The Dallas chapter of Code Pink was one of a dozen regional organizations represented at the #ExxonKnew rally held in May. Photo courtesy of Linda Cooke.
While the year ended with a fossil fuel-loving president-elect and cabinet waiting to take office and threatening to rollback environmental progress, locally there was much to rejoice about in 2016. For North Texas, the year was packed with pioneering achievements from local activists, entrepreneurs and other greenies. Here's a look back at some of the Green Source DFW headlines from 2016:
JANUARY
North Texans blast state's contested clean air plan
By JULIE RYAN
FEBRUARY
Big Spring in Dallas on its way to historic landmark designation
By JULIE RYAN
Solar panels power moon at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
By JULIE THIBODEAUX
Mudhen at Dallas Farmers Market gives veggie lovers something to crow about
By RITA COOK
Austin-based TreeHouse to bring premium green home improvement products to Dallas
By BARBARA KESSLER
MARCH
Former Dallas Cowboy David Carter to keynote at Black Vegetarian Society 'Meatout'
By RITA COOK
Earth Day Texas to award $25,000 to best sustainability projects with Earth Tank Prize
By RITA COOK
Drilling lease cancelled at Lake Lewisville
By JULIE RYAN
Documentary sheds light on Dallas ecopreneur's therapeutic friendship with dog
By JULIE THIBODEAUX
Texas Smartscape Plant Sales kickoff March 19
By JULIE THIBODEAUX
APRIL
Top biologists crawl Tandy Hills at biggest BioBlitz ever held in North Texas
By JULIE THIBODEAUX
Earth Day Texas attracts big name speakers, innovators
By RITA COOK
MAY
Rangers ballpark celebrates new plant-based fare with Vegan Day
By ELAINE ROGERS
DFW CAN wins Dallas County Commissioners' support for clean air action
By JULIE RYAN
Flower Mound resident documents solar growth spurt in North Texas
By BARBARA KESSLER
Dallas touts 'wildflower power' with pollinator conservation program
By MONICA JOHNSON
#ExxonKnew protest puts Dallas activists in national spotlight
By JULIE RYAN
Local expert tailors free solar classes to professionals in related fields
By BARBARA KESSLER
JUNE
International innovators to share green savvy at UNT rural sustainability conference
By JULIE RYAN
Drive Green: Tesla expanding its presence in North Texas
By RITA COOK
Frisco teen grows garden box business from the ground up
By MONICA JOHNSON
Federal agency partnering with BRIT on eco-friendly landscaping guide
By MINNIE PAYNE
Dallas City Council backs air quality resolution sponsored by DFW CAN
By JULIE RYAN
Lon Burnam behind relaunch of Tarrant County environmental group
By JULIE THIBODEAUX
North Texas Wild: Columnist takes rollicking tour of iconic Northeast Texas prairies
An epic prairie tale
By AMY MARTIN
JULY
Two Dallas vets find peace, profit in urban farming
By MONICA JOHNSON
Does Toyota's massive rooftop solar signal dawn of new sun-powered era in North Texas?
By BARBARA KESSLER
Dallas coworking community hosts business accelerator for socially-minded entrepreneurs
By MINNIE PAYNE
North Texas activist weighs in on concrete industry's efforts to go green at Euro conference
By JULIE RYAN
Water conference to address supply challenges, solutions for North Texans
By JULIE RYAN
Native Plant Society of Texas to plant monarch waystations on I-35 in October
By JULIE RYAN
Compost Happens: Fort Worth conductor turns zero waste pilot program into green business
By JULIE THIBODEAUX
Green coworking space to open in downtown Dallas in 2017
By JULIE THIBODEAUX
Dallas-based Half Price Books owner crowing about new eco-friendly retail venture
By BARBARA KESSLER
North Texas green stars celebrated at fifth annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards
By JULIE THIBODEAUX
Local watchdog group recruiting students for community organizing school
By MARSHALL HINSLEY
Dallas nonprofit to plant 1,000 trees one year after DFW tornado
By RITA COOK
North Texas watchdogs partner with academics, cities to step up air quality monitoring
By BARBARA KESSLER
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