornaments for the the Christmas tree which will be displayed at the US Capital building, showing off what the Grand Canyon State is all about. It'...
Do new solar panels work better than the old ones?
Posted - 8/27/2009 at 4:56PM
New projects capturing the sun's energy are popping up across Tucson thanks to bond money. One project in particular has really captured the spotlight. For the City of Tucson, installing solar panels...
Solar panels at Reid Park Warehouse
Posted - 8/27/2009 at 4:25PM
To track the solar output at the Reid Park Warehouse, visit http://view2.fatspaniel.net/PV2Web/merge?&view=PV/standard/Simple&eid=277086...
Auto shops going green
Posted - 8/26/2009 at 4:57PM
Automotive shops don't seem to be environmentally friendly. Five more Tucson auto shops are changing that, by receiving a "green certification" from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. O...
Green auto shops
Posted - 8/26/2009 at 3:56PM
There are 51 auto shops in Arizona that are a part of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's Green Business Automotive Program. For a list of "green" auto shops in Tucson, click on th...
Saddlebrook removes grass to save green and blue
Posted - 8/26/2009 at 1:01AM
Arlene Housmyer has lived in the Saddlebrook Villas for nine years. When she moved in, most of the houses had grass, which wasn't cheap to maintain. "Two years ago in June we spent, for 113 villas, o...