Articles

30 Oct

Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association hosts 30th anniversary conference in Dallas

By JULIE THIBODEAUX

28 Oct

Arlington panel to shed light on solar installation process

By JULIE THIBODEAUX

The Arlington Conservation Council hosts: "Solar Option: Obstacles and Opportunities,” for its annual Julia Burgen Lecture Series on Nov 5 at the Eunice Center in Arlington. Photos courtesy of the DFW Solar Home Tour. Above, the Westbrook home in Fairview.

Oct. 29, 2014

27 Oct

Cycle Recycle: Keller-based nonprofit collecting bikes to send to Africa

By RITA COOK

The DFW chapter of Bicycles for Humanity is collecting 500 bikes to ship to Africa in 2015, where many residents will use them as their primary means of transportation. Courtesy of Bicycles for Humanity.

Oct. 28, 2014

26 Oct

Film digs into green burial movement in Dallas screening

By AMY MARTIN

Pine Forest Memorial Gardens in Wake Forest, North Carolina is featured in "A Will for the Woods." The 2014 documentary about green burial is showing Nov. 6 at 7p.m. at the Perot Museum in Dallas. Photo courtesy of the filmmakers.

Oct. 27, 2014

21 Oct

Plano doctor operates earth-friendly vineyard in California

By JULIE THIBODEAUX

Plano residents Ramon and Sandra Guerrero ensure their vineyard in Santa Barbara County, Calif., uses sustainable farming practices. Photos courtesy of Meadowlark Vineyards.

Oct. 22, 2014

By Rita Cook

20 Oct

Greenville Sustainability Fair to help event-goers go even ‘greener’

By JULIE THIBODEAUX

The third annual Greenville Sustainability and Natural Health Fair will be held Oct. 25 in downtown Greenville. Photo courtesy of Terry Jensen.

Oct. 21, 2014

By Marshall Hinsley

14 Oct

Keller Farmers Market serves as hub of local sustainably-minded community

By JULIE THIBODEAUX

The Keller Farmers Market is open every Saturday 8 a.m. to noon through October. Organizers are planning to host classes on sustainable topics during the off-season. Photos courtesy of Keller Farmers Market.

Oct. 15, 2014

By Julie Thibodeaux

13 Oct

Texas Veggie Fair to serve up tasty plant-based festival food in Dallas

By RITA COOK

The fifth annual Texas Veggie Fair will be held in Reverchon Park in Dallas on Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Photo by Phillip Shinoda. Front page photo: Vegan corn dogs. Courtesy of TVF.

Oct. 14, 2014

Eat your veggies!

That is the message of the fifth annual Texas Veggie Fair to be held Oct.19 at Reverchon Park in Dallas. There will be a plethora of tasty vegan and vegetarian fare to make event-goers believers.

12 Oct

Gray skies don't deter greenies at Green Source DFW 'Run for Environment'

By JULIE THIBODEAUX

Runners burst out of the starting gate for the Green Source DFW Run for the Environment 5K at Cedar Hill State Park Oct. 11. Photo by Movin' Pictures.

Oct. 13, 2014

07 Oct

Experts deliver mixed outlook at ‘Energy Summit’ in Addison

By Julie Ryan

Here's a wrap-up of the two-day Earth, Wind and Fire Energy Summit hosted by the Dallas Sierra Club in Addison Oct. 4-5.

Oct. 8, 2014

Good news! Bad news!

06 Oct

Fort Worth-based green blogger launching eco-friendly T-shirt company

By JULIE THIBODEAUX

Fort Worth native and green blogger Amber Sorrells launched her BeGreenT company last month. Photos courtesy of Amber Sorrells.

Oct. 7, 2014

By Rita Cook

05 Oct

Arlington’s River Legacy remains rooted in natural landscape

By AMY MARTIN

Oct. 6, 2014

When a meandering prairie river runs through your city, should you straighten its curves into a glorified drainage ditch, force a for-profit whitewater park in one of its few natural places (and fail at it), allow businesses to decimate its forests, and have your park department generally ignore it?