Tucson’s historic Valley of the Moon received a wonderful gift recently from another non-profit corporation, Half-Price Carbon Credits.  The Company donated over 70 new plants, shrubs, and trees to the Moon for beautification and to improve the carbon credits of the area.

New Jasmine Plants on East Wall of Valley of the Moon PHOTO by Mike Cortez

Bouganvillea planted on Valley of the Moon West Wall Photo by Mike Cortez

Brian Davis, President of the non-profit, and Mike Cortez, Vice President of the company, founded the organization as a benefit to the community with the sole purpose of helping to make the planet a greener place to live. They found the simplest method to offset the harmful effects from Carbon Dioxide is simply to plant more trees and plants.

The process effectively captures atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and turns it into plant matter that is the reverse of what happens when coal is burned. Half-Price Carbon Credits plans on becoming the leader in the industry giving back to Mother Nature. With sponsorships and fundraisers they are hoping to donate to schools, parks, businesses and to who ever needs to go green. Their website: http://www.halfpricecarboncredits.com (more…)

Dia De Los Muertos Mural created by Art in Reality Students ( Photos by Ruth Marblestone)

A new exciting mural has recently been completed on the South Wall of the ART GALLERY on 1122 N. Stone Ave. It is about the Dia De Los Muertos tradition.  The teen-age artists producing the mural were members of the Art in Reality Program Aerosol Art Class.

Close-up portion of De Los Muertos Mural

Art In Reality is a free program for youth ages 13-21 who have little or no access to the arts.  The AIR has 10-week programs in the fall, spring and summer. All supplies are paid for and the classes for the youth are free. In addition to the Aerosol Art class they also offer classes in Break Dancing, Hip Hop Dancing, Recycled Art, Beadwork, DJ training and Investigative Painting.

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