TUCSON, Ariz. — With its vegetable garden, rainwater cisterns and dedication to teaching kids how to cuddle with Mother Earth, Civano Community School in southeast Tucson fits right into a neighborhood designed to be more at ease than at odds with the planet.

The Civano neighborhood was created with goals to reduce water and energy usage and the amount of waste going into landfills. The school, a charter school sponsored by the Vail School District, just seemed to be a natural extension of these goals.

After a year of living at the Stone Avenue Standard and having to take her recycling to school, UA junior Carrie Sherman wanted to do something about it. So she circulated a petition around the apartment complex.
Sherman also offers her “Globally cool tip of the day” on UATV's Daily Dose.

A local restaurant has found success offering vegan-only food.

Ned Egen uses recycled metal to decorate his home. It's just another way to recyclables are being used as art.

Prescott College isn't as well known as large state colleges, but it's one of the greenest.

Finding out what everyday people think about the environment.

Living in an "off the grid" home and working with solar power as a child has driven Louis Woofenden to use his expertise for a good cause.

Jane Kay is credited with starting the push towards environmental reporting in journalism. She is still paving the way today.

A local company uses an environmentally-safe hydrocarbon solvent on garments that appeases regulators and helps reduce the company's carbon footprint.