Volunteer Group Helps Homeowner Go Green (Live)
The Teaching and Helping Program trained more than a dozen volunteers to make major energy conservation and solar upgrades to a 1950s home.
Power Outages Plague Mount Lemmon (Live)
Power outages are still common on Mount Lemmon six years after the 2003 Aspen forest fire that burned 85,000 acres, affecting businesses on the mountain.
Sustainability Walking Tour Shows Off UA Campus (Live)
This year’s high school seniors are more interested in green universities than ever before, so officials at the University of Arizona created the Sustainability Walking Tour.
Busting the Green Myth (Live)
Green. Eco-friendly. Organic. All natural. Sustainable. What do these terms really mean?
Cat Scan Coverage of Sustainability EXPO9 (Archive)
The second Sustainability and Energy EXPO9, held at the Tucson Convention Center March 6 and 7, featured dozens of vendors and environmentalists showcasing what's new in renewable energy and green living. Alternative fuel vehicles received lots of attention this year, but efficient home improvement methods such as rain-water harvesting and solar arrays were popular exhibits.
Cat Scan Coverage of Sustainability EXPO9 (Archive)
The second Sustainability and Energy EXPO9, held at the Tucson Convention Center March 6 and 7, featured dozens of vendors and environmentalists showcasing what's new in renewable energy and green living. Alternative fuel vehicles received lots of attention this year, but efficient home improvement methods such as rain-water harvesting and solar arrays were popular exhibits.
Cat Scan Coverage of Sustainability EXPO9 (Archive)
The second Sustainability and Energy EXPO9, held at the Tucson Convention Center March 6 and 7, featured dozens of vendors and environmentalists showcasing what's new in renewable energy and green living. Alternative fuel vehicles received lots of attention this year, but efficient home improvement methods such as rain-water harvesting and solar arrays were popular exhibits.
Join Cat Scan on Twitter (Live)
Cat Scan reporters will cover Earth Day events April 22. Click here.
Resale Value of Solar (Live)
Solar power is better than other energy alternatives because it uses the natural, plentiful resource of the sun, pays for itself over time, and everyone has unlimited access to the sun, said Julie Junod of the Solar Electric Light Fund.
Given this premise, the question then becomes whether the investment in solar power will be viewed as a positive upon the sale of a home. And the answer is, it all depends.