58 February 2014
Miss Sustainable
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will be no results." I'm a results
driven kind of person. You can
be too.
At this point in my life and
career, I have some good
positive wins under my belt.
I've helped save a beautiful,
large ficus tree that our city
was going to remove because
it was in the middle of where a
new sidewalk was supposed
to go. I organize our annual
PARK(ing) Day event to pro-
mote the importance of green,
public space in our urban
core. I've fought to stop bad
development (and supported
the good). I've promoted bike
share, sustainability initiatives
and have pushed my city to
step up their recycling program
to include multi-family hous-
ing and commercial business.
Sometimes though, activism
takes place more behind the
scenes, under the radar in the
grand scheme of things, but
can have a very big and posi-
tive impact.
I'll share with you one of my
favorites. There is a large toxic
plume underneath a portion of
Phoenix, Arizona. It is a Super-
fund Site. Many people who
live here are unaware that it
even exists.
From EPA Region 9's website:
The Motorola, Inc. (52nd Street
