June 3, 2013

By Julie Thibodeaux

Lot of good free and socially responsible events going on in DFW. Here are some outings coming up this week that caught our eye. 



ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

By Rita Cook

Often it takes a lot of love to create the kind of organic and sustainable fashion pieces to which customers are drawn. For Miami transplant Nasly Duarte, that is one of the essential ingredients in her company Seeds to Love, which she launched in 2009.

By Phillip Shinoda

 

• On May 25, according to organizers, the March Against Monsanto was held in 58 countries and more than 400 cities, including Dallas and Fort Worth. 


By Julie Thibodeaux


May 21, 2013

Shark fin ban bill dies in Senate

 •Advocates say fight’s not over

May 21, 2013

 By Julie Thibodeaux


Sharks were dealt a blow May 20, when the HB 852, the bill to ban the shark fin trade in Texas, died in the Texas Senate.

• Marjorie Asturias of Irving covers the gamut of animal rescue, protection and rights issues on 'Radio Free Rescue' Mondays at 8 p.m. 

By Julie Thibodeaux     

May 16, 2013   


Shameel Thawerbhoy of Swiss Cleaners in Dallas says that about 15 years ago,his father Zale decided to not only do all the dry cleaning on the premises, but also to do it with a twist of green too.

May 14, 2013

When Dallas Sierra Club member Molly Rooke was nominated for Green Source DFW’s Volunteer of Year, her peer noted: “Molly should be nominated for environmental sainthood.”

Rooke has been a Dallas Sierra Club member for more than 25 years, but that is not where her environmental interests end since over the years she has had her hands in everything from recycling to fracking.

• Dallas-Fort Worth college students show environmental savvy by recycling • Reverse Litter art competition encourages North Texans to help local trash problem 

By Julie Thibodeaux


 

May 8, 2013

Twenty years ago, Frito-Lay began taking a look at going green, according to Christopher Wyse who handles communications for PepsiCo Americas Foods and Frito-Lay.  

Darrell Doss of Frito-Lay; Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk and Joshua Frenk, cofounders of  Memnosyne Institute; and Ronnie Love of Frito-Lay. Photo by Green Source DFW.

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