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Mrs. Green’s World, a green, global sustainability website, recently held a contest to determine who was “The Greenest of Them All” .

Nominees were mostly Tucsonans except as indicated, in the order they were listed on the webpage ballot: Hallie Luedtke, Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll, Gary Homesley (Northridge, CA), Bob Oldfather, Tony Vaccaro, Jenny Gomeringer (Waterbury, MA), Lisa Hawkins, Nick Lepore, Libby Tobey, Holly Hutchinson, Gene Zonge, Tony Arranaga (Phoenix, AZ), Brad Lancaster, John Smith, Jason Tankersley. Read the nominations about these great individuals.

Online voting determined the winner, and about 1000 votes were cast.

And the winner is… John Smith of The Arizona Green Plumbers who won a two night stay at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort with a $100 food and drink credit, courtesy of Legendary World and Mrs. Green’s World.

John Smith, winner

According to the press release: Smith was nominated because he “is dedicated to preserving our natural resources for the future generations. He not only practices conservation in his own life, but promotes it via free seminars whenever possible. He is a walking encyclopedia of green plumbing practices that can save not only water, but money as well for those following his suggestions.” So if you want a licensed green plumber, call 520-884-0040.

Runners up were Holly Hutchinson, a community gardener and Tony Vaccaro (owner of solar-powered Brooklyn Pizza and Sky Bar, on 4th Avenue in Tucson).

Who is Mrs. Green?

“Gina Murphy-Darling loves being Mrs. Green. She was born to inform and connect individuals and businesses in the movement toward global sustainability. Mrs. Green is a messenger for Mother Earth and all her inhabitants, informing people how they can make changes every day that are good for them and good for the planet. Everyone from retired chemical engineers to design-school millennials appreciates her authentic communication.”

For more information contact:

Mrs. Green at 520-880-5678 during her live broadcast on NEWSTALK 790 KNST, 12:05 to 1 p.m. Saturdays, to ask a question of her guests. “Have a question for Mrs. Green, want to suggest a topic for her show, or have a press release to send?” Send an email to info@mrsgreensworld.com.

Buy green. Live Green.

“Fatally Flawed” by Tucsonan J.T. Waldron documents the investigation spearheaded by the Pima County Democratic Party and their attorney Bill Risner, with the assistance of election integrity advocates John Brakey (Audit AZ) and Libertarian Jim March (Black Box Voting). These three men became obsessed with seeking the truth about the May 2006 RTA Election that authorized a sales tax increase totaling $2 Billion to fund the Regional Transportation Authority. You can read about the events leading up to making of the film at www.fatallyflawedthemovie.com.

“The film allows you watch events as they unfold through the eyes of seasoned lawyer and activist Bill Risner. As the story develops, it becomes evident that what initially appeared to be a public mandate to expand the city’s roads was a likely case of election fraud. At every step of the way, citizens seeking answers are met with resistance from election facilitators, local politicians and even the state’s own attorney general. Persistent unanswered questions generated by the lawsuit and new evidence of wrongdoing on the part of elections division personnel led to an equally suspicious investigation by the Arizona attorney general. This investigation culminated in a recount conducted under conditions that made meaningful public oversight impossible.” (from the movie website)

I sat in on the Tucson Citizen editorial board meeting (as a “My Tucson” columnist) when these three men came to present their findings in 2008, and I saw the movie’s premier on September 16, which was well attended. Many local Tucsonans are seen in this movie, including attorney Vince Rabago, then Chair of the Pima County Democratic Party, activist Mike Hayes of the Campbell/Grant Northeast Neighborhood Association, and Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll at their board meeting fighting for transparency in releasing election data files.

If you can’t attend the movie, the cost of the DVD is $25 online.

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Seeing this locally produced documentary on the big screen is worth the price of only $3. This second showing is sponsored by an independent Tucson group called Voices of Opposition (to War, Racism and Oppression). The Crossroads 6 Grand Cinemas is located on the NE corner of Grant and Swan, behind the Fry’s shopping center.