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Attention Teachers! Fourth Annual Sustainability in Education for the 21st Century Award

Attention Teachers! Fourth Annual Sustainability in Education for the 21st Century Award

4th Annual (no strings attached) Sustainability in Education Awards The Sustainable Economic Development Initiative (SEDI) is pleased to announce the fourth annual

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Green Drinks

Green Drinks

Green Drinks is a monthly event hosted by SEDI to bring people together to share issues and common concerns around green business building and lifestyles, or just a

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Final Report on SEDI’s 2012 Innovation Summit

Final Report on SEDI’s 2012 Innovation Summit

The Innovation Summit’s outcomes accomplished all of the following objectives – describe the policies that support a culture of entrepreneurship, provide entrepren

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Innovation Summit 2012 Workshop Presentations available for download

Innovation Summit 2012 Workshop Presentations available for download

Thank you for all those who presented and participated in the workshops at the Innovation Summit. Please click below to download the Workshop Presentations and conti

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Innovation Summit 2012 Event Photos

Innovation Summit 2012 Event Photos

Thank you to all those that participated in the Innovation Summit 2012!  

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Why Beef in Northern Arizona is not proccessed locally…

Why Beef in Northern Arizona is not proccessed locally…

Developing a local capacity for processing local beef is the most direct avenue for building a sustainable agricultural sector for Northern Arizona’s economy. Becaus

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Planning for a new reality

Planning for a new reality

August 14, 2012 – National Public Radio – Peter O’Dowd It’s been a record hot summer in many cities across the nation. Phoenix is no exception. This Sonoran Desert

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SEDI’s mission is to promote sustainable economic prosperity in northern Arizona through ecological health, social equity and a resilient economy.

For each project we work with we have identified goals, strategies and action steps as well as additional resources and opportunities. Sustainable economic development is a community effort. Contact us to find out how you can help create better living through sustainability.

Northern Arizona is one of the most beautiful and culturally diverse places in the United States. It contains Grand Canyon National Park, the Havasupai Nation, and parts of the Navajo, Hualapai and Hopi Nations. Except for the city of Flagstaff (pop. ~62,000), the county is largely rural.