(Photo: A view of the snowy Trinity River during Tuesday's Christmas snowstorm; nature at its finest courtesy of Streams and Valleys Inc.) 

Published 12/27/2012

 

(Photo: The meditation circle at the Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, courtesy David Bethard)    

Published 12/20/2012    

Dec. 8, 2012

Known as bcWORKSHOP, the first question might be exactly what does that mean.  Translation; founded in 2005 and gaining 501(3) status in 2008, the buildingcommunityWORKSHOP located in Dallas is a nonprofit community design center with an eye toward seeking to improve the livability and viability of communities through the practice of thoughtful design.

 

(Photo: The newly completed Perot Museum of Nature & Science)     

Published Thursday, November 29, 2012     

By Holly Haber

DALLAS -- The Perot Museum of Nature and Science opening downtown Dec. 1 is more than a high-tech educational center packed with stimulating exhibits that are also just plain fun.

Oct. 29, 2012

By Minnie Payne   

Terry Jensen, Dallas environmentalist, doesn’t feel that she has a right to every resource on the planet, because those resources need to be shared with future generations.  And she’s willing to share her expertise with you, if you feel the same.  

Green Event          

By Julie Thibodeaux      

This weekend, check out the latest in solar panel systems, high-volume cisterns and top-of-the-line wind turbines and chat with the homeowners who installed them when the North Texas Renewable Energy Group hosts its annual DFW Solar Home Tour on Oct. 6.  

By Julie Thibodeaux      

Architect Gary Olp said he was a nature lover as a boy but a high school science teacher opened his eyes to sustainability. It was the 1970s, and his long-haired, bearded biology teacher in Ohio invited the class to organize a “no-waste” party.     

Orr Reed Wrecking Co

Aug. 26, 2012

When Dallas newest swanky hotel, NYLO Dallas South Side, opened its doors for the first time,  it included work from one of the oldest salvage companies in town, Orr-Reed Wrecking Co

“We provided most of the woodwork,” said Hannah Hargrove, who is taking over operations of the 66-year-old company from her father, John Hargrove, who bought it in the early 1990s.  

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