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  Hey David...

  ...will you be contributing frequently to the newsletter? :)

  PS: I owe you some pictures from Salzburg. On Grist and Arizona State University team up on newsletter for students posted 1 year, 2 months ago 36 Responses

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  The times they are a changin' in the Valley

  Thanks for clarifying. I agree with you that water and sprawl are important issues here.  But by your stance...should we desert rats all give up and leave for Cali? Just because people (albeit ~5 million) live in a large desert city doesn't mean that that research, dialogue and implementing sustainable practices is incongruous. Heck, a few of us would tell you that Phoenix is a great setting to see how effective sustainable initiatives are, given the previous attitudes about sprawl & water.  

  We're realistic and are not working on a miracle (although that would be nice!). We're just trying to look at ways to inform, educate & convince folks about what can be done in a "sustainable" way - see our website for more details - and believe me, people around the valley have been listening.

  PS: Not Apache. Hohokam :) On Grist and Arizona State University team up on newsletter for students posted 1 year, 2 months ago 36 Responses

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  yes, uninformed.

  Russ:

  I don't get you. Are you trying to say that Phoenix, Tucson, LV and every other desert metropolis (Dubai, Riyadh and every Gulf state, Perth etc.) are, by your definition, unsustainable? Just because they are "mirages" existing in an area with limited water?

  And if you do not wish to be "informed" about how these cities can be (and in Phoenix's case, are trying to be) sustainable...then my point about you being uninformed stands :) On Grist and Arizona State University team up on newsletter for students posted 1 year, 2 months ago 36 Responses

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  Maroon & Gold...and green

  As someone currently working in ASU (and involved with the Global Institute of Sustainability there), I find the first few (snarky?!) comments rather uninformed. Laugh what you want, but as some have noted, if no one wants to take the leadership role, we'll gladly do it. Check out our GiOS website (http://sustainability.asu.edu/) for what we do :)

  Just a side note on growth politics: $3.50+ gas and the sub-prime crunch has led to a sharp decline in recent outward urban expansion/suburbanization; the growth paradigm of choice in recent years is urban infill, with Downtown Phoenix being a key focus of this change.  For instance, the new ASU Downtown campus is a key impetus in this change - when you have 15k+ students living and socializing downtown, you have the prolonged demand for housing/services and subsequent reinvestment. Thankfully, the grim joke of Phoenix growing until it merges with Albuquerque & Tucson can be put to rest...for now.  

  And yes, we still are a party school and proud of it. Mill Ave. as a sustainable hotspot? You betcha :) On Grist and Arizona State University team up on newsletter for students posted 1 year, 2 months ago 36 Responses

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  Mocking the Mockingbird

  I wonder if you have even read Christopher's article, and have not seen the glaring indefensible scientific errors that have been analysed to death?     Furthermore:

  I wonder if you know that Christopher is a liar who likes to make things up?  

  I wonder if you know that he falsely claimed to be a member of the House of Lords?

  I wonder if you know that Christopher fabricates his owns Wikipedia entries?

  I wonder if you know that Christopher slandered Naomi Oreskes, and has not owned up to the truth?

  I wonder if you realise that Christopher can only respond via (IMO) hilarious ad hom attacks, willfully ignoring facts that have pointed out to him?  

  I wonder if you are Monckton in disguise? On Viscount Monckton, a British peer, says his paper was peer-reviewed by a scientist posted 1 year, 3 months ago 8 Responses