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This site focuses on sustainability on a state-wide level. It has an abundance of information on sustainable programs and issues. It talks about sustainability in many areas and gives solutions and ideas for ways in which people can and are being sustainable everyday.

Arizona is a good state to be considered a sustainable state. Becuase of the sun and how it provides power with solar engery. Arizona is in the best position and hits the brightest spot of the sun, that's why it's so bright here. Thus leading to a lot of solar pannels being put up.

This site was a good pick because it has a lot of information which will help Arizona.

This article talks about global warming in Arizona and that do to heat heat rising in Arizona it is in a way lower property value. This article reminds me of the myth sustainability is about the environment.

Global warming, depending on who you talk to, is a myth or a fact. People love the fact that they can own some property in a southwestern state such as Arizona, and flock here during the cold winter months. With that being said, the heat is something that drives away potential buyers every year.

By Colquhoun's estimate, his field can fill about 3 million 8 ounce cans of carrots. He is bothered that see a considerable amount get left behind. According to the University of Arizona studies in 2004, they estimate that food waste might be closer to 50 percent.

this article talks about what we can do with some of the food waste in not only america but our home town. this talks about ho w we can transfter food waste into organic liquids.

this short article explains tips about sustainability and food waste. it also talks about food waste around holidays

An estimated forty-five to fifty percent of food is discarded each year by Americans.That makes it an economic problem for everyone. In a country known as the "throw away" society we are destroying the planet with methane, mountains of food waste that could of been eaten, and wasting money that could of been saved.

This article covers the idea of warehouses and how they contribute to the idea of food waste. They also give again, They general run down about food waste and again some ideas anyone can do in their homes everyday to help prevent the issue.

In this article, the author describes the effects of food waste in our landfills. Restaurants contribute 15 percent of all waste in landfills.

Food waste is the largest component of discarded waste. The Arizona Garbage project estimates that the average person throws out 1.3 pound of food a day roughly 475 pounds a year. Over 60 million homes and 500,000 businesses have disposals to get rid of food waste so it wouldn't end up in the landfill, why don't they use them?

This website is from the Arizona group who have problems since they are a bordering area for distrubution. Your can also see that it has started a branch of food banks to provide them with produce.